Sharon Butala (nee LeBlanc) was born in 1940 in Nipawin, Saskatchewan and moved with her family to Saskatoon when she was 13. She earned a B.A. in English and Art from the University of Saskatchewan and a B.Ed. as an educational psychologist. Butala taught at the University of Saskatchewan before marrying and moving to a ranch near Eastend. In 1996, the Butalas donated their 13,100-acre ranch to the Nature Conservancy of Canada, creating the Old Man on His Back Prairie and Heritage Conservation Area.

Books by Sharon Butala

	1984 Country of the Heart (novel)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1985 Queen of the Headaches (short stories)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1986 The Gates of the Sun (novel)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1988 Luna (novel)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1990 Fever (short stories)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1991 Upstream (novel)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1992 The Fourth Archangel (novel)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1992 Harvest: A Celebration of Harvest on the Canadian Prairies (with photographer Todd Korol)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1994 The Perfection of the Morning (essays)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1995 Coyote's Morning Cry (essays)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	1998 The Garden of Eden (novel)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2000 Wild Stone Heart (essays)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2002 Old Man on His Back: Portrait of a Prairie Landscape (with photographer Courtney Milne)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2002 Real Life (short stories)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2005 Lilac Moon: Dreaming of the Real West (essays)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
	2008 The Girl in Saskatoon (non-fiction)	Amazon.ca Amazon.com Biblio.com
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Awards

• Arthur Ellis Awards: Nonfiction
  • 2009 – The Girl in Saskatoon – Shortlisted

• Books in Canada First Novel Award
  • 1984 – Country of the Heart – Shortlisted

• Governor General's Literary Award: Fiction
  • 1985 – Queen of the Headaches – Shortlisted

• Governor General's Literary Award: Nonfiction
  • 1994 – The Perfection of the Morning – Shortlisted

• Marian Engel Award
  • 1998 Winner

• Order of Canada
  • 2001 – Officer

• Saskatchewan Book Awards: Book of the Year
  • 1994 – The Perfection of Morning – Shortlisted
  • 1995 – Coyote's Morning Cry – Shortlisted
  • 1998 – The Garden of Eden – Shortlisted
  • 2000 – Wild Stone Heart – Shortlisted
  • 2008 – The Girl in Saskatoon – Shortlisted

• Saskatchewan Book Awards: Fiction
  • 1998 – The Garden of Eden – Shortlisted
  • 2002 – Real Life: Stories – Shortlisted

• Saskatchewan Book Awards: Non-Fiction
  • 1994 – The Perfection of Morning – Winner
  • 2008 – The Girl in Saskatoon – Shortlisted

• Saskatchewan Book Awards: Saskatoon Book Award
  • 2008 – The Girl in Saskatoon – Shortlisted

• Saskatchewan Book Awards: Spirit of Saskatchewan Award
  • 1994 – The Perfection of Morning – Winner

Added 12 March 2006.
Updated 10 June 2010.