- Shining Willow Award winner Etta Kaner and illustrator Jenna Piechota for Do Hippos Brush Their Teeth?: How Animals Care for Their Bodies
- Diamond Willow Award winner Caroline Fernandez for Plague Thieves
- Snow Willow Award winner Erin Bow for Simon Sort of Says
#winwithWILLOWS And Four 2025 Finalist Authors
We asked our finalist authors if they would consider doing virtual author visits with classrooms in Saskatchewan. They said YES! We were able to find funds to offer 4 visits and drew names randomly. Here are the chosen authors:
- Shining Willow author Hayley Lowe for The Pie Reports
- Diamond Willow author Joanne Levy for Bird Brain
- Diamond Willow author Trina Rathgeber for Lost at Windy River
- Snow Willow author Jessica Renwick for Ghosts of Gastown
Our entries are closed, and the winners are in! We’ve matched up these great authors with schools throughout the province for virtual visits, if you want your school to be considered for our next contest, keep an eye out.
- Davidson School in Davidson
- Dr. A.E. Perry School in Regina
- Sylvia Fedoruk School in Saskatoon
- Melfort & Unit Comprehensive Collegiate in Melfort
Thanks to Our Sponsors!
A huge thank you once again to our fantastic sponsors who support the Willow Awards in bringing amazing Canadian literature to the children of Saskatchewan. We are always so grateful for your help and the love that you share with us for the youth of our province! Please contact us if you’d like to get involved with making the Willow Awards a success, we’re always looking for new supporters.
Willow Awards Virtual Bottle Drive Drop & Go
Donate the value of your order to The Willow Awards!
Drop & Go is a new service that is available at all SARCAN depots in Saskatchewan. It allows customers to skip lineups by leaving their order at the depot and getting their refunds transferred electronically. Your order will still be counted by Sarcan staff! Your donation will help us continue to another year! Thank you!
