It is exciting to see so many schools and libraries promoting the reading of the Willow finalists in our 20th year! We recognize the challenges that many have been facing during this past year and are encouraged by the positive messages that we have received about the current titles, our 20th anniversary contests and theRead More →
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2021 Posters Arriving Soon and Available Online
The full-sized 2021 Willow Arwards finalist posters should be arriving in your libraries and schools soon! Until that happens, you can download pdfs of the full poster and the smaller Snow Willow poster from our pdf forms page under the Teachers & Librarians tab. While you are there… Look for the 20th Anniversary All-Star postersRead More →
20th Anniversary Willow Award Author Contest
Hello Willow readers! The Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Awards is excited to be celebrating our 20th Anniversary promoting Canadian literature to the children and youth of our province. To help commemorate this special milestone, there will be two contests running throughout the coming school year. The 20th Anniversary Willow Author Contest is one of theseRead More →
2020 SaskEnergy Willow Awards Virtual Gala
Celebrating the 2020 Willow Award winners was an exciting time for the students and staff of Wilfred Hunt School in Regina. Due to COVID measures still in place in May, our usual gala format ,which would normally be live-streamed throughout the province, was not possible. Author sessions and interviews were conducted virtually with Shining WillowRead More →
Willow Awards 20th Anniversary Press Release
Celebrating 20 Years! Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Awards (SYRCA) – The Willow Awards Inc. September 15, 2001 – First Official Board Meeting 2021 is a special time for SYRCA as we are celebrating our 20th anniversary of bringing quality Canadian children’s literature to the children and youth of our province. Each year, 30 booksRead More →