CBC Radio featured the Willow Awards on Saskatchewan Weekend hosted by Shauna Powers. She spoke with Willow Awards president, Erin Walton and Grade 6 teacher Darla Zimbaluk about the importance of the awards in the reading lives of children and youth in our province. This year is our 20th anniversary! Listen to the interview here:Read More →
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20th Anniversary Gala Host Announcement!
We are pleased to announce that Regent Place Public Library in Regina will be the host of the 20th Anniversary Gala in the spring of 2022! Public libraries across our province have been an important promoter of the Willow Awards since we began. Staff members have served on a number of committees since our inception,Read More →
20th Anniversary Launch Winners!
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 →
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 →