Each fall, we ask people to share the ways in which they will promote Willow reading in their school or library communities throughout the year. We hold a “Launch Contest” and every person who sends us their ideas and/or photos is entered in a draw for book prizes. Your school or library could win aRead More →
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SYRCA – The Willow Awards, Inc. 2026 AGM
Our Annual General Meeting will be held on September 12th, 2026, starting at 9:00 am on zoom. Use our contact form to send us an email and we will share the link with you! Everyone is welcome! If your are interested in literacy promotion in Saskatchewan, please consider getting involved in The Willows! We are lookingRead More →
Congratulations to our 2025 Willow Awards Winners!
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 If you missed our gala, you can check it out here!
Gala Numbers Entry Form
Eligibility: The Gala Numbers (the “Contest”) is open to individual legal residents of the province of Saskatchewan who, at the time of entry, are 18 years of age or older who are entering on behalf of youth readers in their home, school, library community, or for themselves. Officers of SYRCA as well as such officers’ immediateRead More →
#winwithWILLOWS Author Visits 2026 are Happening!
#winwithWILLOWS And Four 2026 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 DiamondRead More →