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Congratulations to The Fan Brothers, Gordon Korman and Eric Walters on their books being chosen by the young people of Saskatchewan as the winners of the 2021 Willow Awards.   Thank you to the honourable Lieutenant Governor, Russ Mirasty, for his remarks.  We are extremely thankful for SaskEnergy’s long time support of the Willow Awards andRead More →

We wanted to let everyone know that our fiscal year will now officially run from July 1st to June 30th each year. This will allow our monetary expenditures to align more closely with activities during the school year. It will also affect the timing our our AGM meeting which we have traditionally held in June.Read More →

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 →

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 →

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 →