Transatlantic is thrilled to share that five clients are finalists for the 2023 Willow Awards/Saskatchewan Young Readers Choice Awards!
Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Awards is a volunteer-run, non-profit, registered charity begun in 2001.
The mission of SYRCA – Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Awards – The Willow Awards, Inc. is to promote reading and celebrate Canadian literature. Each year, Saskatchewan children and youth vote for Willow Award recipients from finalists nominated in three award categories.
The three categories were established to encourage participation by all children, regardless of the level at which they are reading.
They include:
The Shining Willow Award for books written for young readers.
The Diamond Willow Award for books written for upper elementary readers in grades 4 to 6.
The Snow Willow Award for books written for readers in grades 7 & up.
Participation in the Willow Awards is free to Saskatchewan children and youth. They may vote for their favourite book in any category in which they have read the minimum number of books required. Individuals may vote. Teachers, librarians or teacher-librarians can submit tallies of votes made in their buildings.
The Willow Awards Gala is held annually where authors of the students’ favourite books are presented with their Willow Awards. Each fall, schools and libraries are invited to submit the ideas and activities they have conducted around the Willows to be eligible for book prizes.
The finalists from our Transatlantic family are:
Shining Willow
- THE BRASS CHARM by Monique Polak, Illustrated by Marie Lafrance. Monique is represented by Amy Tompkins.
- PROFESSOR GOOSE DEBUNKS GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS by Paulette Bourgeois, Illustrated by Alex G Griffiths. Paulette is represented by Amy Tompkins.
Diamond Willow
- TAKING THE ICE by Lorna Schultz Nicholson. Lorna is represented by Amy Tompkins.
- FOR THE RECORD by Monique Polak. Monique is represented by Amy Tompkins.
Snow Willow
- EIGHT DAYS by Teresa Toten. Teresa is represented by Samantha Haywood.
- HOW TO BE A GOLDFISH by Jane Baird Warren. Jane is represented by Elizabeth Bennett.
- WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT by Lorna Schultz Nicholson. Lorna is represented by Amy Tompkins.
To learn more about the awards and these terrific books, click here: https://willowawards.ca/
Congratulations everyone!