The Willow AwardsFinalistShining Willow
Given by SYRCA – The Willow Awards, Inc.
The mission of SYRCA – Saskatchewan Young Readers’ Choice Awards – The Willow afficher plus 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.
In the first year of voting, 2002, more than 5,000 voters participated. In recent years, the number of votes collected has increased to more than 15,000.
Ballots and how to vote for the current Willow Awards may be found under the VOTE tab on the home page.
SYRCA publishes posters, bookmarks, and award stickers. We also manage a website to provide activities and information related to the nominated books, authors and illustrators.
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. afficher moins
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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.
In the first year of voting, 2002, more than 5,000 voters participated. In recent years, the number of votes collected has increased to more than 15,000.
Ballots and how to vote for the current Willow Awards may be found under the VOTE tab on the home page.
SYRCA publishes posters, bookmarks, and award stickers. We also manage a website to provide activities and information related to the nominated books, authors and illustrators.
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.
(English, Award granter)URL: https://willowawards.ca/about-us/organization/
The Diamond Willow Award is granted for books suitable for grades 4-6. In order to be eligible for the award, books must be authored by a Canadian and published in Canada. The winner receives a specially commissioned piece of artwork by a Saskatchewan artist at the annual SaskEnergy Willow Awards Presentation Gala that is held at the end of May or beginning of June. (English, Member-written)
SaskEnergy Willow Awards
The Shining Willow Award is granted for books suitable for kindergarten to grade 3. In order to be eligible for the award, books must be authored by a Canadian and published in Canada. The winner receives a specially commissioned piece of artwork by a Saskatchewan artist at the annual SaskEnergy Willow Awards Presentation Gala that is held at the end of May or beginning of June. - See more at: http://bookcentre.ca/awards/shining-willow-award/#sthash.rsdhM08d.dpuf (English, Member-written)
SaskEnergy Willow Awards
The Snow Willow Award is granted for books suitable for grades 7-12. In order to be eligible for the award, books must be authored by a Canadian and published in Canada. The winner receives a specially commissioned piece of artwork by a Saskatchewan artist at the annual SaskEnergy Willow Awards Presentation Gala that is held at the end of May or beginning of June. (English, Member-written)
Each award spans two years but is labelled with the first of those, contrary to our general practice, because that was the SYRCA editorial decision.
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