NOTE: These sessions are pre-recorded due to all schools/libraries having different schedules. You can watch at any time until June 30th that works best for you. Schedule will be released in November 2026.
2027 FOREST OF READING - DIGITAL PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE
FOREST FRIDAYS – Author visits with Award Nominees – January 22, 2027 release date
Silver Birch Express, Silver Birch Fiction and Red Maple Nominees will participate in Author workshops talking about their writing and their nominated titles.
Schedule here by December 1st
Illustrator Events with our Forest Illustrators – February 8, 2027 release date
Come draw with our very own Forest of Reading Illustrators! We are excited to bring you sessions on how to draw your favourite characters. Be sure to have your readers tune in with pencil and paper and have some fun with our amazing nominees or they can just watch!
Schedule here by December 1st
Mercre-LIT: Digital Author Visits – February 10, 2027 release date
French nominees for Le prix Mélèze and Tamarac will be hosting author visits. Come and connect with this years nominees.
Schedule here by January 1st
White Pine Wednesdays: Author visits & Panel Discussions – Release date to be determined
Our White Pine readers will get up close and personal with the authors of the White Pine Award learning about their craft, their nominated books and how they ended up where they are now.
Schedule here by January 1st
BLUE SPRUCE READ-ALOUDS – available the week of March 22nd
The Blue Spruce books will be read aloud by the creators of the books and we can’t wait to share this with you. This is a great recap of the books and gets the Blue Spruce readers ready for voting starting April 1st.
Authors will be confirmed by February 1
Special Event Series
We will be hosting some special events for I Read Canadian and Freedom to Read Week 2027 (Feb. 22-28, 2027). In addition to these events we are partnering with other organizations to bring you amazing content from nominees.
Events to be confirmed by January 1