May 13th
- Ceremonies, Autographing & Presentation Schedule
- Presentation Descriptions
- Festival – at-a-glance schedule – May 13th (as of May 1)
- Autographing Map – May 13
- Printable Map
- Exhibitors that will be joining us
*all schedules are subject to change.
10:30-11:30 am EST – Silver Birch Express Ceremony
12:00-1:00 pm EST – Silver Birch Fiction Ceremony
Who’s Coming to the Festival?
SILVER BIRCH EXPRESS
- Always Beginning: The Big Bang, the Universe, and You – Candace Savage
- Dragon on the Loose – Marty Chan & Grace Chen
- Ghost Girl – Brooke Carter & Alyssa Waterbury
- Lost & Found: Based on a True Story – Mei Yu
- Odd Couples: A Guide to Unlikely Animal Pairs – Maria Birmingham & Raz Latif
- The Salma Series 03 Salma Joins the Team – Danny Ramadan
- Sarah Ponakey, Storycatcher and Âhâsiw’s Forest Powwow – Azby Whitecalf
SILVER BIRCH FICTION
- Asking for a Friend – Ronnie Riley
- Bertie Stewart is Perfectly Imperfect – Melanie Mosher
- Eerie Tales from the School of Screams – Graham Annable
- Game Face – Shari Green
- Gamerville – Johnnie Christmas
- Iggy Included – Deborah Kerbel
- The Kodiaks: Home Ice Advantage: The Breakout Chronicles 01 – David A. Robertson
- The Legendary Mo Seto 01 – A.Y. Chan
- Mortified – Kristy Jackson
- Scarewaves – Trevor Henderson
UNABLE TO ATTEND
- Birds on the Brain – Uma Krishnaswami (Silver Birch Express)
- Operation Cupcake: How Simple Machines Work – Bambi Edlund (Silver Birch Express)
- Whales and Us: Our Shared Journey – India Desjardins (Silver Birch Express)
May 14th
- Ceremonies, Autographing & Presentation Schedule
- Presentation Descriptions
- Festival – at-a-glance schedule – May 14th (as of May 1)
- Autographing Map – May 14
- Printable Map
- Exhibitors that will be joining us
*all schedules are subject to change.
10:30-11:30 am EST – Red Maple Award Ceremony
12:15-1:15 pm EST – White Pine Award Ceremony
Who’s Coming to the Festival?
RED MAPLE
- 40 Days in Hicksville – Christina Kilbourne
- Book of Screams 01 – Jeff Szpirglas
- Call me Al – Wali Shah & Eric Walters
- The Cricket War – Sandra McTavish
- Escape to Ponti – Brian Slattery
- Hopeless in Hope – Wanda John- Kehewin
- The Outsmarters – Deborah Ellis
- Tig – Heather Smith
- Today I Am: 10 Stories of Belonging – Jael Richardson, Marty Chan & Danny Ramadan
- Why We Play With Fire – Giselle Vriesen
WHITE PINE
- Gorgeous Gruesome Faces – Linda Cheung
- Who We Are in Real Life – Victoria Koops
- Lockjaw – Matteo L. Cerilli
- Pillow Talk -Stephanie Cooke
- NOTE: The other nominees are living abroad or outside of Ontario and unable to come. As a result we have an exclusive new program that is curated by our Teen Ambassador Committee FOR other teams. Information to be sent by April 15th.
Timeline of Events for Festival week May 13-16, 2025
All digital award ceremonies are included as part of the registration. No extra fees required
10:30 am – 11:30 am – Silver Birch Express Award Ceremony
12 pm – 1 pm – Silver Birch Fiction Award Ceremony
1 pm – announcement Silver Birch Express and Silver Birch Fiction Award Winners through an e-newsletter and social media.
MAY 14th
10:30 am – 11:30 am – Red Maple Award Ceremony
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm – White Pine Award Ceremony
1:15 pm – announcement Red Maple and White Pine Award Winners through an e-newsletter and social media.
MAY 15th – morning
10 am – Le prix Peuplier Digital Award Ceremony
10:30 am – 11:15 am – Le prix Mélèze Award Ceremony
12 pm – Blue Spruce & Yellow Cedar Digital Award Ceremonies
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm – Le prix Tamarac Award Ceremony
MAY 15th – afternoon
12:45 pm – announcement of French award winners through an e-newsletter and social media.
1 pm – Digital Award Ceremonies for all English programs
MAY 16th
10 am – Digital Award Ceremonies for all French programs
