Support The Festival
BC Public Service employees can donate to Vancouver Writers Fest through PECSF.
Become a Page-Turner!
Become a Page-Turner! Your monthly donation gives us a stable base of support. And you help us save time, banking fees, and paper.
By becoming a donor, you will not only receive exclusive donor benefits; you will help make arts and culture programming more accessible in Vancouver.
Thank you to our donors and sponsors who make our work possible.
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Reasons to give
Your contribution helps us connect K-12 students with inspiring authors, supports our free spring Incite conversations, and ensures accessibility to one of the most celebrated literary festivals in the world. Thank you for supporting Vancouver—and the Writers Fest—as a leading cultural hub that celebrates diverse voices and engages in thought-provoking conversations.
The Festival
Support our flagship Festival in October, which brings more than 17,000 people to Granville Island for more than 100 events each year. Help us fly authors to Vancouver by donating your Aeroplan Miles.
Youth Educational Program
Support our educational programming that connects students from K-12 with celebrated writers from across the globe. One-third of the Festival is programmed to educate students through listening to writers with unique perspectives and inspirational messages. Help instill a life-long love of reading and writing in kids.
Incite
Support Incite, our free reading series in partnership with the Vancouver Public Library, where the Festival shares the power of the written word with all members of the community.
Membership
Annual Membership: $45
Join Vancouver’s Biggest Book Club — Become a VWF Member
Members receive early access to Festival tickets and Festival lineup announcements, a mailed print copy of our Program Guide and digital copy of our Summer Reading List, as well as a 10% discount to standard October Festival events (excluding premium events and events outside of Festival Week). Members are also eligible to vote at our Annual General Meeting (and have exclusive access to our famous AGM Book Sale).
And best of all—you become part of our expansive network of passionate readers.
One-time donations of $450 and above OR monthly donations of $37.50 and above are entitled to a complimentary membership for the year.
Member Benefits
Early access to Festival ticket sales
Invitation to exclusive member events
Festival Program Guide mailed to you
10% discount on standard October Festival tickets
Summer Reading Guide PDF emailed to you
A vote at the VWF annual general meeting
Donate Legacy Funds
Post Script Society – Make Literature Your Legacy
“We don’t need a list of rights and wrongs, tables of dos and don’ts; We need books, time and silence. Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once upon a Time lasts forever.”—Philip Pullman
If books have been a lifelong companion for you, consider supporting the Vancouver Writers Fest as part of your legacy giving.
Legacy gifts are incredibly valuable investments in the Festival, ensuring future Vancouver readers will continue to engage with authors, books, and ideas that transform our world, spark conversations, and foster a love of books and reading as a lifelong pursuit.
Please contact us at info@writersfest.bc.ca to discuss how to give a legacy gift—including living trusts, beneficiary designations, securities, endowment gifts, or planned giving. Our team will work with you and your financial planner to ensure all tax and membership benefits are in order.
Alma Lee Legacy Fund
As we move forward in our work at the Vancouver Writers Fest, we are deeply missing the wisdom, guidance, and inexhaustible wit of the organization’s founding artistic director, Alma Lee. Alma passed away peacefully on March 28, 2025.
Alma has touched the lives of tens of thousands of readers and writers, and her impact will continue to shape many future generations.
In 2006, the Vancouver Writers Fest and several of our community supporters (a list is available further down on this page) established a $1 million dollar endowment fund to celebrate her accomplishments, and ensure that the Festival continues to thrive for years to come.
If you would like to support Alma’s legacy by making a contribution to the Alma Lee Legacy Fund, please click here to donate through the Vancouver Foundation.
Donation of Securities – Save More, Give More.
By donating shares and stocks, you are able to maximize your tax savings by minimizing any capital gains taxes, receiving a tax receipt for the full amount.
Simply complete our Securities Donation form (with your broker’s assistance) and send to our agent, Odlum Brown, and we will do the rest.
Our Supporters
We’d like to thank some of our year-round collaborators. Scroll down to see a full list of our sponsors and donors.
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Collectors Edition Benefactors ($10,000)
Al Roadburg Foundation
East India Carpets (Donation in kind)
Sonja Embree
The Estate of Crissy Georged
Hotfusion Communications Inc.
Bonnie Mah
Moh Faris, Reema Faris, Ramona Chu & Yasmeen Strang in loving memory of Yulanda Faris
Neijens Family Charitable Fund
Classic Edition Benefactors ($5,000-$9,999)
Megan Abbott
Sandra Jakab*
Ramona Chu
Mago Charitable Foundation
Caroline North
Liz Nugent (Donation in kind)
Andrew and Yasmeen Strang
Margaret McCuaig
Judy McFarlane
Sam Znaimer
Bestseller Benefactors ($2,500-$4,999)
Jonathan Burke
Catherine Ross and David Ewart
Jude Coffin
Dublin Book Festival (Donation in kind)
Howe Family Foundation, held at Vancouver Foundation
Euan Ramsay
Donald Shumka
Linda Solomon Wood
The Hamber Foundation
Yosef Wosk Family Foundation
Special Edition Benefactors ($1,000-$2,499)
Dafne Blanco-Sarlay (Donation in kind)
Brian Duncan and Rebecca Kennedy
Holly Brinton
Coast Bastion Hotel Nanaimo (Donation in kind)
Wanda Costuros
Janice Dalzell
Judy Gale Inc.
Sandra Garossino
Karen Gilmore*
Vicki Hamill
Sarah Hamilton*
Julia Hedley
Valerie Hunter
Leslie Hurtig *
Valerie Jerome
Alexia Jones
Jacqueline Koerner
Shirley Lew and Lachlan Murray
Benita Loughlin
Harvey McKinnon
George McWhirter in memory of Hal Wake
Lucille Pacey*
Pat and Brian Cumming
Katherine Paton
Kirstie Pirie
Ian Pitfield
Susan Pollock
Prentice Pauls Family Foundation
Amanda Ross
Leonard Schein
Colleen Smith
Stephanie & David Williams
Jeanne Taylor
Thomas S. Woods and Lydia M. Lovison*
Mike Waites
Beverley Watt
Stephanie Williams
Kelleen Wiseman
Limited Edition Friends ($500-$999)
Alexandra Addison
Alimentaria Mexicana (Donation in kind)
Janet Allwork
Deborah Armour
John Bechhoefer
Mary Beck
Bioéthique Spa (Donation in kind)
Cathleen Boyle
Lindy Bremner
Carol Shields Prize for Fiction (Donation in kind)
Jeff Charpentier
Charlene de Faye
Mary Doherty
Sharon Dos Remedios
Katherine Doyle*
Cathy Duerksen
Anne Elliott
Daniel Getz*
Granville Island Hotel (Donation in-kind)
Alison Hart
Stephen Heatley
Margaret Hewlett
Stephanie Hollis
Julie Iannacone*
Karuna Fund
Leigh-Ann Kask
Anna Kerr
Elee Kraljii Gardiner
Fiona Lam*
Heather Lawrence
Christine Lee (Donation in-kind)
Carol Lee
Marlene Mackenzie
Marsha Mah Poy
Todd Martin
Angela McWhirter in memory of Hal Wake
Mary Lou Miles
Kari Negrey
Carol Newson
Susin Nielsen*
Lisa Ochowycz*
Lisa Osoba
Carolyn Pederson*
Lindy Pratch
Prince of Whales (Donation in kind)
Richard Johnston and Kathryn Fowler*
Mary Robertson
Ian Robertson
Martin Roland
Joanne Roussy
Ben Shneiderman
Samantha Shorter
Lisa Slater
Kristin Stockley
Urban Impact Recycling Ltd.
Vancouver Aquarium (Donation in kind)
Vancouver Canadians (Donation in kind)
Denis Walker
Jennifer Webb
Whitford & Stevenson Family Fund
Adrienne Tanner
First Edition Benefactors ($250-$499)
Barry Auger
Arts Club Theatre Company (Donation in kind)
Suzanne Bastedo
Birgit Bateman
Cheryl Berge*
Tanya Boteju*
Avalon Bourne*
Donald Campbell
Capilano Suspension Bridge Park (Donation in kind)
Pete Chamberlain
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts (Donation in kind)
Janie Chang
Clare Crosthwait
Patricia Crowe
Jessica Cumming
Jane Davidson
Jamie De Luce*
Leena Desai*
Sarah Ellis*
Irene Fritschi Nelin*
Brenda Getz
Ian Gill*
Mary Gilzean
Patrick Guinane
EA Henderson
Trish Hopkins
Michaela Hoskin
Karen Howe*
Susan Jackson
Sharon Jeroski
Douglas Kibblewhite
Bill Koch
David Kuhl
Shirley Lew
J Lindley
Myrna Lindstrom
Listel Whistler (Donation in kind)
Alexandra Loeb
Sophie Lui
Patricia Lundh*
Shawne MacIntyre
Kathleen and Wes MacKinnon and Knapp
Fran Maclean
Pamela McDonald
Robyn McDowell*
Isabelle & Paul Milley
Nancy Naylor
Kathryn Neilson
Jayeson Nicols
Eduardo Ottoni
Anna Panzo*
Kit Pearson
Timothy Pezarro
Manon Poitras
Elena Prins*
Carol Roberts
Melanie Rupp*
Lorelei Russell
S&R Denim Co. (Donation in kind)
Shelter Point Distillery (Donation in kind)
Linda Schwartz
Scandinave Spa (Donation in kind)
Jane Slemon*
Jillian Stirk
Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts (Donation in kind)
Jon Terpening
The Cultch (Donation in kind)
Deborah Thomas*
Chantal Vaage*
David Van Blarcom
Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs (Donation in kind)
Shelagh Van Kempen
Vancouver Folk Music Festival (Donation in kind)
VIFF (Donation in kind)
Eleanor Wachtel
Gillian Walker*
Sharon Walls
Holman Wang*
Moira Wellwood
Valerie White*
Terry Whitehead
Pamela Whittall
Shalene Williams
Christina Marie Wolf
Patricia Young
New Edition Benefactors ($100-$249)
Amy Adams
Caroline Adderson*
Catherine Aikenhead
K Louise Allen
Cathy Alpaugh
Marisa Alps
Veronica Armstrong
Barbra Arnold*
Artemis Whiskey Bar (Donation in kind)
Julie Backer
Mary Claree Baillie
Siegel’s Bagels
Zoe Bake-Paterson*
Ballet BC (Donation in kind)
Karen Bartlett
Bard on the Beach (Donation in kind)
Elizabeth Bell
Brenda Benham
Diana Bezeredi*
Renate Boorman*
Marian Botsford Fraser*
Priscilla Boucher
Eddy Boudel Tan*
Christopher Garth Brooks
Browns Crafthouse (Donation in kind)
Geoff and Susan Burns
Ann Carroll
Claudia Casper
Emma Chang*
Jane Cherry
Natasha Chetty*
Chor Leoni (Donation in kind)
Ian Cockfield*
Peter Colenbrander
David Conlin
Marlene Conway
Barbara Cooper
Anne Marie Corrigan
Kate Dahlstrom
Patricia Dairon
Jill Davidson
Carol Anne de Balinhard*
Sarah de Leeuw*
Lauren Dembicky-Polivka*
Margaret Dickson
Sandra Djwa
Do Chay (Donation in kind)
Dockside Restaurant (Donation in kind)
Marian Dodds
Deborrah Dunne
Debilee Durocher
Ruth Faber
Catherine Fallis*
Allison Felker*
Catherine Feniak
Holly Flauto and Kevin Chong*
Lily Fong
Donald Forsyth
Kathleen Fowler
June Gallagher
Christine Gilmour
Genevieve Goggin*
Pamela Goossen
Carol Gordon*
Granville Island Broom Co. (Donation in kind)
Erica Grant*
Janice Grant
Diana B. Green
Louise Hager
Karin Hartner*
Jane Harvey
Erika Hasebe-Ludt
Aiman Hasnat
Paula Havard
Rohini Hira
Darby Honeyman
Ariel Hudnall*
Linda Hunt*
Leslie Hunt
Indian Summer Festival (Donation in kind)
JJ Bean Coffee Roasters (Donation in kind)
Gerald Joe
Linda Johnston
Debbie Jung
Malinda Kellett
Phyllis Kenney
Kathryn Kinley
Juliann Krushen
Juliet Kwong
Danelle Laidlaw
Angelique Lalonde
Beryl Lamb
Melanie Last*
D. Wendy Lee*
Lauren Leslie*
Aileen Lord
Howard Louie
Beverley Lundgren*
Linda MacKinley
Judith MacPherson*
Katherine Mak
MAKE Vancouver (Donation in kind)
Rhonda Margolis
Tracey Martinsen
Melody Mason*
Susan Matheson
Kathy Mayled
Max Performance Sports (Donation in kind)
Rita McAllen
Ann McDonell
Bev McDowell*
Tara L. McGuire*
Sharon McKibbon
Nicola McLaren
Jeanette McLean*
Margaret McLeod
Pam McPhail*
Teresa Mitchell-Banks
Modo (Donation in kind)
Sandra Moe
Jennifer Moore
Denise Morettin*
Tom Morton
Meite Moser
Laura Moss
Maryam Murat-Khan
Terri Newell
Kathleen Olmstead*
Nora Osborne
Pacific Salmon Foundation (Donation in kind)
Georges Pahud
Judith Parker
Ross Paul
Talea Pecora
Cathy Pedersen*
Jennifer Pike
Susan Powell
Susan and Lonnie Propas
Reckless Bike Stores (Donation in kind)
Kim Richards
Colin Ridgewell
Nancy Roberts
Martha Rogers
Janine Root
Matthew Ros
Carrie Ross
Shirley Rudolph*
Michael Ruskin
Roberta Russell
Mike S Oltean
Karen Saunders
Sawasdee Thai Restaurant (Donation in kind)
Holly Sawchuk*
Minna Schendlinger*
Sequoia Company of Restaurants (Donation in kind)
Carol Shaben
Janet Sherman
Kathy Shynkaryk
Ailsa Siemens
Janet Silver
Veronica Singer*
Sarica Sion
Helen Smith*
Barbara Smith
Kathleen Speakman
Squamish Canyon (Donation in kind)
Linda Stender
Sharon Street
Gloria Sully
Susan Sutherland
Wendy K. Sutton
Kaarina Talvila
Ronnie Tessler*
The Keg (Donation in kind)
Camilla Tibbs
Steve Tornes*
Urban Knits Canada (Donation in kind)
Vancouver Recital Society (Donation in kind)
Vancouver Water Adventures (Donation in kind)
Kayla Verigin (Donation in kind)
Victoria Festival of Authors (Donation in kind)
Shahin Virji*
Ellen Volden
Lorenz von Fersen
VSO (Donation in kind)
Barbara Walasko
Judith Walker*
Lois Walker
Jerry Wasserman
Eleanore Wellwood
Whistler Writers Festival (Donation in kind)
Andrew Wray
Karen Zeller*
Lindsey Zikakis
Alma Lee Legacy Fund
In 2006, The Vancouver Writers Fest and several of our community supporters established an endowment fund to celebrate the accomplishments of Festival founder Alma Lee. Our $1 million dollar endowment fund at the Vancouver Foundation enables the Festival to continue to thrive. If you would like to contribute to the Alma Lee Legacy Fund, please visit the Vancouver Foundation.
Colin & Helen Harris
Jab Sidhoo
Yosef Wosk
The Vancouver Sun
Cynthia Woodward
Development Fund
Sandra Garossino
Sheahan & Gerald McGavin
Rudy & Patricia Noth
Megan Abbot
Douglas Coupland
Yulanda & Moh Faris
Anne & Tony Giardini
Scott Griffin
KMC Foundation
Caroline Lawrence
Bonnie Mah
Joanne & David McDonald
Tracey McVicar
Brenda & Michael O’Keefe
Ebie & Ian Pitfield
Rod & Laurie Scheuerman
Helen Shore
Yasmeen & Andrew Strang
Thomas Allen & Sons Ltd.
W.A.U. Nicoll Robertson
Charitable Foundation Trust
John Welson
Jan Whitford & Michael Stevenson
