Whistler: Writers fest returns by popular demand, Partnership with Vancouver International Writers Festival helps bottom line, sees fest moved to October
Fans spoke and the folks behind the Whistler Writers Festival listened — despite an announcement late last year that the 2010 fest was cancelled, the troops rallied and the literary event is, in fact, returning Oct. 14 to 16.
True to form, the ninth annual festival lineup includes interesting workshops, innovative events and a roster of heavy-hitting authors. Highlights include Kate Pullinger, 2009 Governor General’s Award-winning novelist, and a performance by spoken word/beatbox artist C.R. Avery.
But even though the fest will go on in October, the struggles aren’t over for the Whistler Writers Group, the local group of volunteers that organizes the annual event.
Stella Harvey, writers group founder and festival director, said she found out about two weeks ago that a grant she was counting on isn’t coming — after planning the bulk of the festival and booking many authors. The B.C. Arts Council has helped fund the festival for five years running, but not this year because of an overall cut in available funding, she said.
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