We want to continue to be proud of our hard-earned successes and our bold failures, and to embrace our unique opportunity through our live events to make people feel less alone in an increasingly impersonal, wired world. We’re the live exclamation point between the book being written and the book being read – and I can’t think of a more meaningful mission than the spreading of Wordy Goodness.

Support from individuals like you is crucial now more than ever. If you’d like to help us continue bringing the world’s best writers to Calgary, please consider making a donation this season.

Thanks to Shaw Birdies for Kids presented by Altalink, your gift to Wordfest can make an even greater mark this year. Wordfest receives 100% of all designated donations and up to 50% in extra funding through this matching gift program.