Membership
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"I have met writers at this Festival that I longed to meet elsewhere in the world, and found them eventually on Granville Island. I have spoken with them about the nature and breadth of this Festival, its impeccable organisation, the welcome extended to all of us and the responsive audiences. We all feel the same. It must continue. It is too good to lose. I hope you will join me in supporting the Festival. After all they are doing for us. The writers and readers. The Festival has earned our support."
The Vancouver International Writers Festival attracts the world's best and most popular writers for readings, forums and discussions. Few cultural events are as engaging, illuminating and frequently hilarious as our Writers Festival. Offering a world of words, the Festival brings writers and over 14,000 readers together for six days each October.
By becoming a Friend of the Festival, you make a vital contribution to our success. There are great benefits too!
Basic Annual Membership – $35 includes:- earlybird ticket purchasing privileges;
- a discount on Festival tickets;
- personalized membership card;
- an invitation to a members' reception;
- discounts at supporting bookstores (Blackberry Books, 32 Books, People's Co-op Bookstore);
- a subscription to Book News, our weekly e-newsletter and INK, our member newsletter (delivered electronically) and
- voting privileges at the Annual General Meeting.
New Edition Friend – $100-$249 Includes all of the benefits above, plus: recognition of your support in the Festival program guide and recognition of your support in INK, our newsletter.
First Edition Friend – $250-$499 Includes all of the benefits above, plus an invitation to the Festival's opening reception and recognition of your support on Festival acknowledgement signs.
Limited Edition Friend – $500+ Includes all of the benefits above, plus two tickets to a VIWF special event of your choice.
Special Edition Friend – $1000+ Includes all of the benefits above plus a "behind the scenes" look at the Festival with the VIWF's Artistic Director.
Bestseller Edition Friend - $2500+ Includes all of the benefits above plus access to the Festival's Author Hospitality Suite and invitations to four VIWF special events.
Book Club Friend – $20/person [minimum of 5 people] Includes all of the features detailed in the Basic Membership for each book club member that joins. Please call the office at 604-681-6330 to register your bookclub.
Alma Lee Legacy Fund – help build an endowment for the Vancouver International Writers Festival. Your donation will increase our ability to present international writers of significant stature to Festival audiences, develop Spreading the Word programs for schools and enhance our organizational stability.
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Stocks and Bequests - The Vancouver International Writers Festival now accepts donations of publicly traded securities and bequests. Capital gains taxes have been eliminated on direct donations of publicly traded securities to registered charities. This means donating appreciated securities will save you substantially more in taxes than giving the equivalent in cash. Please contact Ann McDonell, Development & Marketing Manager via email or by phone at 604.681.6330 x104 to discuss these options. Charitable registration #: 12260 5678 RR0001.
