School Group Tickets
"Attending an event at the Vancouver Writers Fest is very special, it always inspires reading in my classroom, and the children I teach love coming to Granville Island. This year we went to see three authors from the Seven series and now all my kids are reading their books. It is really special to see a student who has just arrived from the Philippines eagerly reading a book about a piece of Canadian history."
Meredyth Kezar
Teacher at Trudeau Elementary
Festival Events
The Festival hosts 34 great events for grades K-12. Events are lively, intimate and thought provoking, with plenty of opportunity for discussion and for audience members to ask questions. The authors at Festival events are carefully selected for their ability to engage students and get them excited about reading.
School group tickets to Spreading the Word school events are $8.50 each. Ticket prices include HST. There are no surcharges on school group tickets. Teachers and adults accompanying school groups must purchase tickets.
Subsidies
Cynthia Woodward Development Program: Ticket Subsidies
This program is the result of many years of dedicated fundraising by Cynthia Woodward, whose generous spirit enables us to subsidize tickets for school groups. A limited number of subsidies based on financial need are available.
Bus Subsidy Fund
The Bus Subsidy Fund is intended to provide local travel assistance to groups of students attending the Festival’s Spreading the Word events, based on financial need.
Statistics
- Thirty-four school events at the Festival
- 705 students given subsidized tickets through the Cynthia Woodward Development Fund in 2012
- 358 students used the bus subsidy in 2012
- 5000+ students from across BC participate in Spreading the Word
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