Write on Bowen 2011 was a great success! On opening night, locals and festival-goers from the mainland enjoyed two compelling readings from Giller prize-nominated authors Timothy Taylor and Annabel Lyon.
What a treat! On Saturday and Sunday, 13 workshops and two panel presentations gave attendees lots to think about, talk about, and most important, write about!
The Saturday evening "Write to the Island" event hosted by Elee Kraljii-Gardiner and Michael Turner at the Gallery @ Artisan Square involved participants in a series of intense community writing exercises. The buzz of creativity in the air gave new meaning to the phrase Write on Bowen!
The Festival owes its success to the tireless efforts of the Write on Bowen Committee who with grace and good humour made sure everything went smoothly!
Thank you to Ali Bate, Andrea Little, Bernice Lever, Tina Nielsen, Richard Labonte, Maureen Sawasy, April Bosshard, Lina Martin-Chan, and, of course, our amazing BIAC executive director Jacqueline Massey. Thanks also to volunteers Baiba Thomson, Kami Kanetsuka, Alvie Morrison, Pam Stimpson and Pauline LeBel.
We also tip our hats to David van Berckel, Peter Drake and Piers Hayes of the Squires, who kept us refreshed by hosting the concession.
We are also grateful to our sponsors: First Credit Union, BC Ferries, the Undercurrent, Phoenix Books, Bowen Island Properties, the Bowen Library, the Bowen Island Municipality, and Heritage Department of the Government of Canada.
Will we do it all again next year? You can write on it!
CAROL CRAM
Artistic Director, Write on Bowen
