Please note: The list of donors and supporters is updated annually in August.
How you can contribute
There are many ways in which you can be a part of the Festival. Contact the Festival office for more details.
Government Support
We gratefully acknowledge the financial assistance of the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Arts Presentation Fund and the Endowment Incentives Component of the Canada Cultural Investment Fund) and Service Canada (Canada Summer Jobs).
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Supported by the Province of British Columbia
The Province of British Columbia supports the Festival through the BC Arts Council and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport.
The District of Sechelt generously provides the Festival with a home in Rockwood Centre and support through a multi-year Community Investment Program grant.
Foundations
Presenting Partner Sponsors
Contributing Sponsors
Supporting Sponsor
- Al & Eurithe Purdy Endowment
- Claytons Heritage Market
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Federation of BC Writers
- Harbour Publishing
- Lynn Pakulak Endowment Fund
- Marie Steel Memorial Endowment
- Nightwood Editions
- Rockwater Secret Cove Resort
- Simon & Schuster Canada
- Talewind Books
- UBC Press
2026 Festival Production Team
- Technical Director, Peter Lietz
- Volunteer Coordinator, Karissa Ketter
- Production Assistant, William Craske
- Site Manager, Michele Mocellin
- Night Site Manager, Oliver Rechlin
- Front of House Manager, Pat Dalgleish
- Assistant Front of House Managers, Teresa Eckford & Rita Grenville
- Stage Manager, Norma Brow
- Captioning & Technical Solutions, Michael Gurney
- Beverage Manager, Jocelyne Weist
- Recycling Coordinator, Uli Hadeler
- First Aid, Medical & Accessibility, Pete Scales
- Author Hospitality, Jane Davidson
- Contests, Maureen McBeath, Catherine Calder & Laura Davis
- Flower Coordinator, Tekla Fulton
- Program Writer, Anna Nobile
- Graphic Designer, Karen Weissenborn Design
- Photographer, Ken McCann
We thank our 2026 Festival Donors
Donations received July 15, 2025 – July 31, 2026.
Roll of Honour
- Margaret Hope, in memory of Dawn Miller
- Connie T. Johnston
Readers Circle
- Anonymous
- Janie Chang
- Lois Chatham, in memory of Marla Chatham
- Katherine Johnston,
in memory of Andrew Scott - Thomas & Linda Kern
- Pat Kolterman
- Manawaka Book Club, in memory of Veda Hotel
- Bob Miller, Dawn Miller’s family and friends, in memory of Dawn Miller
- Ron & Janice Nelson
- Gillian Roberts
- Kirsty Tosczak, PREC
- Kirk Ward
Book Club
- Anonymous
- Marisa Alps
- Kari Babinetz & Ardra Shephard
- Timothy Caulfield
- Michelle Chapman
- Jane Davidson
- Sahra Hailey
- Jeff and Kristine Ketter
- Bonnie & Michael Klein
- Marianne Larsen
- Rosella Leslie
- Ian McLatchie
- Dixie Meagher
- Micha Menczer
- Susan Ogul & Lonnie Propas
- John Pass
- Isabelle Pidoux
- Doug Smiley
- Susan Sutherland
- Gale Tyler
- Sandra Vickers
- John & Gail Watson
Book Mark
- Anonymous
- Maureen Ainslie
- Rebecca Wood Barrett
- Karen Cook
- Barbara Lee Edington
- Christine Giancarlo
- Alison Leaney & Milford Ndhlovu
- Penny Lyle
- Lucie McKiernan
- Carole Murphy,
in memory of Dawn Miller - Donna Shugar
- Cece Simmons
- Software4Schools.ca
- Kathie Tweedie
Author Advocates
- Event 1, Mary Walsh – Blue Magnolia
- Event 2, Betty Baxter – Bob Miller, family & friends, in memory of Dawn Miller
- Event 3, Janie Chang and Genevieve Graham, Crowe MacKay LLP
- Event 4, BC Books Showcase – Al & Eurithe Purdy Endowment
- Event 6, Donna Morrissey – Steve Mahovlic, Jocelyn Haynes-Lyman and Jessie, Leslie and Elizabeth Haynes, in memory of Melissa Ruth Haynes
- Event 7, Terry Fallis – Lynn Pakulak Endowment
- Event 8, Robert Moor – Talewind Books
- Event 10, Alexis Stefanovich-Thomson & Sam Wiebe, Thormanby Transportation
- Event 13, Rockwood Lecture – tutulshenam healing house
- Event 14, Georgia Toews – Strait Coffee
- Event 15, New Voices – Marie Steel Memorial Endowment
- Event 16, Charles Demers – Manawaka Book Club, in memory of Veda Hotel
Legacy of Literacy
Between July 15, 2025 – July 31, 2026 donations were made to the following endowments: Al & Eurithe Purdy Endowment, Gwen Bennett Endowment Fund, Moyna Krusell Memorial Endowment Fund, Lynn Pakulak Endowment Fund, Schell Family Endowment Fund and the Legacy of Literacy Endowment.
Benefactor
- Richared Bennett
- Eurithe Purdy
Champion
- Anonymous
Friend
- Rosemary Bates Terry
Supporter
- Anonymous
- Jan Miko, in memory of Dawn Miller
- Mary-Lynne Schroeder, in memory of sisters Annetta & Joyce
- Wendy Hunt & Chris Staples
- Mimi Vanderheide, in celebration of Dawn Miller
We thank the following publishers for their donations of books
- Caitlin Press
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Dundurn Press
- Harbour Publishing
- HarperCollins Canada
- House of Anansi Press
- Greystone Books
- Nightwood Editions
- Penguin Random House Canada
- Simon and Schuster Canada
- Talonbooks
- UBC Press
Special Thanks 2026
- James Bennett
- Sharon Brown and Andreas Schroeder
- Michelle Chapman
- Janie Chang
- Lucy Clark, District of Sechelt
- Maria Danysh, , District of Sechelt
- Andy Evans, District of Sechelt
- Ariel Hudnall and Serena Lopez, Serif Inc.
- Dana Jantzen
- Carol LaFave
- Courtney Lamb and the staff at Talewind Books
- Sherryl Latimer
- Jim and Terri Mathes
- Ken McCann
- Teresa Nightingale, Attention! Web and Design
- Boyd Norman and Jane Davidson, Office Alternatives
- Parks Department, District of Sechelt
- Wendi Rottluff, Sunshine Coast Foundation
- St. Hilda’s Anglican Church and our neighbours
- Emily Schach, Sunshine Coast Foundation
- Erin Storey, Sunshine Coast Foundation
- Sechelt Public Library Staff
- Christina Symons
- Sunshine Coast ElderCollege Festival Preview participants
- Kate von Riesen
- Annie Wise, Sunshine Coast Tourism