Past Festivals

The Shuswap Lake International Writers Festival has been taking place since 2003 in Salmon Arm, B.C.  Over the years participants have enjoyed some amazing writers, storytellers, coffee houses and music. All types of genre have been talked about.

Past festivals have seen presenters from both the local area (the Shuswap is a hotbed of writing talent!) and elsewhere in BC and Canada, as well as the U.S.

Here are a few testimonials:

• The ambience and down-to-earth fellowship of {this festival} makes it very special. ~ Sid Marty, Lundbreck, Alberta
• You… aimed to please. I never got the sense that the festival was about the organizers. All the writers were treated with equal respect. The activities were invariably friendly and cooperative. ~ Alan Twigg, BC Bookworld, Vancouver
• As a part-time writer and editor, I found the festival very useful and exhilarating. It gave me the opportunity to take workshops with authors and industry professionals from across the country and meet other writers with whom I would never otherwise get to exchange ideas…. The workshops were small enough to be intimate and allowed for worthwhile interaction between presenter and attendees….The setting in the hotel by Shuswap Lake is beautiful…~ Ann H, Enderby, BC
• I came away feeling refreshed and intellectually invigorated. ~ Sharon Butala, Eastend, Saskatchewan
• I was particularly impressed at how successful the organizers were at reaching their own literary community and serving its unique needs. ~ Howard White, Harbour Publishing
• It’s a warm and welcoming event. ~ Kathryn Mulders, Literary Agent, Victoria
  
• I thoroughly enjoyed meeting so many aspiring writers. All the participants and presenters I spoke to had a great time and found the weekend worthwhile. ~ Ann Walsh, Williams Lake

Here is a small selection of presenters from past festivals:

Gail Anderson-Dargatz Salmon Arm, BC	Deanna Barnhardt Kawatski Celista BC
Bill Bissett Vancouver BC and Toronto ON	Cindy Bradner Quesnel BC
Barbara Gislason Blue Raven Press, Minneapolis MN	Garry Gottfriedson Paul Lake BC
Matt Hughes Vancouver Island BC	Ashley Kraas Literary Agent, Portland OR
Thomas Langley-Smith Kamloops BC	Peter Orullian Seattle WA
Ann Walsh Williams Lake BC	Jack Whyte Kelowna BC