Our Sponsors
We gratefully acknowledge the generosity and support of the following organizations, enterprises, and individuals, all of whom are instrumental in making Kingston WritersFest 2010 possible.
Community Partners
- Kingston Frontenac Public Library www.kfpl.ca
- Kingston Literacy www.kingstonliteracy.com
- Queen’s University www.queensu.ca
- St. Lawrence College www.stlawrencecollege.ca
Government Support
- Canada Council for the Arts www.canadacouncil.ca
- City of Kingston www.cityofkingston.ca
- The Government of Ontario
www.tourism.gov.on.ca/english/festivals/festivals_events.htm - Kingston Arts Council www.artskingston.com
- Ontario Arts Council www.arts.on.ca
- Ontario Yours to Disover www.ontariotravel.net
Festival Sponsors
- The Grand Theatre www.kingstongrand.ca
- Holiday Inn Kingston Waterfront www.hikingstonwaterfront.com
- Kingston Accommodation Partners www.visitkingston.ca
- North Country Public Radio www.ncpr.org
- Page Turners Book Club on TVCOGECO www.tvcogeco.com
- Profile Kingston www.profilekingston.com
- TD www.tdcanadatrust.com
- The Kingston Whig Standard www.thewhig.com
- 98.3 Fly FM www.flyfmkingston.com
- 98.9 The Drive: Essential Alternative www.989.fm
Festival Supporters
- A Novel Idea Bookstore www.novelideabooks.ca
- Allan Graphics Kingston's premier printer of self-published and
print-on-demand books www.allangraphics.ca - Altair Electronics Ltd. www.altair.ca
- Andrew McLachlan www.istudydesign.com
- Bell Canada www.bell.ca
- CarricDesign www.carricdesign.com
- Carrie Kyte
- Camera Kingston www.camerakingston.com
- Downtown Kingston! BIA www.downtownkingston.ca
- Janet Hazlewood CA, Kenneth D. Wollin Chartered Accountants
- Keystone Property Management Inc.www.keyprop.com
- K-Rock Centre www.k-rockcentre.com
- The Scoop Newsmagazine www.tamworth.ca/thescoop.html
- Tierney, Simpson & Prytula, Professional Corporation www.tspaccountants.ca
- Thompson Tents and Event Rentals www.thompsontents.com
- Wolfhound Information Systems www.wolfhoundsystems.com
- The Writers’ Union of Canada www.writersunion.ca
Publisher Partners
- Coach House Books www.chbooks.com
- Cormorant Books www.cormorantbooks.com
- Greystone Books www.dmpibooks.com
- Groundwood Books www.groundwoodbooks.com
- Hachette Book Group Canada www.hbgcanada.com
- HarperCollins Canada www.harpercollins.ca
- House of Anansi Press www.anansi.ca
- McClelland & Stewart www.mcclelland.com
- Penguin Group (Canada) www.penguin.ca
- Random House of Canada www.randomhouse.ca
- Signature Editions www.signature-editions.com
Friends of the Festival
- Darryl Berger
- Bookshorts Inc. www.bookshorts.com
- Bernard Clark Photography www.bernardclark.com
- Chapters Kingston Bookstore www.chapters.indigo.ca
- Chez Piggy www.chezpiggy.com
- Christine Jamieson
- Don Edwards & Associates www.authenticvoices.ca
- Hotel Belvedere www.hotelbelvedere.com
- Huff Estates Winery www.huffestates.ca
- Indigo Books and Music www.chapters.indigo.ca
- Limestone District School Board
- Local Foods Local Chefs
- Jennifer Londry
- Jeanette Lynes
- Kingston Community Credit Union www.kccu.ca
- MacDonald Festival 2011 www.macdonaldfestival.ca
- Olivea www.olivea.ca
- Pan Chancho www.panchancho.com
- J. Yvonne Pelley, Barrister, Solicitor,& Notary Public
- Gene Rankin, Rankin Sound
- Sipps Coffee and Dessert Bar
- Peter Stokes www.peterstokes.net
- Tara Foods www.taranaturalfoods.com
- Windmills www.windmills-cafe.com
- …and several anonymous donors.
Author Patrons
Would you like to support Kingston WritersFest in a very personal way? Find out how you can become an Author Patron.
2010 Author Patrons
| Author | Patron(s) |
|---|---|
| Judy Fong Bates | Mike Scrannage, Royal LePage Real Estate |
| Jill Battson | The Waterfall Tea Room, Barbara Linds & Eric DePoe |
| Karen Connelly | Romeo & Patricia Candido |
| Marie-Louise Gay | Matheson Dental Clinic |
| Wayne Grady & Merilyn Simonds |
Kingston Toyota |
| Charlotte Gray | The Hon. Peter Milliken |
| Dorie Greenspan | Chez Piggy Restaurant |
| Genni Gunn | Ali Afzal (Curry Original Restaurant) |
| Richard Gwyn | Macdonald Festival 2011 |
| Steven Heighton | Clinton Dentistry |
| Lawrence Martin | Queen’s Quarterly |
| Lisa Moore | Dr. Eva Toth |
| Kim Moritsugu | Karen Millson |
| Joyce Carol Oates | Elaine & Michael Davies (The Davies Charitable Foundation) |
| Terry O’Reilly | The Student Association of St. Lawrence College, Kingston Campus |
| Louise Penny | Tim & Christine Everdell (Quarry Pharmacy) |
| Iain Reid | Alex de Haas & Barbara Borjal www.alexandrakingstonrealtor.com |
| Larry Scanlan | Paul Fisher Professional Investments |
| Eric Siblin | Regina Rosen |
| Carolyn Smart | UpStart Press |
| Cordelia Strube | Brenda South |
| Miguel Syjuco | Wayne Grady |
| Joan Thomas | Beth Robinson |
| Jane Urquhart | Mary Anne Higgs |
| Michael Winter | Chris James |
