2025 Donors - Kingston WritersFest

2025 Donors, Patrons, and Partners

Thank you to all who have given so generously

Page-Turners

Marilyn Banting
Mary Carlson
Doriana Bisegna
Dennis Dong
Rebecca Luce-Kapler
Meridith Richmond, in memory of Margaret Richmond
Michael and Penny Robinson
Merilyn Simonds
Anonymous

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Author Patrons

Ann Maureen & Peter Owens
Anonymous
Beth Marlin
Blurred Words Book Club
Bob Montgomerie
Cathy & Richard Cooper
Christine Everdell, TummyTOTS Occupational Therapy
Doriana Bisegna
George Thomson
Gillian Graham, in memory of Patricia MacKay
Global Gals Book Club
Harriet Waterman
Jan Allen
Jan Walter & Steve Iscoe
Jeanie Sawyer & Dan Corbett
Jim & Jocelyn Purdie, in memory of Elaine Purdie
Jo-Anne Lachapelle Beyak
Joan Lee, Betty Lee-Daigle, Tom Lee, & Sally Lo via the Henry and Loretta Lee Memorial Legacy Fund
Julia McArthur (McArthur Connidis Arts Fund)
Justin Connidis (McArthur Connidis Arts Fund)
Mary & Kristin Glenn
Mary Ann Higgs
Queen’s University Library and Archives
Reiders Book Club
Sharon Hamilton
Steve Page, in memory of Joanne Page
Toonie Book Club
Trish Krause & Nancy Evans

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BookLover Donors

Haiku
$25 – $99
Doriana Bisegna
Nathan Brotman
Julie Fossitt
Christopher Knapper
Kim Lemaire
Judith Popiel
Anne Robertson
Carol Wladkya
Rachel Woods

Belles Lettres
$100 – $499
Terri Baxter
Louise Bellingham
Ann Boniferro
Diane Buchanan
Kim Carter
Patricia Coroy
Caroline Davis
Linda Huffman
Jill Irwin
Donna Johnson
Portia Leggat
Karen Sauerbrai
Susan Thorne
Cherrilyn Yalin

Opus
$500 – $999
Bergeron Clifford LLP
Heather Evans
Peter Gillespie
Trish Krause
Ben McNally
Paul Banfield & Mary-Alice Thompson
Nita Provonost
Rick & Carol Tomalty

Epic
$1000+
Sharon Boal
Anne Godlewska
Sharon Hamilton

Haiku
$25 – $99
Doriana Bisegna
Nathan Brotman
Julie Fossitt
Christopher Knapper
Kim Lemaire
Judith Popiel
Anne Robertson
Carol Wladkya
Rachel Woods

Opus
$500 – $999
Bergeron Clifford LLP
Heather Evans
Peter Gillespie
Trish Krause
Ben McNally
Paul Banfield & Mary-Alice Thompson
Nita Provonost
Rick & Carol Tomalty

Epic
$1000+
Sharon Boal
Anne Godlewska
Sharon Hamilton

Community Partners

Government Funders

Program Sponsors

Event Sponsors

Media Partners

Publisher Partners

Hospitality Partners

2025 Angel Campaign

It seemed a long shot when we started on February 1—a goal that we felt only Angels could help us reach—but our emergency appeal to keep the lights on at Kingston WritersFest has met with such an immediate and enthusiastic response that we are moved to list all of our campaign benefactors, our “First Responders.”

Donations came from all quarters, from those who responded swiftly to our solicitations to a former volunteer who heard about the need and pressed cash into our hands. One writer said we were the first festival to acknowledge her work on stage and she would never forget that. Another wrote, “I’d hate to see this wonderful festival close…” And another, “You are indeed a force for good and bring light into the world.”

By the end of February, we are thrilled to report, we met our immediate goal to raise sufficient funds to make arrangements with all Kingston WritersFest creditors. We can now focus on moving forward.

Without these generous donors, Kingston WritersFest would be no more. You are all Angels in our hearts.

Jan Allen
Margaret Atwood
Doriana Bisegna
Juliane Okot Bitek
Karen Charlton
Justin Connidis & Julia McArthur
Elaine Davies
Anh N Duong
Eric Friesen
Rob Goodman
Gillian MacKay Graham
Charlotte Gray & George Anderson
Sandra Gulland
Sharon Hamilton
Mary Ann Higgs

INDIGO
Moe Johnson
Kingston Thousand Islands Cruises
Kate Kristiansen
Jo-Anne Lachapelle-Beyak
Julie Leclerc & David O’Toole
Ben McNally
Elspeth Morgan
Carol Off
Anthony Oliveira
Louise Penny
Misty Pratt
Nita Pronovost
Becky Reuber
Michael & Penny Robinson

Shelagh Rogers
Armand Garnet Ruffo
Sonny & Gillian Sadinsky
Jeanie Sawyer & Dan Corbett
Lawrence Scanlan
Robina Shaw
Merilyn Simonds & Wayne Grady
Mark Sinnett
George Thomson
Rick & Carol Tomalty
Jane Urquhart
Jan Walter & Steve Iscoe
Harriet Waterman
Anonymous