2025 Festival Committee
Meet the amazing team of volunteers who are giving their time, energy, and creativity to planning and producing Kingston WritersFest 2025.
Administration
Ute Wilkinson
Funds Development
Kristin Glenn, Author Patron Coordinator
Merilyn Simonds, Event Sponsor/Grants Coordinator
Jan Walter, Stewardship
Marketing
Claire Grady-Smith, Marketing Coordinator
Andrew McLachlan, Creative Director
Christine Jamieson, Graphic Designer
Joan Barrett, Database Manager
Jen Whitaker, Database Manager
Festival Photographer
Garrett Elliott
Communications
Trish Krause, Communications Coordinator
Trevor Campbell
Rhian Jansen
Kimberley Lemaire
Care Murphy
Barb Saunders
Programming
Jason Heroux, Writers Read
Sarah Tsiang, Poetry 2 Go
Jan Walter, Authors Onstage
Merilyn Simonds, Writers Studio/Readers Salon
Ann Maureen Owens, Authors@School
Wendy Gallant, Student Scholarship Seats
Deb Windsor, Writers Services
Website/Program Guide
Carol Tomalty, Web Mistress
Jason Heroux, Copywriter
Sarah Tsiang, Copywriter
Merilyn Simonds, Copywriter/Proofreader
Jan Walter, Copywriter/Proofreader
Danielle La Valle, Copywriter/Proofreader
Beth Marlin, Proofreader
Production
Kathryn Elliott, Hospitality Co-ordinator
Kristen LeBoeuf, Production Co-ordinator
Stacy Check-Drumm, Events Planner/Stage Manager
Anne Robertson, Front of House Manager
Ute Wilkinson, Box Office Manager
Holly WhiteKnight, Volunteers Manager
Promotions
Patricia Henderson, Promotions Coordinator
Krista Bonham-Carter
James Bonham-Carter
Bruce Geddes
Carol Wladyka
Jo Matyas
Craig Jones
Tracy Weaver
Cheryl Handa
Ann Maureen Owens
Liz Racine
Corina Zechel
Michelle McNichol
Judith Popeil
Sharon Sommier-Mulligan
Freya Graham
Vivian Maciel
WRITERS DONATING BOOKS
Krista Bonham-Carter
Mark Abley
Nancy Jo Cullen
Sadiqa de Meijer
Wayne Grady
Jason Heroux
Helen Humphreys
Y. S. Lee
Iain Reid
Merilyn Simonds
Sarah Tsiang
Amanda West Lewis
Tim Wynne-Jones
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