Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis has proclaimed October 30, 2011 - November 5, 2011 as BookFest Windsor Week.

See the full proclamation here.

And the winner is ....Irene Parker!

Everyone who filled in an evaluation form at BookFestWindsor 2010 was eligible to be entered in a draw for a pair of VIA Rail tickets for travel anywhere in the Windsor - Quebec City corridor.
The BookFest team thanks VIA Rail for sponsoring our event in this way.

Congratulations to our winner. Enjoy your trip!

Literary Arts Windsor was selected as the Recipient of the WEA Arts Grant in Arts Infrastructure in the category of Literary Arts.

On September 22, 2010, the Jury for the Windsor Endowment for the Arts (WEA) "Arts Grants in Arts Infrastructure," with four award categories being represented - Community Arts, Literary Arts, Performing Arts, Visual Arts - selected four outstanding local organizations to be the first WEA Arts Grant Recipients.

Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis has proclaimed October 30, 2010 - November 6, 2010 as BookFest Windsor Week.

See the full proclamation here.

October 22 – November 20, 2010

CHARCOAL + TURBO
by Marie-Suzanne Desillets (Montreal PQ)

Opening reception: Friday, October 22, 7:30 pm

Nature of Activity: Solo show, mixed media installation.
While creating the materials for this show, the artist kept a journal containing the accumulated artifacts relating to the project.

Artist’s comments:

Third Annual WINDSOR READS Week

September 20 - 24, 2010
Sponsored by Literary Arts Windsor/BookFest Windsor

Five well-known Windsor personalities will read from Lisa Gabriele’s novel, Tempting Faith DiNapoli, in various locations around Windsor during the week of September 20 – 24.

Monday, September 20 at 12:30 in the lobby at City Hall – Percy Hatfield

Tuesday, September 21 at 11:00am at the bus station – Mary Ann Mulhern;

BookFest Windsor is pleased to present our new website. Have a look around. For information about this year's Festival, be sure to explore the BookFest Windsor 2010 menu.