Come join Canadian children's authors and illustrators for a fun-filled and entertaining day!

Who is going to be there
Information about BookFest
Registration Form

Bookfest celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2011! We also moved to downtown Nanaimo. For more information, please see the anniversary page and location page.

 


Artwork by Diana Bonder

Presenters for 2012


Mike Deas
Julie Flett
Julie Lawson
Loris Lesynski
Martin Springett
Joan Betty Stuchner
Paul Yee
Werner Zimmermann

BookFest is intended for school-aged children, but for the younger set we offer Mother Goose Rhyme Time and a relaxing Parent-Child Reading Room during the morning. For more information, see For Preschool Children









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011 Supporters and Donors:
Canada Council for the Arts Kin club logoKinette Club of Nanaimo Aquarius Design Aspengrove School logoAspengrove School logo
Barton Leier Gallery logo Rotary Club logoRotary Club of Lantzville Fraternal Order of the Eagles logoLadysmith FOE Rotary Club logoRotary Club of Nanaimo North Lions Club logoProtection Island Lions Club
Lions Club logoNanaimo Harbour Lites Lioness Club CBC Televsion logoCBC TV BC Hydro Fairy Punk Creative Studio logoFairy Punk Creative Studio NISA Internet Solutions
A Channel logoA Channel Vancouver Island Regional Library City of NanaimoParks, Recreation, and Culture
Vancouver Island University Downtown Nanaimo Business Improvement Associaton logoDowntown Nanaimo Business Improvement Association Literacy Central Vancouver IslandLiteracy Central Vancouver Island Nanaimo Art GalleryNanaimo Art Gallery
Paul Tidey - Arbutus Financial Group the Port Theatre logoThe Port Theatre Save On Foods logo Senini Graphics logoSenini Graphics Dr. Martin Spencer
Julie Lawson