Early Bird registration March 1st – April 20th
Registration opens April 21st and closes April 27th, 2025
All registration tickets include taxes and gratuity.
Early Bird registration – $310
Includes Café Lit, lunch on Saturday, and all Sunday events.
FULL Early Bird registration – $355 Includes all of the above plus Banquet, Writing Contest Awards and Entertainment
SAW members and seniors’ Early Bird registration – $290
Includes Café Lit, lunch on Saturday, and all Sunday events.
Regular full registration until April 28th – $350
Includes Café Lit, lunch on Saturday, and all Sunday events.
Saturday only – $275
Includes lunch & workshops.
Saturday Night Vibe. Banquet tickets – $65
only 80 tickets are available
Includes music, entertainment, Writing Contest Awards, and banquet
Cafe Lit Friday Evening – $TBA
Public event tickets for NON registrants
available onsite for $45, no-host bar. Includes readings, musical entertainment, and snacks
NEW REGISTRATION INFORMATION.
Our new registration provider has changed to a ticket format. Registrations and the Saturday Night Vibe Event are now offered as tickets. Select your ticket(s), complete the registration form and go to payment. As you check out, you will see an optional donation menu; this fee goes to the registration provider, NOT the festival.
Let’s keep in touch
– we send out occasional emails filled with great information
Bursaries
To help offset the costs of the festival for students, others with lower incomes, or those in temporary circumstances which create financial need, the festival is offering up to ten bursaries of $120 each.
To apply for a bursary, you need to pay the full fee in advance, and complete the application below explaining your need.
DOWNLOAD: 2025 Application for Bursary
Refund Policy
The Word on the Lake Writers’ Festival will provide full refunds, less a $50 processing fee, for cancellation up to April 15th of the current conference year.
Refunds will be made, less a $75 processing fee, for cancellations between April 16th and April 25th
No refunds will be provided for cancellation after April 25th because all costs, including meals etc will have been paid for and are non-refundable to us.