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Help Get Teens Reading
Over the last decade, Wordfest has inspired thousands of Calgary teens by connecting them with leading authors, including Pulitzer Prize winner Tessa Hulls, Academy Award winner Sarah Polley, Governor General’s Literary Award winners Cherie Dimaline, Sarah Everett, and David A. Robertson, Emmy Award winner Matty Matheson, nine-time Juno Award winner Max Kerman, Vogue Senior Fashion & Style writer Christian Allaire, and Booker Prize winner Yann Martel. Tegan & Sara, Omar El Akkad, and Tanya Talaga shared their best selves with our kids, sparking them to think and dream bigger.
Thanks to donors like you, we’ve given out thousands of books by contemporary, relevant, award-winning Canadian authors (often the first books teens are able to claim as their own). Our innovative outreach activities fuel teen literacy in Grades 5 to 12 to spark the next generation of engaged Calgarians and avid readers.
Gifts made before August 31, 2025, are matched up to 50% through Rogers Birdies for Kids presented by AltaLink!
- To Donate By Cheque
If you prefer to make your donation to the Youth Program by cheque, please make your gift payable to ‘Wordfest’ and mail your cheque to our office at the address below:
Wordfest
Memorial Park Library
2nd Floor, 1221 2nd Street SW
Calgary, AB T2R 0W5
- Donate to Our Overall Programming
To make a one-time or monthly contribution online to Wordfest’s general fund, please visit our fundraising page on CanadaHelps.org. You can also include a general donation to Wordfest with your ticket purchase during checkout. Wordfest is a not-for-profit charitable arts organization committed to connecting Calgarians with life-changing ideas. CRA# 850647835rr0001
- Contact Us
For questions about making a charitable contribution to Wordfest, please contact Everett Wilson, Senior Director of Development and Audience Engagement at ewilson@wordfest.com.