The organizers of the Young Authors Conference are teachers from Whitehorse-based schools.
The original organizers were librarians from various schools, including Terry Burns, Irma Bourassa, Marg Healy, Marion Noone, Val Ross and Marg Wicken.
Terry Burns was the conference’s over-all organizer for ten years. The conference was then taken over by Joyce Sward, who was the main organizer for the last 20 years. It is now being organized by Clare McDowell and Joyce Sward.
In the past, funding for the Yukon Writers’ Festival has come from the Department of Education, Public Libraries, The Writers’ Union of Canada, Yukon Science Institute, Macs Fireweed Books, JAM (Junction Arts and Music ), Yukon News, Yukon Arts Branch and from Whitehorse Westmark.
The original organizers were librarians from various schools, including Terry Burns, Irma Bourassa, Marg Healy, Marion Noone, Val Ross and Marg Wicken.
Terry Burns was the conference’s over-all organizer for ten years. The conference was then taken over by Joyce Sward, who was the main organizer for the last 20 years. It is now being organized by Clare McDowell and Joyce Sward.
In the past, funding for the Yukon Writers’ Festival has come from the Department of Education, Public Libraries, The Writers’ Union of Canada, Yukon Science Institute, Macs Fireweed Books, JAM (Junction Arts and Music ), Yukon News, Yukon Arts Branch and from Whitehorse Westmark.
