Refunds, Cancellations, and Ticket FAQ
How do I purchase tickets online?
Please visit our Online Registration Page.
Do I have to purchase tickets online?
No. To download our mail-in registration form, click here: 2010 OIWF Registration Page.
When are ticket sales over?
You may purchase tickets for the Jumpstart! classes online or through our mail-in registration form until September 10th; after September 10th, tickets may only be purchased in-person on the day of the event. On the day of the event, Jumpstart! tickets cost $85/ticket.
Fiction and Nonfiction Workshop tickets are available either online or through our mail-in registration form until August 17th. At the festival director’s discretion, we may accept late registrations into early September until the Workshops are filled. Note: both Workshops are now filled.
Lecture and panel tickets are available at the door for $15/ticket.
What does each ticket type include?
Fiction and Nonfiction Workshop tickets include one three-day critique workshop (three hours per day), three lectures, two panels, and the Faculty Reading. Single-day Jumpstart! tickets include that day’s two-hour Jumpstart! class and all additional lectures, panels, and readings on the day of the ticket. If not attending a workshop, purchasing three single-day Jumpstart! tickets will give you admission to all events except the workshops. The Sunday Send-off Buffet is complimentary for all workshop and Jumpstart! participants. Lecture/panel tickets include a 1 ½ – 2 hour lecture or panel.
Can we buy tickets at the door?
Yes, except for workshops*. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Jumpstart! tickets may be purchased in person on the day of the event for $85/ticket, cash or check only. Tickets for individual lectures and panels are available only at the door for $15/ticket, cash or check only. For the Saturday evening faculty reading a $7 donation at the door is suggested.
*Fiction and Nonfiction Workshop tickets must be purchased prior to August 17th either online or by check with our mail-in registration form.
What is your cancellation and refund policy? Cancellations are subject to cancellation fees depending on ticket type and date of cancellation. Please see the question below for more information. Please note that Eventbrite service fees are not refundable. (Eventbrite is our online registration service.) To cancel, you must contact OIWF by email. You cannot process your cancellation through the Eventbrite registration page.
What are your cancellation fees? To cancel a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday ticket, the cancellation fee is $15/ticket. To cancel a Fiction or Nonfiction Workshop ticket, the cancellation fee is $50 if you cancel on or before August 17th; after August 17th, the cancellation fee is $110.
Feel free to contact us with any questions!
Barbara Lewis, Festival Director Orcas Island Writers Festival PO Box 1726 Eastsound, WA 98245 (360) 317-4383 festivalgurus@orcasislandwritersfestival.com