Thank you to the sixteen people who took the time to participate in our post-Wordstock survey. We know there are more of you out there with an opinion, so we’ll look forward to hearing from you next year. In the meantime, here are the highlights, and a PDF is included if you’d like more detailed results. (The favorites and improvements are particularly insightful.)

• The majority of the respondents were female, and most of those surveyed were between the ages of 18 and 35.
• Of the 16, 11 had attended Wordstock before, with 4 being return visitors and 3 being return exhibitors.
• There were a variety of favorites from the show, but the one that came up most often was the opportunity to be among like minds, whether they were readers, writers, book lovers, or book makers.
• Among the suggested improvements for next year, the elimination of early tear-down was mentioned three times. In addition, others would like to see an improved venue—one with better lighting and/or atmosphere conducive to the (indie) book scene.
• And finally, though some were neutral or could live without those signature Wordstock buttons, the majority would like to have access to more buttons next year!

This is what Wordstock’s executive director, Greg Netzer, had to say when we shared the results with him:

Thanks so much for sending this feedback along. There are several ideas in here for future programs that we’ll absolutely consider, and it’s gratifying to hear that people are really responding to what we are trying to do with this festival.
—Greg

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