2001 VABook! Statistics

Produced by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
Held March 21-25, 2001 in Charlottesville, VA.
Source: Returned program evaluations
Sample size: 2,208

"Love to read? The Virginia Festival of the Book
is the last word in literary celebrations."
The Washington Times
3/8/01

FESTIVAL RATING - "GREAT" OR "EXCELLENT"		96%
NUMBER OF PROGRAMS		230
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS		348
	Authors and writers Publishers, editors, and other professionals	297 51
TOTAL AUDIENCE		15,710
AUDIENCE PROFILE
	From Charlottesville/ Albemarle	57%
	Other Virginia	27%
	Out-of-state (Including AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VT, WI, and WV)	15%
	Out-of country	< 1%
	Out-of-area audience staying overnight in hotels	25%
	Percent of attendees buying 1 – 5 books	33%
FESTIVAL INFORMATION OBTAINED (multiple responses per survey)
	Received Advance Program in the mail	21%
	Newspaper coverage/ The Daily Progress Tabloid Program	27%
	Word of mouth	9%
	Web site	12%
	TV	3%
	Radio	8%
	Magazine	2%
	Other	18%

 

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REACTIONS TO THE FESTIVAL

"I haven’t been this intellectually stimulated since my first year of college."
Sandra Anderson, 2001 Attendee

"What a wonderful way to get authors into the sunlight."
Paul Jacobs, 2001 Participating Author

". . . the Festival attracts dozens of publishers and agents who attract scores of writers who attract thousands of book lovers—all creating a literary melting pot that overruns the city each March."
Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 19, 1999

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