It is with great delight that, on behalf of Friends of Writers at Woody Point, we welcome you to Contact East 2023, which next year runs from September 21st to 24th, 2023.

A note for our friends, especially those making their first trip to Woody Point.

While you work to finalize travel and accommodation details, we want to give you a bit of information about the area that may be helpful. Woody Point is home to our festival in the heart of Gros Morne National Park, on the shores of Bonne Bay. The community is a fishing village with a thriving tourism industry, but the town does have limited amenities.

The town is very compact, and you will find the venues are a short walk or drive from the accommodations and restaurants. When you arrive in Newfoundland, the airport in Deer Lake, Woody Point is a forty-five-minute drive. There are rental vehicles available at the airport, but we will also be assisting with transportation between Deer Lake and Woody Point. If you prefer to use the transportation provided, we will need flight arrival and departure information from you preferably by the end of August. 

While there are a variety of accommodations, they can book up quickly, so we have reserved/held several rooms with accommodation providers in the area. These rooms will be held until the end of July 2023 at which time they will be released to the public. We encourage you to book sooner rather than later and will provide our contact information if you have any specific needs, we are happy to help suggest options that will suit you best. Whether you are renting a car or are on foot there are local taxi services and shuttle buses to help get you where you need to be without any stress – but if you do plan to rent a car choosing accommodations a little further from town centre would be helpful for those who do not.

We have a few small general stores and there is no pharmacy. You may want to stop at a supermarket or pharmacy in Deer Lake before heading to Woody Point, should you have any last-minute needs. For those we are assisting with transportation to and from Woody Point, the drivers of the local transportation companies are happy to stop at a grocery store or pharmacy and will answer any questions you may have.

As hosts, we will do our best to assist and ensure that your time in Woody Point is enjoyable. Diana can be reached if you have questions, by email at diana@writersatwoodypoint.com or by telephone at 306.308.0036 (C).

Once again, we look forward to seeing you in Woody Point and hope you love it as much as we do.

Friends of Writers at Woody Point 2023

List of Accommodations

The following accommodation providers have rooms reserved for Contact East 2023 and these reservations will be held until the end of July 2023. There are a variety of accommodations which include single rooms, double occupancy, and multi-room/full house options. When calling to book your reservation the rooms are held under the name Writers at Woody Point or Diana Chisholm. It is important to note that this list is not inclusive of all accommodations or Air B and B options in the area.