Word festival writing workshops are open to participants of various skill levels and are taught by celebrated writers in a range of genres. With the exception of youth events, workshops are either two or three hours long and require registration and payment in advance. Payment is non-refundable. Workshop fees are kept low with grants from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation, the Anahata Foundation, the Lojo Foundation, and the Maine Arts Commission, an independent state agency supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as other generous donors.