Thank you for including me in a spectacular week. That was an incredible collection of people you pulled together, and I was so humbled and excited to play a small part in it.

RMWF is a first rate festival with some of the best literary minds. It’s an annual source of inspiration.

I’ve attended many writers’ conferences. But never one more vibrant, welcoming, inclusive and filled with such a variety of interesting and accessible writers from all branches of literature. The major problem is figuring out what panel to attend in any given hour, as there are so many good ones. The discussions are so stimulating for the audience, I think, because they are so much fun for the writers. Everyone goes away happy.

The Rancho Mirage Writers Festival is a unique and unforgettable experience that will stay with me for a long time. Three days of fabulous Southern California sunshine, a lovely hotel, and numerous social opportunities to meet and engage with informed and enthusiastic readers and other authors. What more could any writer wish for?

My deep thanks for inviting me to participate in this year’s festival. You have all created something quite beautiful and rare, and I feel truly honored to have been a part of it. Having a chance to interact with curious, lively, engaged readers and to get to know such a wide range of fascinating writers was the perfect coda to the sometimes lonely experience of writing a book. And in such an array of gorgeous settings! Devora and I will be talking about our experience for years to come.

What an honor and pleasure it was to participate in the 5th Rancho Mirage Writers Festival. Everything was superbly organized by your top tier team, who were as congenial and welcoming as they were efficient and creative. One of the best parts of a Writers Festival, as you well know, is getting to know authors informally over breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We made new friends and caught up with pals. You also turned out the most wonderful audience—so engaged and inquisitive and supportive. That of course is why writers festivals exist: to share and celebrate the written word. Thank you, Jamie, for making that happen so successfully

The Writers Festival is a stimulating, thought-provoking event that brings many points of view together from talented writers and participants at a time when we need to hear each other more than ever.

I simply can’t get over the elegance, the lavishness, the generosity and the real sense of passion that animates your Festival and lights up all of us who become part of it. From the level of attentiveness in taking care of every last detail to the deeply informed, engaged and knowledgeable people in the audience, all of whom have such stories and insights to add (as evidenced in the exceptional level of questions from the floor); the fact that so many people here care so deeply about the word and the world, filling the rooms to overflow.

It’s something hugely to be proud of, after all the hard work that paid off in radiant weather, a flawless event and such happiness for so many.

Getting to join you all at Rancho Mirage this past winter was truly one of the highlights of my year. It so affected me, in fact, that I … never stopped talking about Lucie Arnaz and some of the remarkable audience members that I met.

Thank you for supporting the word and the idea so generously, and for finding a way to share some of us with your tremendous community out there.

The RMWF was wonderful. I felt honored to participate. You and your team made all the guests feel special from the valet parkers to the greeting ambassadors.. all excellent.

Most exciting, interesting book festival that I have ever been to.

So now I’m sitting in my office, already deep in reverie about the extraordinary days just spent in Rancho Mirage.

Thanks for your generosity, friendship and faith in me. As I mentioned yesterday, the Writers’ Festival is the best of its kind and will soon be a landmark institution of literate American culture. All of us authors at the festival felt thrilled to be a part of it.

This has been one of the truly inspiring conferences I have ever attended. Thank you so very much for including me. This has been amazing. I’m not usually a gusher, either. You should be extremely proud of your festival. It hit all the high notes and all the right notes.

The best Writers Festival in the Universe.

Thank you for inviting me to the Festival again. It’s just wonderful what you’ve built in such a short time — an instant institution; and it’s win-win — for the community (the library, the booksellers, the audience) and for the authors. Certainly for this author, as it’s exciting to speak to an eager and enlightened crowd.

I have been to Writers events on all 4 continents and this is the best in the World.

Just wanted to take a moment to thank you and your incredible team at the RMWF for making the past three days so interesting, informative and entertaining. Congratulations on making this such a HUGE success and I hope to see you again soon. I had a great time, made some new friends, saw some old ones and learned a little. Can’t ask for more than that!

I just wanted to convey my pleasure and gratitude at being invited to attend this fabulous event. It was so over the top in every way. It was a stunning few days of intellectual and creative inspiration and you are obviously the genius behind it.