"We believe we probably exceeded last time. We certainly felt that the numbers were steady through the festival."
She said offering new fringe events this year had helped get more local people involved.
"It was wonderful to be able to have different people experience the festival and particularly bringing in the songwriters and singers this year was a good experience."
First held in 2006 the festival is now a mainstay on the Whanganui events calendar.
"It has been recognised by the council as one of Whanganui's iconic events," Ms Tasker said.
"I think people really appreciate the boutique nature of it and the fact that you can get up close to the authors. In Whanganui you can actually talk to them.
"We are already starting to think about how we can do better next time."
The trust sought feedback from the audience throughout the event and will be using that to grow the next event.