Susan Aylard, centre, of the band Rough Pearl performs a tune while ladies take part in a traditional Celtic dance at the Shuswap Association of Writers Celtic Ceilidh hosted at the Wicked Spoon on Friday, March 27. Final tallies are not yet available but organizers say an auction, 50/50 tickets and a wheel of fortune raised more than $2,300 for the Word on the Lake Writers’ Festival.