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Authors
Please click on the names on the right side of this page to find out more about these Canadian authors and the books they will be bringing to Kitchener on Sunday, September 23, 2012! The Word On The Street Kitchener has proudly hosted some of the finest authors in Canada.
Look to see who will be appearing at The Word On The Street Kitchener this September by using the alphabet links at the top of the right page and searching by surname.
Our comprehesive festival schedule can be viewed by venue on the What's On pages.
Children's entertainer Erick Trapplin with author Nan Forler at The Word On The Street Kitchener 2010. |
Erin Bow was born in Iowa and studied particle physics in college, eventually working at the CERN laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland. She then decided to leave science in order to concentrate on her love of writing. Her first novel, Plain Kate, was named to the YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults list, and was the recipient of the 2011 TD...
FRANKIE FLOWERS (a.k.a. Frank Ferragine) is the author of Get Growing, Canada’s #1 gardening book. He reaches more than one million Canadians each week as the gardening expert for BT Toronto, CityLine and CityTV News, and also writes columns for Canadian Living and Canadian Gardening. His family business, Bradford Greenhouses, is one of...
Jian Ghomeshi is a broadcaster, writer, musician, and producer. He is the host and co-creator of the national daily talk program Q on CBC Radio One and CBC TV. The show, which began in 2007, now has the largest audience of any cultural-affairs program in Canada. Ghomeshi was a member of the multi-platinum-selling Canadian folk-rock...
Ian Hamilton is the author of The Water Rat of Wanchai, The Disciple of Las Vegas, The Wild Beasts of Wuhan, and The Red Pole of Macau, the first four Ava Lee novels. The Water Rat of Wanchai was the winner of the Crime Writers of Canada Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel and a finalist for the...
Don Harron's career is one of the most distinguished in Canadian entertainment history. Most famous for his alter ago Charlie Farquharson, he has also appeared in many stage, television, and film productions, and has written plays and screenplays. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada. Harron lives in Toronto.
22-year-old Kitchener, Ontario’s own Taylor Jones was inspired to start DearPhotograph.com as he flipped through old family photos at his parents’ kitchen table. When he came across an image of his brother sitting at that very same table, he lifted it up and snapped a picture of the picture. In a moment, the idea...
Born in Montreal, Lilian currently lives in Toronto with her husband and two daughters. She always had a deep interest in writing, but initially chose a career as a chartered accountant, eventually opening her own consulting practice. Lilian’s desire to create was still strong, however, and she made the decision to seriously pursue her...
Brad Smith was born and raised in southern Ontario. He has worked as a farmer, signalman, insulator, truck driver, bartender, schoolteacher, maintenance mechanic, roofer, and carpenter. He lives in a eighty-year-old farmhouse near the north shore of Lake Erie. He is the author of All Hat, Busted Flush and One-Eyed Jacks, which...
Carrie Snyder was born in Hamilton and grew up in Ohio, Nicaragua, and Ayr, Ontario. Her first book, Hair Hat, was nominated for the Danuta Gleed Award for Short Fiction. She lives in Waterloo with her husband and four children.
