The Word On The Street is a national celebration of literacy and the written word, and is a major, one-day festival held each year on the last Sunday of September. The festival is currently held in Toronto, Vancouver, Kitchener and Halifax.  Saskatoon became the fifth city to host the festival with a Preview Event held in 2010.  Each year the event draws tens to hundreds of thousands of people across the country because there is always plenty to see and do (e.g. readings, storytelling, literacy activities, booksellers and more) at Canada’s largest book and magazine festival and the best part is all events are free.  Don’t miss out!

Saskatoon Advisory Committee

• Bob Anderson
• Madeleine Blais-Dahlem
• Darren Prefontaine
• Robert Currie
• Henry Kloppenburg
• Peter MacKinnon
• Yann Martel
• Mark Milner
• Craig Peterson
• Jill Spelliscy
• Peter Stoicheff
• Del Surjik
• Mark von Eschen
• Zenon Zuzak

Saskatoon Board of Directors:

• Bob Calder - President
• Ross Grandel – Vice President
• Rob Spinney – Treasurer
• Gloria Boerma – Secretary
• Graham Addley
• Jerry Haigh
• Carol Johner
• Holly Ann Knott
• Mari-Lou Rowley