About The Word On The Street Toronto

Mission

The Word On The Street Toronto is a non-profit organization that celebrates Canadian reading and writing, and champions literacy, primarily through a free, annual outdoor festival.

 

Objectives

  • To ensure that the people of Toronto know about the annual festival, and value it as having the best and broadest offerings within the Canadian publishing industry.
  • To ensure that The Word On The Street helps Toronto become 100% literate through its effective support for literacy awareness and programs.
  • To ensure that The Word On The Street Toronto is a valuable and vital event for the Canadian publishing industry is a top choice for Canadian authors, publishers and booksellers.  

 

The Word On The Street Toronto 2008/09 Board of Directors:

Judy Dunn, Assistant Dean, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto (President) 
John R Farrell, Campaign Manager, Toronto Public Library Foundation (Past President) 
Randy Chan, Marketing Director, Random House of Canada (Vice President) 
Marianne M Smith, Associate, Blake, Cassell & Graydon (Vice President) 
Lori Russell, Financial Consultant (Treasurer) 
Helena Aalto, Consultant (National Board Liaison) 
Niki Guner, Consultant 
Naseem Hrab, Librarian, Canadian Children's Book Centre 
Christopher Johnson, Manager, Nicholas Hoare Books 
Craig Konyu, Senior Editor, UP Inc 
Martin Litkowski, Director of Sales, House of Anansi/Groundwood Books 
Brenda Livingston, Branch Head, Downsview Branch, Toronto Public Library 
Cindy Goldrick, Festival Director, The Word On The Street (Secretary)