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 and a top choice for Canadian authors, publishers and booksellers.  

The Word On The Street Toronto 2013/14 Board of Directors:

Christopher Johnson (President)

Judy Dunn (Past President, National Liaison)

Ross Harrhy, Book Category Manager – CMMI (Vice President)

Ven Seshradi, Vice President, Project Development, CarbonFree Technology Inc. (Treasurer)

Helena Aalto, ABC Life Literacy and Editors Association of Canada

Bhavna Chauhan, Editorial Assistant, Random House of Canada Ltd.

Alan G. James, Partner, Gowlings Lafleur Henderson LLP

Holly Kent, Sales and Marketing Manager, Canadian Children's Book Centre

Eleanor LeFave, Owner, Mabel's Fables (ex-officio)

Jennifer Murray, President, Porch Light Consulting

Don Oravec, former Executive Director, Writer' Trust of Canada

Anna Porter, author, co-founder of Key Porter Books