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 2011/12 Board of Directors:

Judy Dunn (President)

John R Farrell, Campaign Manager, Toronto Public Library Foundation (Past President)

Christopher Johnson, Manager, Nicholas Hoare Books (Vice President)

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

Helena Aalto, Consultant (National Liaison)

Bhavna Chauhan, Editorial Assistant, McClelland & Stewart

Ross Harrhy, Trade Sales Representative - Mass Market, Scholastic Canada Ltd.

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

Alfonso Licato, Chief Strategy Officer, Arcestra Inc.

Brenda Livingston, Branch Head, Downsview Branch, Toronto Public Library

Jennifer McMurray, President, Porch Light Consulting

Marianne M Smith, Associate, Blake, Cassell & Graydon