Sunday September 23, 2012 at Queen's Park, 11am - 6pm
Featured Authors
Guy Vanderhaeghe’s previous fiction includes The Last Crossing, The Englishman’s Boy, Things as they Are, Homesick, My Present Age, and Man Descending. Among the many awards and honours he has received are Canada Reads, the Governor General’s Awards (twice), the Writers’ Trust Timothy Findley Award, and the Harbourfront Festival Prize. He lives in Saskatchewan.
Sylvia Tyson was for eighteen years one half of the internationally renowned folk duo Ian and Sylvia, who shared a manager with such luminaries as Bob Dylan, The Band, Janis Joplin, and Peter, Paul and Mary. Sylvia Tyson has recorded ten solo albums since the duo split in 1975, and since 2000 has been recording and performing with the group Quartette. Tyson is a member of the Order of Canada and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. She lives in Toronto.
Michael Smith is the bestselling author of Chef at Home and The Best of Chef at Home as well as the star of several Food Network TV shows including Chef at Home. A passionate advocate of simple, sustainable flavours, he led the team of chefs that cooked for the world’s Olympians at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. He lives on Prince Edward Island with his son Gabriel.
Natasha Turner, N.D., is a leading naturopathic doctor and an authority on hormonal and digestive concerns. She is the founder of Clear Medicine, a Canadian-based wellness boutique that provides integrated health care. As a health consultant and educator, Dr. Turner lectures across Canada, appears frequently in the media and has contributed to the creation of two commercial weight-loss programs, which have helped to transform many lives.
Deirdre Baker is an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto, where she teaches children’s literature. One of the country’s leading authorities on kid lit, she is co-author of A Guide to Canadian Children’s Books and has published one children’s novel, Becca at Sea. Deirdre...
Deirdre Baker is at the Toronto Star Tent at 3:00 PM
Amy Ballon and Danielle Botterell are the co-founders of Admiral Road Designs and mothers of five young children. Prior to establishing Admiral Road Designs, Amy worked as a strategic management consultant and Danielle spent five years in the investor relations and corporate communications field. Amy and Danielle are both...
Amy Ballon and Danielle Botterell is at the Healthy Living Stage at 4:00 PM
Linwood Barclay, a former columnist for the Toronto Star, is the internationally bestselling author of seven critically acclaimed novels, including Fear the Worst, Too Close to Home, and No Time for Goodbye, which has been optioned for film. He lives near Toronto with his wife and has two...
Linwood Barclay is at the The Remarkable Reads Tent at 11:00 AM
Linda Barnard has been a journalist for three decades and writes about and reviews movies and does celebrity interviews for the Toronto Star and at toronto.com. She says covering TIFF is the high point of her year on the movies beat - although as with any marathon, she's extremely glad when it's...
Linda Barnard is at the Toronto Star Tent at 12:00 PM
Jack Batten has written a great many magazine pieces and some 35 books, including a recent series of award-winning children’s non-fiction titles. His two most recent books are reissues of two of his own whodunits from the late ’80s, Crang Plays the Ace and Straight No Chaser. Jack’s...
Jack Batten is at the Toronto Star Tent at 3:00 PM
Craig Battle is the editor of OWL Magazine. Originally from British Columbia, Craig loves basketball and now lives in Toronto.
Craig Battle is at the Children's Activity Tent at 11:30 AM
Helaine Becker has written over 40 books, including the best-selling A Porcupine in a Pine Tree, Looney Bay All-Starsseries, non-fiction including Magic Up Your Sleeve, Secret Agent Y.O.U., and Boredom Blasters, plus many picture books and young adult novels. She has been nominated...
Helaine Becker is at the Children's Reading Tent at 5:10 PM
Andy Belanger is the artist behind the Kill Shakespeare graphic novel series. He works out of the Toronto-based Royal Academy of Illustration & Design and has done work for comic book publishers D.C. Wildstorm, Devil’s Due, and Boom! Andy is also the creator of Zuda Comics’ “Bottle of...
Andy Belanger is at the This Is Not The Shakespeare Stage at 2:30 PM
Robert Benzie brings us the stories behind the headlines at Queen's Park. Robert is the Toronto Star's bureau chief at Queen's Park.
Robert Benzie is at the Toronto Star Tent at 1:00 PM
Barbara Berson has been an editor in the book publishing industry for 25 years, first in her native New York City and then in Toronto. She was Senior Editor at Penguin Canada, Her authors have been the recipients of numerous prizes, including the Giller Prize and the Governor-General’s Literary Award. Today, she is...
Barbara Berson is at the Voices 106.5FM Wordshop Marquee at 3:00 PM
Katrina Best is originally from the U.K. and now lives in Montreal, where she works as a story editor, screenwriter, and script analyst. She spent several years in Vancouver, where she worked on a few low-budget Canadian TV series, gained her citizenship, and learned the true meaning of “incessant rain.” --...
Katrina Best is at the Great Books Marquee at 11:30 AM
Lesley Black is the marketing and circulation coordinator at Owlkids. Originally from Montreal, Lesley now lives in Toronto.
Lesley Black is at the Children's Activity Tent at 11:30 AM
Matthew Blackett is the publisher, creative director and one of the founders of Spacing magazine. Blackett was named Editor of the Year for 2007 by the Canadian Society of Magazine Editors and Spacing was named Canadian Small Magazine of the Year in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Blackett is the co-recipient of the...
Matthew Blackett is at the Canadian Magazines Tent at 4:45 PM
Julie Booker is five feet tall. She lives in a Toronto row house and drives a tiny car. She has a toy poodle and twin baby boys. She teaches small children. She sees the world in pithy arcs, nicely contained. Her short stories have appeared in numerous literary magazines and anthologies, including the 2010 edition of Best...
Julie Booker is at the Voices 106.5FM Wordshop Marquee and Great Books Marquee at 11:00 AM and 2:15 PM
Bonnie Bowman’s debut novel, Skin, won the inaugural ReLit Award. Her writing has been published in The Vancouver Review, subTerrain, Reader’s Digest, and in the anthologies Exact Fare Only I and Body Breakdowns. Bonnie is also a songwriter, journalist, freelance...
Bonnie Bowman is at the Vibrant Voices of Ontario Tent at 4:30 PM
Tony Burgess writes long and short fiction and screenplays. He was recently nominated for a Genie for his screen adaptation of his second book, Pontypool Changes Everything. The film, Pontypool, was directed by Bruce McDonald. He is also the author of People Live Still In Cashtown Corners, Ravenna...
Tony Burgess is at the Vibrant Voices of Ontario Tent at 5:15 PM
