Ken Campbell, senior writer for The Hockey News for the past three years, has covered hockey at all levels of the game for more than two decades. Born in Sudbury, he reported on the Maple Leafs and the NHL as a Toronto Star writer for eight years and has witnessed many of hockey's biggest events, from Olympic Games to world junior championships to Stanley Cup finals. See him in the Canadian Magazines Tent talking about “the greatest job” ever at 12:00.

Massimo Capra is chef and co-owner of Mistura, one of Toronto’s hottest Italian restaurants. See him on the Cooks ‘n’ Books stage at 1:00 with Michael Bonacini and Jason Parsons.

Wayson Choy published his first fiction, The Jade Peony, in 1995 while in his fifties.  Twenty-odd printings of the book later and a Trillium to boot, the warm critical reaction shows no sign of abating, especially since he has added Paper Shadows, a memoir, and All that Matters, a novel. This won another Trillium and was nominated for a Giller Prize. His most recent memoir is called Not Yet. Hear him speak at The Wordshop Marquee at 2:00.

Trevor Cole is the author of two acclaimed novels, Norman Bray in the Performance of His Life and The Fearsome Particles, both of which were shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award for Fiction and long-listed for the Dublin IMPAC Award. See him in the Great Books Marquee at 3:15.

Since September 2006, Caroline Connell has been Editor-in-Chief of of the Today's Parent Group. She brings more than 20 years of experience as a journalist and editor to this role. She earned her master's degree in journalism from the University of Western Ontario and has worked at numerous newspapers and magazines. In her role as Editor-in-Chief, she is committed to building on the strengths that have made Today's Parent the leader among Canadian parenting media. Join her in the Canadian Magazines Tent at 5:15 with David Hayes, Matthew Blackett and Jessica Ross.

Tim Cook is a curator at the Canadian War Museum, as well as an adjunct professor at Carleton University. He is the author of No Place to Run and Clio’s Warriors. The Madman and the Butcher is a powerful double biography of Sam Hughes and Arthur Currie and the story of one of the most shocking and highly publicized libel trials in Canadian history. Come see him discuss historical non-fiction writing on the Scotiabank Giller Prize Bestsellers Stage at 2:00.

Marc Côté, publisher of Cormorant Books, has said, one of the best things about being a publisher is…  "reading a manuscript that makes my hair stand up on end, knocks my socks off, takes my breath away." He has published authors such as Joseph Boyden, Elizabeth Hay, and Tess Fragoulis. Hear him speak in The Wordshop Marquee at 1:00 with Lynn Henry.

Gillian Cummings has held editing positions with two Toronto magazines, and has written extensively for magazines such as Canadian Living and Style at Home. Set in Toronto, Somewhere in Blue (Lobster Press) is her first novel. See her in the Great Books Marquee at 1:15 with Alice Kuipers, Allan Stratton and Richard Scrimger.