Jack David, Publisher, of ECW Press, has spent decades in the literary trenches, publishing academic articles about Canadian Writing and then opening up his press, ECW, to publish books ranging from wrestling guides to novels. He is a great friend of students, and has always been willing to listen to a pitch or consider any literary project. He's made people's literary careers with offhand comments during the superbowl. See him at The Wordshop Marquee at 4:00, speaking with Kim Moritsugu.

Brian Joseph Davis is a co-founder of Joyland , a hub for short fiction. For five years he wrote a book review column for EYE WEEKLY and has written articles for The Globe and Mail, Utne, Toronto Life, Border Crossings, and C Magazine. Davis is the author of Ronald Reagan My Father, which was longlisted for the 35,000 Euro 2010 Frank O'Connor Short Fiction Prize. See him on the Digital Drive Stage at 2:00 with Michael Fox, Colin McCreery and Emily Schultz.

Tony de Luca is a renowned chef, considered “one of the architects of Niagara wine-country cuisine” (Frommer’s Niagara Region, 2009). He has two popular restaurants in Ontario’s Niagara-on-the-Lake: the Old Winery Restaurant and de Luca’s Wine Country Restaurant. His first book, Recipes from Wine Country, is a national bestseller. See him on the Cooks n’ Books stage at 11:00.

Anthony De Sa, is a Humber creative writing alumnus, grew up in Toronto’s Portuguese community. His first book, Barnacle Love, a finalist for the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize and the 2009 Toronto Book Award. Hear him speak at The Wordshop Marquee with Andew Pyper and Russell Smith.

Winner of the prestigious Hammett Prize for literary excellence in crime writing, and twice the winner of Canada’s Arthur Ellis Award for best crime novel, William Deverell is the author of fourteen previous novels. See him in The Remarkable Reads Tent at 11:20.

Linda Diebel, an award winning political reporter and critically acclaimed author, has worked across Canada, including on Parliament Hill and as the Toronto Star's bureau chief in Washington and Latin America. She reports on politics for the Star, and writes the Political Decoder blog. Follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/PoliticalDecode. See her in The Toronto Star Tent at 3:00 with Tim Harper and Chantal Hébert.