Authors

 

Since 1990, The Word On The Street has proudly hosted some of the finest talent in Canadian literature. Our 20th festival is shaping up to be one of our best yet. Check out all of the confirmed authors, performers and storytellers on the right hand page!  Stay tuned as further author announcements are made over the next few weeks!

 

 

Please select a letter to view the amazing lineup for 2009!

 

 

John Bemrose

Bonnie Burnard

Kenneth Oppel

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Kearie Daniel

Kearie Daniel has worked as a journalist in Canada and the UK for six years. She has been writing since childhood and is currently working on her first novel.

Aubrey Davis

Aubrey Davis is a Canadian author and storyteller. His award-winning Bagels from Benny, Bone Button Borscht and The Enormous Potato have brought fresh delight to countless young readers. A Hen for Izzy Pippik and Kishka for Koppel will be published in 2011.

Jennifer Decorte

 Jennifer Decorte left the world of corporate communications to pursue her love of food. Upon graduating from the Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Institute, she apprenticed in the kitchens of Canada’s Prime Minister and Governor General.

Elisabeth de Mariaffi

Elisabeth de Mariaffi is a freelance writer and poet who loves to cook with kids. Her work for adults has been published across Canada; her work with kids has mainly been seen in her daughter’s kindergarten classroom.

Anthony De Sa

Anthony De Sa is author of Barnacle Love, a first book set in the Portuguese Community of Canada and short-listed for the Scotiabank Giller Prize.

Emma Donoghue

Emma Donoghue is a novelist, playwright and literary historian. She is best known for her historical fiction, including Slammerkin and The Sealed Letter (longlisted for the Giller).