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Since 1990, The Word On The Street has proudly hosted some of the finest talent in Canadian literature. Our 21st festival is shaping up to be another great one. 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!

 

 

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Kenneth Oppel

Kenneth Oppel

Portrait  of Alissa York

Yann Martel Kenneth Oppel Alissa York

 

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Royson James

Portrait  of Royson James

Royson James is the municipal affairs columnist of the Toronto Star. Before becoming a columnist, he worked at the Toronto Star covering municipal politics in Scarborough, North York and Metropolitan Toronto, and later served on the newspaper's editorial board. He is speaking on The Toronto Star Stage at 2:00 with Vanessa Lu and David Rider.

Maureen Jennings

Portrait of Maureen Jennings

Since 1997, Maureen Jennings has written seven books in the award-winning Detective Murdoch series: Except the Dying, Under the Dragon’s Tale, Poor Tom Is Cold, Let Loose the Dogs, Night’s Child, Vices of My Blood and A Journeyman to Grief — these paperbacks have all been recently re-issued by McClelland & Stewart. Join her as she reads from her Good Reads title, Shipwreck in the Great Books Marquee at 2:15 and speaks in the Remarkable Reads Tent at 11:00.