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.
Sandra Kasturi is a Toronto poet, writer, editor and book reviewer. She is also co-owner of ChiZine Publications and its e-zine counterpart, ChiZine.com (The Chiaroscuro). She won ARC's Poem of the Year award in 2005 and the Whittaker Prize for Poetry in 2010. She is a fan of single-malt scotch and really red...
Sandra Kasturi is at the Canadian Magazines Tent at 4:00 PM
Edward Kay is the author of Star Academy as well as a writer and producer on CBC's "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" for four seasons. He was also producer and head writer of "The Itch," a darkly humorous Canadian cult TV classic and a contributing writer to Rick Mercer's "...
Edward Kay is at the Children's Reading Tent at 2:20 PM
James King, distinguished University Professor in the Faculty of Humanities at McMaster University, has been a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellow and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He is the author of four previous novels: Faking (1999), Blue Moon (2000), Transformations (2003), and...
James King is at the Toronto Book Awards Tent at 12:00 PM and 3:30 PM
Jennifer Kolari is a therapist who has been helping children, teens and families get connected for 20 years. Jennifer has appeared in magazines such as Today’s Parent and Canadian Family, and on Canada AM, Breakfast Television, and CBC’s Steven and Chris. Jennifer spent several years counseling children, teens...
Jennifer Kolari is at the Healthy Living Stage at 12:30 PM
Nancy Kopman has been inspiring children through music for over 15 years.On her interactive album, I Know I’ll Grow, Nancy introduces children to musical skills such as harmony, rhythmic patterning, and movement, along with big ideas such as opposites, imagination, growing, self-confidence and the solar system....
Nancy Kopman is at the Children's Activity Tent at 5:00 PM
Martin Kouprie has been the executive chef and co-owner of Pangaea Restaurant for more than twelve years. Kouprie has been an active participant in programs such as Oceanwise, likewise, Kouprie works closely with local farmers, foragers and ingredient suppliers so that he can create cuisine form every food group that has...
Martin Kouprie is at the Cooks 'n' Books Stage at 3:00 PM
Monica Kulling was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. A poet, she has also published many books for children. Best known for her clear and engaging biographies, she has tackled subjects ranging from Harriet Tubman and Eleanor Roosevelt to Harry Houdini. Her books It’s A Snap! George Eastman’s First...
Monica Kulling is at the Children's Reading Tent at 4:30 PM
