What's on at Queen's Park

Adult Programming

 

  • Scotiabank Giller Prize Bestsellers Stage

    The flagship venue at The Word On The Street, this venue features some of the biggest names in Canadian literature, all under one roof!

  • Canadian Magazines Tent

    Come and hear experts from some of our country's most-loved magazines as they dispense everything from fashion tips to advice on freelancing. 

  • City of Toronto Tent

    Nominees for the Toronto Book Award plus a selection of past years' finalists and winners will read from their nominated works.

  • Cooks 'n' Books Stage

    This venue will host tantalizing food demonstrations and sampling led by some of our country's top chefs.

  • Digital Drive

    A new addition to the festival, this venue discusses how the digital age is changing publishing as we know it.

  • Great Books Marquee

    The place to be for the most exciting and dynamic books of the year, this venue features a variety of hot spring and fall titles including fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

  • Money Matters Tent

    Back by popular demand, this venue is devoted to the world of money today. Some of Canada’s top financial experts will be on hand to dispense advice on everything from surviving the recession to RRSPs.

  • Penguin: Celebrating 75 Years

    New this year! Penguin Group Canada is hosting their own programming venue to celebrate their 75th birthday by showcasing some of their great authors.

  • The Remarkable Reads Tent

    Another first at the festival, Random House of Canada Ltd. and McClelland & Stewart showcase some of your favourite, and soon-to-be favourite, authors.

  • Toronto Star Tent

    The Toronto Star offers thought-provoking presentations from some of its most popular writers.

  • Wordshop Marquee

    This venue will offer a day of writing workshops covering craft and career strategy for aspiring writers featuring the esteemed faculty of The Humber School for Writers

 

 

KidStreet Programming

 

  • Children's Activity Tent

    This venue will feature creative crafts and interactive presentations inspired by new children's books, plus music and animals too!

  • Children's Reading Tent

    Come and see some of Canada's most renowned children's authors and illustrators present some of the best children's books of 2010.

  • TVO Kids Stage

    Favourite personalities from TVOKids take the stage for a day of fun-filled literacy-focused entertainment including music, stories, readings and interactive sessions.


 

 

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  • EYE Weekly Music Stage

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  • 11:15 - 11:45 :: The (Not So) Simple Reality of Making Magazines

    Brought to you by Owlkids. Join Craig Battle, Jackie Farquhar and Mandy Ng. The Owlkids editors will share anecdotes from their daily lives in the wild world of children’s publishing as well as offer insights on how to write and edit for kids. From testing messy science experiments, to chasing three year olds at photoshoots, to keeping up on the latest tween slang, the editors of OWL, chickaDEE and Chirp do it all. This presentation is geared to all ages.

  • 12:45 - 1:15 :: Top Insider Shopping Tips for Fall

    Brought to you by ELLE Canada. Join ELLE Canada’s fashion and style gal Christina Reynolds as she shares advice on how to make smart fall shopping choices. What are the season’s top trends to perk up your wardrobe? And how can you incorporate runway style into the reality of everyday life—and budgets?

  • 1:30 - 2:00 :: 10 Ways to Garden Smarter

    Brought to you by Garden Making. Join Beckie Fox as she shares tips and techniques that will save you time and money in your garden. Learn the right way to mulch, weed, choose plants and prepare your garden for winter—and still have time to smell the roses!

  • 2:15 - 2:45 :: What Infrastructure Has to do with You

    Brought to you by ReNew Canada. The federal government has been promoting its Building Canada Fund on posters and billboards around cities and towns for a reason: infrastructure investment is what makes our public spaces liveable. Mira Shenker, editor of ReNew Canada, the infrastructure renewal magazine, explains why infrastructure—our built environment—is more than just bricks and mortar.

  • 3:00 - 3:30 :: Zoomer Magazine - The Making of the TOP 45 over 45 List

    Brought to you by Zoomer Magazine. Zoomer Magazine Editor in Chief Suzanne Boyd and Deputy Editor Kim Izzo present: Zoomer Magazine --- the making of The TOP 45 Over 45 List, special feature of the 2nd Anniversary October issue.  Come celebrate Canadians aged 45 and up who are making a positive contribution to the issues and perceptions of aging in their communities or chosen field.

  • 3:45 - 4:15 :: How Do You Make a Walrus?

    Brought to you by The Walrus. Managing editor Jared Bland takes you inside the creation of an issue of The Walrus, Canada’s award-winning general interest magazine. From brainstorming and commissioning to editing and designing, this talk will lift the curtain on magazine production.

  • 4:30 - 5:00 :: Magazines and the Web: Toronto Life's on-line Expansion

    Brought to you by Toronto Life. The challenges facing every print magazine in the digital age is not, as is often said, how to keep from losing readers to the Web, but rather how to use the Web as a way of deepening the relationship between the magazine and the readership. Discover the ways that this 43 year-old magazine has threaded its unique voice, its connoisseurship and its authority into the digital fabric of one of the world's great cities.

  • 5:15 - 6:00 :: The Smart Guide to Getting Published in Magazines

    Moderated by David Hayes and brought to you by Homemakers, Spacing and Today's Parent. To break into the print magazine market you need to understand a magazine’s editorial focus and personality. Our three panelists will explain how to analyze a magazine, come up with winning ideas, and present them in query letters that editors can’t resist.