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Sunday September 23, 2012 at Queen's Park, 11am - 6pm

What's on at Queen's Park

Adult Programming

  • Cooks 'n' Books Stage

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

  • Dummies 20th Anniversary Tent

    This booth invites festival-goers to help celebrate the anniversary of the popular series.  Stop by for mini-presentations, giveaways, prizes, and more!

  • Elephoto Photo Hunt

    Are you someone who never leaves home without a camera? Are you an amateur, semi-professional or   professional photographer? Then we have a contest for you!  

  • 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, short stories, and poetry.

  • New in 2011: Healthy Living Stage

    This venue features some of Canada's best-known health and wellness authors.  The Healthy Living Stage will encompass: health, body and fitness, sexuality, parenting, and emotional health in a variety of programming segments.

  • Remarkable Reads Tent

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

  • New in 2011: This Is Not The Shakespeare Stage

    This is a new concept venue, one that breaks the boundaries of our book and magazine festival to truly explore and celebrate the spoken and written word.  Featuing hourly, genre-based, interactive programming sessions which showcase the great young adult books, authors and artists Canada has to offer, this venue will bring a fresh, fun, and youthful perspective to the festival.

  • Toronto Book Awards Tent

    Nominees for the Toronto Book Awards read from their nominated works.  Can you predict the winner?  Also enjoy a special programming hour featuring Diaspora Dialogues authors.

  • Toronto Star Tent

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

  • Voices 106.5FM 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 a cartooning workshop 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 2011

  • TVOKids Stage

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

 

 

 

  • Diaspora Dialogues Tent

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  • EYE Weekly Music Stage

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  • Great Books Marquee

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  • Money Matters Tent

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We had a wonderful festival day in 2011! Check back in July 2012 to find out what's happening at the next The Word On The Street!

Yann Martel speaking in the Scotiabank Giller Prize Bestsellers Tent atThe Word On The Street 2010

Former Toronto Mayor, David Miller at The Word On The Street 2010

Mark Sedore, Michael Lista and Iain Reid speaking in the Great Books Marquee at The Word On The Street 2010

 

 

The 3 Chefs cooking on the Cooks n' Books Stage at The Word On The Street 2010