Friday, September 21 to Sunday, September 23, 2012
Click the alphabet on the left to view author bios by last name.
Over the years, The Word On The Street Vancouver has played host to all manner of authors. We are proud to welcome more than 100 authors, illustrators and panelists for the 2011 festival, including:
Charlotte Gill | Evelyn Lau
Georgia Nicols | Gurjinder Basran
John Furlong | John Vaillant
Richard Wagamese | Timothy Taylor
Dan Bar-el is a children’s author, educator and storyteller. His chapter book Things Are Looking Grimm, Jill won the 2008 Silver Birch Express Award, and his funny picture book Alphabetter was chosen for the Goverment of BC’s Ready, Set, Learn program.
Dan Bar-el is at the Raise-a-Reader Corner at 11:00
Gurjinder Basran is a graduate of SFU’s Writer’s Studio. Her novel, Everything Was Good-bye, was shortlisted for the 2008 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award and earned her a place in the Vancouver Sun’s annual speculative arts and culture article, “Ones To Watch.”
Gurjinder Basran is at the Canada Writes at 12:40
Andrea Bellamy is the creator of Heavy Petal, an acclaimed blog that focuses on urban, organic vegetable gardening and that has been featured in magazines such as Sunset and Canadian Gardening. Sugar Snaps and Strawberries gives you the dirt on growing gorgeous organic food with...
Andrea Bellamy is at the Authors Tent at 2:00
Brenda Bradshaw is an elementary school teacher and an avid cook, the mother of two and the co-author of The Good Food Book for Families. She co-authored Good Food To Go with Dr. Cheryl Mutch.
Brenda Bradshaw is at the Kids Tent at 1:00
Grant Buday is the author of seven previous books, two of which were nominated for the City of Vancouver Book Prize. His writing has appeared in subTerrain, Vancouver Review and Canadian Notes and Queries.
Grant Buday is at the Canada Writes at 2:00
Steve Burgess is a writer and broadcaster whose honours include two Canadian National Magazine Awards. He is also the former host of @the end, a nationally broadcast talk show on CBC Newsworld, and is a frequent CBC Radio guest host. Who Killed Mom? recounts Burgess’s struggles growing up and chronicles his mother’...
Steve Burgess is at the Canada Writes at 12:00
