Media Advisory: The Word On The Street
This Sunday on Queen's Park Circle
This Sunday – September
23rd
The Word On The Street Toronto is the official kick-off to the fall literary season, presenting over 200 acclaimed Canadian authors and presenters. For more information:
Media and Cameras Welcome! Where possible, please submit media accreditation forms in advance. For Media Accreditation forms, click here. For Interview Request forms, click here. For the 2012 Media Welcome Letter and to find out the answers to some FAQ, click here. For on-site assistance visit the Media Tent on Wellesley Street between 9:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Expanded Location: Queen’s Park Circle – Free
Community Event
Media
Contact: June Dickenson
MEDIA ADVISORY:
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WHO: Over 200 Canadian authors and presenters, 278
exhibitors, 200,000+ visitors
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WHAT: The 23rd annual The Word On The Street,
Toronto’s book and magazine festival
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WHEN - NEW DATE: This Sunday, September 23rd from
11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
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WHERE - EXPANDED LOCATION: Queen’s Park Circle from
Bloor Street to College Street
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WHY: The
Word On The Street is Canada’s largest, literary festival! This popular, free community event features top Canadian
authors reading and signing their latest releases plus a huge Exhibitor Marketplace
hosting everything from large publishing houses to small niche magazines and everything in between.
The Word On The Street Toronto is the official kick-off to the fall literary season, presenting over 200 acclaimed Canadian authors and presenters. For more information:
- Find AUTHOR APPEARANCES here: http://bit.ly/cVi6gy
- Find PROGRAMMING VENUES here: http://bit.ly/4jiIMc
- Review past press releases here: http://bit.ly/UlmWHg
- View the full, digital Official Festival Program here: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/300530e6#/300530e6/1
- View the full KidStreet Festival Guide (which details all children’s programming) here: http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/4aafa86c#/4aafa86c/1
For more information or to book
an interview with Festival Director Nicola Dufficy, contact June Dickenson at junedickenson@cogeco.ca or call
647.477.6000
Media and Cameras Welcome! Where possible, please submit media accreditation forms in advance. For Media Accreditation forms, click here. For Interview Request forms, click here. For the 2012 Media Welcome Letter and to find out the answers to some FAQ, click here. For on-site assistance visit the Media Tent on Wellesley Street between 9:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Special Thanks to Our Sponsors – We
appreciate your support!
Media
sponsors of this year’s The Word On The Street Toronto include: The
Toronto Star, TVOKids, NOW Magazine, CIUT 89.5 FM, The Epoch Times,
Open Book Toronto, Skywords Media, and 49th Shelf.
National Sponsors of this year’s The Word On
The Street Toronto include: Department of Canadian Heritage, Gildan Green Initiatives Partners of this year’s The
Word On The Street Toronto include: Webcom, Spicers, Cascades Fine Papers
Group, Cascades Recovery, Bullfrog Power, and Cycle Toronto.
Regional sponsors of this year’s The Word On
The Street Toronto include: Scotiabank Giller Prize, Sony, Random House of
Canada, Penguin Canada, Scribendi.com, City of Toronto, Owlkids, Courtyard by
Marriott, Ontario Media Development Corporation, Toronto Arts Council, Ontario
Arts Council, and Canada Council for the Arts.
About The Word On The Street Across Canada:
Every year on the last Sunday in September,
in the cities of Vancouver, Lethbridge, Saskatoon, Kitchener, Toronto, and
Halifax, The Word On The Street festivals unite the country in a national
celebration of literacy and the written word.
About The Word On The Street Toronto:
Annually attracting over 200,000 visitors to
its Queen’s Park Circle location, The Word On The Street Toronto is the largest
book and magazine festival in Canada. For more information please contact
Nicola Dufficy, festival director, at (416) 504-7241.
Media Contact: Festival
Director:
June
Dickenson
Nicola
Dufficy
For more information, visit the festival’s
official website at www.thewordonthestreet.ca/wots/Toronto.
There you can view the official event program and KidStreet festival guide
online. Read our blog, become a fan on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
