17th year
Mission: To promote reading, writing and literacy while showcasing
the depth and diversity of Canada’s publishing industry
Who: Authors, publishers, booksellers, storytellers, performers
and thousands of book lovers
Where: Six Canadian cities, coast to coast—including Vancouver,
British Columbia; Lethbridge, Alberta; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Kitchener and
Toronto, Ontario; and Halifax, Nova Scotia
When: Sunday, September 25th
(Note: This year Vancouver’s event was expanded to
three-days—Friday, September 23rd to Sunday, September 25th)
(Information
collected from The Word on the Street pamphlet.)
My personal experience…
My
involvement with the festival began with an email from Debra Purdy Kong (Crime
Writers of Canada British Columbia/Yukon regional
vice-president). She wrote to solicit volunteers to represent CWC. Even though
I’d never attended The Word on the Street, I seized this opportunity. In
further correspondence, Deborah asked me to help work the booth from one to
three o’clock.
Travelling
from my quiet rural island to a city alive with words was a culture shock. I
arrived at the event at 11 AM. Arriving early provided me with an opportunity
to explore. The Mainstage already pulsed with music. Smaller tents housed
authors reading to attentive audiences.
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At
the Crime Writers booth, I distributed bookmarks, promoted books and spoke with
readers.
The Word on the Street is a dynamic, activity-packed event
and I’m very glad I attended. Next year I plan to listen to some panel
discussions as well.
Links:
The
Word on the Street http://www.thewordonthestreet.ca/wots/
Crime
Writers of Canada http://www.crimewriterscanada.com/
4 comments:
I am so jealous!!! It sounds great!
It was rather overwhelming for this rural gal--but definately fun! (Strangely overwhelming and fun can co-exist.) Thank you so much for your comment, Barbara.
What a wonderful day! I love the name Word on the Street! Sounds like fun. Thanks, Leanne:)
Thank you for the comment, Kathleen. Sorry that I found it so late.
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