Here is the exciting lineup for Toronto’s 33rd Annual Word On the Street book festival this weekend

Here’s what’s happening this weekend for Canada’s largest open air book festival

TORONTO, June 10, 2022 – GTA book lovers are rejoicing as the Word On The Street (WOTS), Canada’s largest open-air book festival, is returning to the streets of Toronto on June 11 & 12, 2022 at Queen’s Park.

Over the course of the two days, Festival-goers can browse a vibrant marketplace for books, magazines, comics, and more by Canadian and Indigenous authors, and enjoy readings and panels featuring more than 100 authors on five stages over two full days.

Voted Toronto’s favourite literary event in NOW magazine’s 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards, the first WOTS festival was held in 1990, the International Year of Literacy, delighting readers of all ages for 33 years and hosting the biggest names in Canadian literature alongside rising stars.

The Word On The Street is a celebration of storytelling, ideas, and imagination.

Admission is free, and the complete festival schedule is now available online but here is a glimpse at what attendees can look “forward” to :

FESTIVAL MAINSTAGE

Heather O’Neill, Jesse Wente, Maude Barlow, Charlie Petch, Nancy Jo Cullen, Rollie Pemberton (a.k.a. Cadence Weapon), Naben Ruthnum, Randy Boyagoda, Robyn Maynard

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE

Kate Heartfield, Judy I Lin, Nicole Markotić, Jeff Ho (Ho Ka Kei), A.J. Vrana, Christina Kilbourne, Christiane Vadnais, Katie Welch, Terri Favro, Victoria Hetherington, Robert McGill, Jason Guriel, Lindsay B-e, Ben Berman Ghan, Nisa Malli, Nic Brewer, Sydney Hegele, Assiyah Jamilla Touré, Terese Mason Pierre, Sasha Nanua, Sarena Nanua, Deborah Falaye, Nathan Page, Drew Shannon, Sifton Tracey Anipare, Sang Kim, Gord Grisenthwaite, Ursula Pflug

GREAT BOOKS MARQUEE

Zarqa Nawaz, Pamela Korgemagi, Alexandra Mae Jones, Candas Jane Dorsey, Méira Cook, Bev Katz Rosenbaum, Sonya Singh, Farah Heron, H.N. Khan, Chelsea Vowel*, Kim Fu*, Helen Chau Bradley, Amita Parikh, Anne Lazurko, Genevieve Graham*, Rachel McMillan, Madhur Anand, Daniel Lockhart, Michael Fraser, Sandra SG Wong*, Elisabeth de Mariaffi*, Marissa Stapley, Cody Caetano, Shannon Webb-Campbell*, Drew Hayden Taylor
*appearing virtually

VIBRANT VOICES OF ONTARIO

Emma Healey, Farzana Doctor, Katie Zdybel, Alex Pugsley, Brian Francis^, Catherine Graham^, Sydney Hegele^, Pamela Korgemagi^, Ann Shin^, Dan K. Woo, Martha Bátiz, Kathy Friedman, Natalie Wee, Shani Mootoo, Andrew Faulkner
^Trillium Book Award finalists

KIDSTREET

Laura Alary, Patricia Storms, Sharon King, Ansley Simpson, Ella Russell, Leonarda Carranza, Chy Ryan Spain, Angela Misri, Ted Staunton, Josh Rosen, Michelle Kadarusman, Terry & Eric Fan, Naseem Hrab, Layla Ahmad, Nadia L. Hohn, Catherine Hernandez, J. Torres, Megan Kearney, Teresa Toten, Deborah Kerbel, Salma Hussain, Ruth Ohi, Sean Dixon, j wallace skelton, Joyce Grant, Carmen Mok, Claudine Crangle, Jason Li, Andrew Larsen

Hybrid programming includes livestreams of the Festival Mainstage and Great Books Marquee that will be available on the WOTS Toronto YouTube channel for viewers across Canada. More information about accessibility and COVID safety measures are available on the festival website.

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