I love Word on the Street. It’s one of the most vibrant book events of the Fall publishing season and the energy and excitement of bookish folks and families is infectious. But it is… a lot. There is so much programming and there are so many people, that I often feel overwhelmed and exhausted. By lunchtime I’m ready to find a quiet corner to read my new books.
If you’re like me, a plan helps. So below, I’m sharing mine! I will speaking on the How NOT to get published panel hosted by Humber School for Writers at 12:15 and then around 2pm I’ll be hanging out at the Festival of Literary Diversity booth. In between I’ll be popping into these truly excellent sessions. Say hi if you see me!
Where to find me (and my faves!) at Word on the Street Toronto
10 – Diaspora Dialogues presents: Writing While Black in CanLit
10:30 – Teen Reads: Complicated Love (feat. S.K. Ali and Tanaz Bhathena)
11 – semi-prose Podcast with Leslie Shimotakahara
11:15 – Pretty as a Knife (feat. Téa Mutonji and Catherine Hernandez)
11:45 – Imagination Architects: Building Worlds from Words (feat Kelly Robson)
12 – This Place: 150 Years Retold (feat Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm)
12 – 2019 Toronto Book Awards Finalist: Theory by Dionna Brand
12 – TD Children’s Literature Award Presentation
12:15 – Cree Language Learning
12:15 – The Intricate Art of the Sonnet (feat Sonnet L’Abbé)
12:15 – How NOT to get Published (feat Léonicka Valcius. That’s me!)
1 – 2019 Toronto Book Awards Finalist: Reproduction by Ian Williams
1 – The Scarecrow (feat The Fan Brothers)
1:30 – Diaspora Dialogues presents: Writing in the Age of #metoo (feat S.K. Ali, Gwen Benaway, Téa Mutonji)
1:45 – Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline
2:15 – Anishinaabemowin Language Learning
2:30 – Alicia Elliott and Kai Cheng Thom in Conversation
2:30 – Playwright Spotlight (feat Amanda Parris)
3:15 – Queer Writing in Canada: Past, Present, Future (feat Farzana Doctor, Kai Cheng Thom)
3:15 – Mohawk Language Learning
4 – Edible Familial Tension (feat Zalika Reid-Benta)
4:30 – Bodies in Danger (feat Andrew Wilmot)
