This is an archived event from Culture Days 2022.
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The Word On The Street Community Pop-Up
In-person
Nature & outdoors Writing & literature KidsDate and time
Location
Evergreen Brick Works
550 Bayview Ave
Toronto, ON
Directions: TTC service is available via the 28 Bayview South bus from Davisville subway station. A free Evergreen Brick Works shuttle bus departs every 30–45 minutes from the parkette on Erindale Ave, east of Broadview Ave (just north of Broadview subway station). There are several ways to reach Evergreen Brick Works by bike or walking trails. Paid parking is also available on site.
Access
Free, and accepts optional pay-what-you-may donations for admission.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible.
About
The Word On The Street presents its first-ever community pop-up this fall at Evergreen Brick Works. Enjoy author-led forest walks, a book-filled vendor marketplace, activities for the whole family, Soapbox Science, a featured discussion with environmentalist Maude Barlow, and readings by the finalists for the City of Toronto's 2022 Toronto Book Awards.
Our community marketplace will include over 30 exhibitors including Ontario-based publishers such as Annick Press, House of Anansi and Groundwood Books, Brick Books, Coach House Books, ECW Press, Invisible Publishing, Literary Press Group, Stelliform Press, Second Story Press, Wolsak & Wynn, and more. You can also meet some of Toronto’s newest literary shops: Little Ghosts Bookstore, Happily Ever After Books, and Issues Magazine Shop.
Free admission. Visit the festival website for more information.
Links
- Learn more toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca
- RSVP (Eventbrite) eventbrite.ca
Organizer
The Word On The Street
The Word On The Street champions reading and writing in Canada through a free annual festival and year-round literary programming that celebrates storytelling, ideas, and imagination.