Contest! Get Cultured with The Word on the Street!
Do you have many leather-bound books? Does your apartment smell of rich mahogany? If you want to max out on culture, enter our newest contest with The Word on the Street to win books that cover music, history, sexuality, literature, and more.
Enter for a chance to win the prize pack listed below and wow your friends with your cultural capital. And be sure to check out the Word on the Street on Sunday, September 24 at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto - a cultural event no one should miss!
The Word on the Street 2017 Get Cultured Prize Pack includes:
- The Great Gould by Peter Goddard
- Literary Titans Revisited by Dr. Anne Urbancic
- Bad Engine by Michael Dennis
- Precious Energy by Shannon Bramer
- Any Other Way: How Toronto Got Queer by Jane Farrow, John Lorinc, et. al.
- A Queer Love Story by Marilyn Schuster
- A copy of literary magazine GEIST
To enter, send us a note at contests@open-book.ca, telling us your name, address, and which book in the prize pack you're most excited to read. Please use the subject line "WOTS Get Cultured Contest". All entries must be received by 12:00pm (noon) on Thursday, September 21, 2017.
One winner will be chosen at random and informed via email, with all prizes available for pick up at The Word on the Street festival on September 24, 2017.
Don't miss checking out these authors in person at The Word on the Street this year!
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The Word On The Street is a is a national celebration of literacy and the written word. Each September, in communities coast to coast, the public is invited to participate in hundreds of author events, presentations and workshops and to browse a marketplace that boasts the best selection of Canadian books and magazines you'll find anywhere.
The Word On The Street takes place in Toronto at the Harbourfront Centre (235 Queen Quay West) on Sunday, September 24, 2017 and features dozens of fantastic author readings, kids programming, author signings, food tents and much more.
