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November 03, 2016
"What's Your Story?" OBPO Contest Winners Part 3: East York
We've got four pieces of brand new, original writing today on Open Book - it's the third instalment of the Ontario Book Publishers Organization's inaugural What's Your Story? writing competition!The ...
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February 28, 2017
On Racism 3 of 3
Part 3We must speak fearlessly. Hate resonates loudly because it savagely destroys language without concern. Silence is born from the fear of offending others. But we will no longer be silent. We will ...
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November 18, 2019
Heather O'Neill Recieves 2019 Writers' Trust Fellowship
Montreal writer Heather O'Neill, author of Wisdom in Nonsense: Invaluable Lessons from my Father (UAP), was the recipient of this year's $50,000 Writers' Trust Fellowship at a gala ceremony on Thursday ...
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January 12, 2022
CBC Canada Reads Announces Star Studded 2022 Longlist
CBC Books has announced the 15-title mixed genre Canada Reads longlist for the 21st iteration of the popular debate literary show. The list includes memoir, short fiction, and novels, including recent ...
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September 01, 2016
The Word on the Street Interview Series: Jowita Bydlowska
On September 25, 2016, Toronto's favourite literary festival The Word on the Street will take over the Harbourfront Centre on Queen Quay West, with dozens of Canada's most talented writers reading, discussing ...
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September 11, 2017
Contest! Win Time Travelling Books from The Word on the Street!
They say the future is friendly and thanks to The Word on the Street, you have the chance to get lost in an array of entertaining futures (and pasts) in our Time Travelling prize pack!The second of our ...
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September 14, 2017
Contest! Win Great Kids' Books from The Word on the Street!
The books you love as a kid will always stay with you. So if you have a young reader in your life (or if you just happen to be young at heart yourself!), you don't want to miss our newest book giveaway ...
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September 18, 2017
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, ...
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September 20, 2017
Final Contest with The Word on the Street: Something for Everyone!
That's right, today marks our final giveaway, courtesy of The Word on the Street, with the festival just around the corner THIS Sunday, September 24!So don't miss the chance to enter to win this delightfully ...
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September 18, 2016
Contest! Grand Prize Non-Fiction Mega Book Package from the Word on the Street
Are you in need of a whole new library? Do you live for fascinating, brilliantly written non-fiction? Then don't miss your chance to win our final, grand prize from The Word On The Street this year — ...