The Big Contest! Enter to Win 10 Books from The Word on the Street

Toronto's favourite literary gathering, The Word on the Street, takes over Queen's Park on May 27 and 28 this year, and to celebrate, the good folks at WOTS are giving one lucky reader the chance to win a spectacular mini-library of books by 10 of this year's guest authors.

With buzzy fiction debuts, fascinating nonfiction, books for young readers, and more, this is a truly special opportunity for a book lover to stack up an incredible collection. Each of the authors featured in the prize pack will be presented at The Word on the Street – be sure to check them out at the festival.

The Word on the Street Big Contest 2023 Prize Pack

This year's prize includes one (1) copy of each of the following titles:

• What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings edited by John Lorinc (Coach House Books)

• The Journey Prize Stories 33: The Best of Canada's New Black Writers, selected by David Chariandy, Esi Edugyan, and Canisia Lubrin (McClelland & Stewart Ltd.)

• Pebble & Dove by Amy Jones (McClelland & Stewart Ltd.)

• The Story Of Us by Catherine Hernandez (HarperCollins Canada) 

• The Whole Animal by Corinna Chong (Arsenal Pulp Press)

• 24 Hours in Paris by Romi Moondi (Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group) 

• Carrying it Forward: Essays from Kistahpinânihk by John Brady McDonald (Wolsak & Wynn)

• When it All Syncs Up by Maya Ameyaw (Annick Press)

• Suite As Sugar by Camille Hernández-Ramdwar (Dundurn Press) 

• Chrysalis by Anuja Varghese (House of Anansi Press)

To enter: send us an email at contests@open-book.ca and tell us the writer or organization you're most excited to see at The Word on the Street this spring (they can be from the prize list or not). Please include a mailing address and the subject line "Open Book WOTS Big Contest".All entries must be received by 11:59p.m. EST on May 14, 2023 to be considered.One winner will be chosen at random and notified via email. One entry per person. This contest is open to Canadian residents only. Chance of winning depends on number of entries received.See you at The Word on the Street on May 27 and 28!