Lethbridge Public Library CONNECTING YOU to IDEAS

Lethbridge Public Library CONNECTING YOU TO IDEAS The Lethbridge Public Library, host of The Word On The Street Festival, would like to thank Sponsors all our amazing Sponsors and Community Partners who make this festival possible.

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ADOPT AN AUTHOR SPONSORS Alpine Drywall Runners Soul D.A. Building Systems Southern Alberta Group for the Environment Friends of the Helen Schuler Nature Centre Southern Alberta Language Assessment Services KB Heating & Air Conditioning Ltd. U of L French Language Centre Lethbridge Pride Fest Writers’ Union of Canada Rocky Mountain Book Awards FESTIVAL FRIEND SPONSORS BowDriks Industries Gas King Canadian Children’s Book Centre Go West Media Canadian Linen Pink Tie Events Corporate Business Express Ltd Remax Real Estate Cupper’s Coffee and Tea Sutton Group Lethbridge Event Rentals U of L Bookstore Fineprints Screen Printing and Embroidery United Library Services Flight Network Walker’s Own Fruit Frontier College Warner Brothers

We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund (CBF) for this project. Welcome

It’s fall! While golden elm trees and autumn leaves surround us, so does the spirit of learning, reading and books! Come and experience one of Southern Alberta’s largest outdoor festivals woven around amazing author readings, live music performances, a bustling marketplace and fun activities for the whole family. This is the 8th year that the Lethbridge Public Library is hosting The Word On The Street festival. Along with all of the other sponsors and community partners, we are proud to provide an opportunity for members of our community to connect with reading and literacy in a fun and active SPECIAL way that showcases Canadian authors and other local Make sureOFFER to see the information desk inside talent to highlight the Festival’s theme: “Advocating the library for a special literacy and celebrating reading.” one-time offer on Library

Land Acknowledgement Statement memberships! The Lethbridge Public Library acknowledges that we are gathered on the lands of the Blackfoot people of the Canadian Plains and pays respect to the Blackfoot people past, present and future while recognizing and respecting their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship to the land. The City of Lethbridge is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III. Accessibility Information Accessible, all-gender bathrooms are available inside the library in the Children’s Department and upper south wing. All outdoor festival bathrooms are all-gender single use. The sensory story time basket will be available in the Children’s Department for story time programs in Kids’ Corner. If you wish to borrow the wiggle cushions, lap pads, or noise-cancelling headphones for use in the outdoor Kids’ Zone tent, please ask at the Children’s Department desk. Live closed captioning (CART) and sign language interpretation will be available for some events. Please check the website and schedule for details and updates. If you would like to request sign language interpretation for a particular author or event, let us know at [email protected] and we’ll do our best to accommodate. Festival Happenings

CVS Midwest Tape Kids’ Corner (Inside the Library) 11:15am - Frontier College Literacy Activities Aimed at all ages, the Reading Tent has physical and non-physical activities based on reading and writing. Possible activities include making your own recycled journal, literacy obstacle course, and story writing. Select a free book to take home! 1:00pm - Nikka Yuko Presents: Storytime with Tad and Tomo Come listen to Tad Mitsui tell children Japanese folk stories such as Peach Boy and Tama the station master cat. Tad will be joined by our own Nikka Yuko greeting neko mascot Tomo. 3:00pm - Pride Fest Presents: Drag Storytime for Everyone Celebrate diversity and have a super fun time with Drag Storytime, presented in partnership with Lethbridge Pride Fest! Meet our glamorous drag queen and kings in the Kids’ Corner of the Children’s Department, where they’ll be sharing stories, rhymes, and songs. All families and friends are welcome to join us for this fabulous celebration. Our special guests will be Molly Dooker, King Hunk, and Killa Watt. Scavenger Hunt – All day Stop by the information booth in the marketplace to take part in the Global News Lethbridge Scavenger Hunt. Find all the clues before the evening news to get a prize! Suitable for all ages; prizes for adults, kids, and teens. A picture is worth a thousand words. Take a snapshot of the festival and tweet or Instagram it with the tag #WOTSyql and be entered in for an extra prize draw! Open House in Read On – All day Read On is a library treasure that not many people know about! The Read On program offers adult literacy services at the Lethbridge Public Library and will be having an open house inside the Library at this year’s Festival. Make sure to visit them by the children’s department and learn what services they can offer you and how you can become a part of Read On! Special Presentations 4:00pm – Kids’ Zone Stage: Rocky Mountain Book Award Presentation Join the members of this Alberta-wide children’s readers’ choice awards to present the medal to Faith Erin Hicks, 2018 award winner, and hear Faith speak about her new book The Divided Earth. Special presentation by the students of the Dr. Hamman School Mountaineers. 4:00pm – Teen Zone Stage: Teen Writing Contest Winners Students in grades 7-12 have submitted their best short stories to a committee of volunteer judges to be critiqued on the entertainment value and writing quality of their work. The top 3 contestants will be reading on the Teen Stage at 4:00pm and a winner will be announced! For Children & Families

Community Partners Activities Find these vendors for activities and crafts in the outdoor marketplace.

Archeological Society: Excavation box and activity booklet

Centre for Oral History and Tradition: Learning oral history audio interviews

Family Centre: Imaginative paper bag book making

Helen Schuler Nature Centre: Interpretive nature activity about seasonal changes

Holy Spirit Catholic School Division: Miniature canvas tipi art

Southern Alberta Art Gallery: All ages welcome to make a mini book

University of Lethbridge Art Gallery: Collaborative picture book making

Visit the Children’s Department inside the library for other community partners providing activities throughout the day.

You can also find: Face-Painting

Swag and a Take a Photo with photo op from the Clifford or Dog Man SMALLFOOT movie

Words in Motion Stage

11:15 LPL Lightning Strikes Come join our experts from the Lethbridge Public Library for three short presentations about: • Local Indy Collection 2019 submissions • Read On adult literacy programs and volunteering • Book Club Success 12:00 CKXU Live Get to know CKXU! Meet CKXU DJ’s, staff and Board of Directors members while exploring the LPL Vinyl Revival Program. Hear directly from CKXU volunteers about their involvement in CKXU, all while dipping into the LPL’s custom currated vinyl collection as you enjoy a cup of “Power The Tower” punch from CKXU 1:00 Ask An Expert: Scriptwriting Join our panel of experts to hear more about their experiences writing for stage and screen. 2:00 Hand Lettering Workshop Learn the basic strokes of brush lettering and explore how putting them together forms first letters then words. Transform your handwriting into beautiful art! 3:00 Ask An Expert: Editing and Publishing Our panel of editors and industry professionals are here to share their advice on editing and submitting your work. 4:00 Writing Critiques Give your writing a boost with a short on-the-spot critique from an established author or editor! Our volunteers will provide fifteen minutes of critique and advice for one page of writing. Sign up on festival day at the Information Booth, starting at 11:00. Spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Centre for Oral History and Tradition Storytelling Booth

Our storytelling booth at Word on the Street is an interactive and fun opportunity for children to briefly interview a mother, father or legal guardian and have their interview e-mailed to them. Oral historians will be on site to help guide children do one-on-one, family history interviews. This is a great activity to ignite your child's interest in their family history and the past!

What is Oral History? Oral history is the collection of historical information through interviews with people who have personal knowledge of past events.

What is the COHT? The Centre for Oral History & Tradition (COHT), located at the University of Lethbridge, seeks to further excellence in the practice of oral history in our academic community and in southern Alberta. The COHT helps to identify, establish and assist community oral history projects undertaken in southern Alberta. For more information about the COHT please contact: [email protected] or visit: http://www.uleth.ca/research/centres-institutes/centre-oral-history-and-tradition Words and Pictures Stage

11:15 Comix Jam with Eric Dyck Help us start the day by contributing to collaborative comics! Drop in to add more in between presentations. 12:00 Ben Rankel – Frank

1:00 Faith Erin Hicks in conversation with Eric Dyck Join us as local artist Eric Dyck and guest artist Faith Erin Hicks talk comics, art, and creativity. 2:00 Troy Nixey – Vinegar Teeth

3:00 What’s New In Comics Looking for your next great read or new favourite series? Dylan from Showcase Comics is here to share what’s new and exciting in comics and graphic novels for everyone. 4:00 Comix Jam with Eric Dyck Help us finish off our day-long comics! Stop in to add to the story, check out the progress, and share ideas. Dream Write Publishing

Guy Chambers Beth Rowe Mandy Eve-Barnett J. E. McKnight Proud to participate in Words on the Street - Lethbridge. Dream Write Publishing is a full service company offering person- alized publishing services to new writers and established authors. Visit our booth to see books by these authors and others. Karen Probert Linda J. Pedley In attendance at WOTS: Buy Books. Get information. Guy Chambers Start or continue your publishing Mandy Eve-Barnett journey with us. Linda J. Pedley [email protected] 1-800-311-7091 www.dreamwritepublishing.ca Live Your Dream ~ Write Your Story Sik-Ooh-Kotoki Friendship Society Tipi Stage

11:15 Tipi Set-up Demonstration Tent Sponsored by 12:00 Blackfoot Stories with Francis First Charger 1:00 Powwow Regalia Showcase Come join Kyle Young Pine and family to learn more about the history, culture and construction of their powwow regalia, fancy dance, and jingle dance. 2:00 Hali Heavy Shield and the Kainai Women’s Project Hali will be speaking about the Kainai Women’s Project, about her work and life history as a Kainai woman and scholar, and present some of her spoken word poetry. Please note, this session will be filmed and recorded. 3:00 - 5:00 KAIROS Blanket Exercise™ A unique, participatory history lesson – developed in collaboration with Indigenous Elders, knowledge keepers and educators – that fosters truth, understanding, respect and reconciliation among Indigenous and non-indigenous peoples. Please note, this session is drop-in but is limited to 30 participants. Lsco presents

THE MUSICAL

Story and Book by: Peter Stone Music & Lyrics by: Maury Yeston

October 18, 19, 20 & 21, 2018

Director: Fran Rude • Music Director: Ken Rogers Choreographer: Joy Ackerman Tickets available at the Ticket Centre 329-SEAT (7328) Yates Memorial Centre

Produced on Broadway by Dodger Theatricals, Richard S. Pechter and The John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts

The South Alberta Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Network (SAFAN) is pleased to partner with the Word on the Street Festival. SAFAN is committed to services respectful of individual, family, culture, and community diversity from awareness and prevention, through to diagnosis and individual and caregiver supports. We applaud the commitment of Word on the Street to promoting literacy and a love of learning to all community members, of all ability levels. Thank You!

Words and Words in Teen Zone Kids’ Zone Pictures Time Canadian Motion Stage Stage Stage Comics Stage Author Stage** Heritage Kids’ Corner Sik-Ooh-Kotoki Author Stage** (inside) Tent Signings Tipi Stage

Giselle Courteau Maureen Fergus Virginia Pésémapéo Lorna Schultz Frontier College The Duchess LPL Lightning Buddy and Tipi set up 11:15-12:00 Bourdeleau Nicholson Children’s Reading Comix Jam Bakeshop Strikes Earl Meet the demonstration Winter Child A Time to Run Tent Cookbook* Neighbours

Virginia Bourdeleau, Frontier College Blackfoot stories Pauline Dakin Fartumo Kusow Dawn Ius Kallie George Giselle Courteau, Ben Rankel 12:00 - 12:45 CXKU Live Children’s Reading with Francis Run, Hide, Repeat* The Boon’s Wife Lizzie Heartwood Hotel Lorna Schultz Frank Tent First Charger Nicholson

Nikka Yuko Pauline Dakin, Kallie Norma Dunning E.K. Johnston Faith Erin Hicks in Joy Fielding Ask An Expert: Roy Macgregor Presents: George, Dawn Ius, Powwow Regalia 1:00 - 1:45 Annie Muktuk and That Inevitable conversation with The Bad Daughter* Scriptwriting The Ice Chips Story Time with Fartumo Kusow, Showcase Other Stories Victorian Thing Eric Dyck Tad and Tomo Ben Rankel

Angie Abdou Norma Dunning, Elizabeth Macleod Home Ice: Iona Whishaw Joy Fielding, Faith Hali Heavy Shield Hand Lettering S.K. Ali Biographies of Troy Nixey 2:00 - 2:45 Reflections of A Sorrowful Erin Hicks, E.K. - Kainai Women’s Workshop Saints and Misfits Chris Hadfield & Vinegar Teeth a Reluctant Sanctuary Johnston, Roy Project Viola Desmond Hockey Mom* MacGregor

Angie Abdou, S.K. Ali, Ask An Expert: Stephanie Tromly Pride Fest Presents: Eric Dyck, Elizabeth KAIROS Amber Dawn Ali Bryan Joel A. Sutherland What’s New 3:00 - 3:45 Editing and Trouble Never Drag Storytime for MacLeod, David Martin, Blanket Exercise™ Sodom Road Exit* The Figgs Haunted Canada 8 In Comics Publishing Sleeps Everyone Martin Parnell, Iona 3:00-5:00 Whishaw

Faith Erin Hicks Ali Bryan, Amber Martin Parnell The Divided Earth KAIROS David Martin Drop-in Teen Writing Dawn, Troy Nixey, 4:00 - 4:45 The Secret & Rocky Mountain Comix Jam Blanket Exercise™ Tar Swan Writing Critiques Contest Winners Joel A. Sutherland, Marathon* Book Award 3:00-5:00 Stephanie Tromly Presentation*** * These sessions will be presented with a sign language interpreter. If there are additional sessions you would like to see translated, please inquire at [email protected] • ** This stage will be presented with live closed captioning (CART) *** With a special presentation by the Dr. Hamman School Mountaineers • Please Note: some times may change. The most recent schedule will be available at http://thewordonthestreet.ca/lethbridge/ Words and Words in Teen Zone Kids’ Zone Pictures Time Canadian Motion Stage Stage Stage Comics Stage Author Stage** Heritage Kids’ Corner Sik-Ooh-Kotoki Author Stage** (inside) Tent Signings Tipi Stage

Food Vendors

1 Cool Hand Luke’s Ice Cream Truck 9 2 Crepe Affair 3 Jackie’s Kitchen 4 Macs & Custard 5 West Winds Kettle Corn 6 The Tail Gators 7 Piggyback Poutinerie 8 Blackfoot Canadian Cultural Society 2 1 Exhibitors 3 9 MLA Office (Lethbridge East and West) 4 5th Avenue Food 10 Islamic Da’wah Centre Lethbridge

11 Porter Custom Leather & Wood Design 7 8 6 5 12 Holy Spirit Catholic School Division* Alberta Views Magazine 10 U of L Alberta Magazine Publishers Association Bookstore

13 Urban Society of Aboriginal Youth E Bianca Rowena Information Ginger Lee Malacko 11 F U of L Art Gallery* 13 D 12 14 Allied Arts Council Archaeological Society* 14 15 Lethbridge Pride Fest 16 17 15 TechBridge Makerspace

Essential Edits Street 8th C 18 19 Jessica Quarterman

Krysta MacDonald 20 21

16 U of L Centre for Oral History and 23 Tradition* 22 TBA Keep an eye out for swag and a photo booth from the SMALLFOOT movie! B

*Children’s Activity Vendors Visit the U of L Bookstore to get books signed by your favourite authors! See Event Schedule for signing times.

Music Stage The Saints Fawns Elder Francis First Charger Opening Blessing 10:45 am - 11:00 am

There will also be Thunder Chiefs Drum performances from local Circle cultural organizations and 11:00 am - 11:15 am performers. 11:30 am - 12:15 pm 12:30 - 1:15 pm Map

17 Canadian Union of Postal Workers South Alberta FASD Network Tutor Doctor 18 Sask Books Bowman Helen Schuler Nature Centre* Joan Mettauer Linda Penner 19 Dream Write Publishing Ltd. Lethbridge Historical Society Beth Towe Projects Music The River Bottom Writers 5th Avenue H 20 Big John’s Books Friends of the LPL Stray Books Ltd. Book Sale Guy Chambers Harrison and Tom Szutu 21 Southern Alberta Art Gallery* EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy G Publishing Information 22 Art with Purpose U of L French Language Centre Children’s Services South Region – 13 Lethbridge Public Library Placement Resources • FREE Memberships 15 • Kids and Adult Scavenger Hunt 23 Lethbridge Public Library • Live Musicians U of L Library • CVS Midwest Tape and 17 hoopla digital CKXU • PageBreak Café powered by Hotwire Panini 24 City of Lethbridge Cycling Master Plan 19 25 Family Centre* 21 I Performance Stages A Kids’ Zone Stage 23 24 • Literacy activities B Words in Motion Stage • Storytime C Lethbridge Herald Author Stage • Crafts with community partners D Canadian Heritage Author Stage E Sik-Ooh-Kotoki Friendship Society Stage 25 • Open House in Read On A Facepainting F Words and Pictures Stage G Teen Zone Stage H B93 and Country 95 Music Stage Visit the U of L Bookstore to get books signed by your favourite authors! See Event Schedule for signing times. I CVS Midwest Tape Kids’ Corner (inside)

Ezra Sulin Black Roses Jolene Draper & Alison & Danny for Breakfast The Inquisitive Few

12:30 - 1:15 pm 1:30 - 1:45 pm 1:50 - 2:10 pm 2:30 - 3:15 pm 3:30 - 4:15 pm Featured Authors

Angie Abdou Lethbridge Herald Author Stage 2:00-2:45 Book Signing: 3:00-3:45 Angie Abdou is the author of five novels, including, most recently,In Case I Go, a finalist in the fiction category of the Banff Mountain Book Award, as well as named a best book of 2017 on lists by CBC Books and Rogers Writers’ Trust. The Bone Cage was a CBC Canada Reads finalist, defended by NHL star Georges Laraque, and was awarded the 2011–12 MacEwan Book of the Year shortly after. Her novel Between was named a Best of 2014 book by PRISM Magazine, 49th Shelf, and The Vancouver Sun. Angie is Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Athabasca University. Photo by Wilkie Kevan Home Ice: Reflections of a Reluctant Hockey Mom The author of the Canada Reads–nominated The Bone Cage tackles the ups and downs of amateur hockey, from a mother’s point of view. Over 570,000 people are registered in Hockey Canada and over 600,000 in Hockey USA. It’s a national obsession. But what does that really mean when your child wants to play on a team? As a former varsity athlete and university instructor teaching sport literature, novelist Angie Abdou is no stranger to sport obsession, but she finds herself conflicted when faced with the reality of the struggles, joys, and strains of having a child in amateur hockey. In Home Ice, with equal parts humour and anguish, Abdou charts a full season SPONSORED BY of life as an Atom-level hockey mom, from summer hockey camp to the end-of-season tournament.

S.K. Ali Teen Zone Stage 2:00-2:45 Book Signing: 3:00-3:45 S. K. Ali is the author of the 2018 Morris award finalist,Saints and Misfits. Her debut novel won critical acclaim for its groundbreaking portrayal of an unapologetic Muslim-American teen’s life. She has a degree in Creative Writing and has written about Muslim life for various media, including the Toronto Star and NBC News. She lives in Toronto with her family and a very vocal cat named Yeti. Her second novel, Marvels and Oddities, a story about finding love in the time of Islamophobia, will be published in 2019 by Simon & Schuster.

Saints and Misfits Saints and Misfits is a “timely and authentic” (School Photo by Andrea Stenson Library Journal, starred review) debut novel that feels like a modern day My So-Called Life…starring a Muslim teen. There are three kinds of people in my world: 1. Saints, those special people moving the world forward. Sometimes you glaze over them. Or, at least, I do. They’re in your face so much, you can’t see them, like how you can’t see your nose. 2. Misfits, people who don’t belong. Like me—the way I don’t fit into Dad’s brand-new family or in the leftover one composed of Mom and my older brother, Mama’s-Boy-Muhammad. 3. Monsters. Well, monsters wearing saint masks, like in Flannery O’Connor’s stories. Like the monster at my mosque. People think he’s holy, untouchable, but nobody has seen under the mask. Except me. Pauline Dakin Lethbridge Herald Author Stage 12:00-12:45 Book Signing: 1:00-1:45 Pauline Dakin is an assistant professor at the University of King’s College School of Journalism in Halifax. A journalist who has worked in radio, television, and print, she was also a senior producer for CBC Nova Scotia, host of CBC Radio’s Atlantic Voice, and a long-time health reporter for CBC National News. She has received many national journalism awards, including a citation of merit from The Michener Awards. She lives in Halifax. Run, Hide, Repeat: A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood An unforgettable family tale of deception and betrayal, love and forgiveness Photo by Alexandra Conway 2017 Pauline Dakin spent her childhood on the run. Without warning, her mother twice uprooted her and her brother, moving thousands of miles away from family and friends. Disturbing events interrupt their outwardly normal life: break- ins, car thefts, even physical attacks on a family friend. Many years later, her mother finally revealed they’d been running from the Mafia and were receiving protection from a covert anti-organized crime task force. But the truth was even more bizarre. Gradually, Dakin’s fears give way to suspicion. She puts her journalistic training to work and discovers that the Mafia threat was actually an elaborate web of lies. As she revisits her past, Dakin uncovers the human capacity for betrayal and deception, and the power of love to forgive. SPONSORED BY SPONSORED BY

Joy Fielding Lethbridge Herald Author Stage 1:00-1:45 Book Signing: 2:00-2:45 Joy Fielding is the New York Times bestselling author of Someone Is Watching, Now You See Her, Still Life, Mad River Road, See Jane Run, and other acclaimed novels. She divides her time between Toronto and Palm Beach, Florida.

The Bad Daughter: A Novel What first appears to be a random home invasion and brutal attack reveals a family’s dark secrets in this domestic ticking-clock suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of See Jane Run. A voice mail from her estranged sister, Melanie, sends Robin’s heart racing and her mind spiraling in a full-blown panic attack. Melanie’s message is dire: Their father, his second wife, and his twelve-year-old stepdaughter have been shot–likely in a home invasion–and lie in the hospital in critical condition. New York Times bestselling author Joy Fielding has written a gripping edge-of-your-seat thriller of family intrigue and dark secrets. The Bad Daughter explores the deadly differences between the lies we want to believe and the truths we wish not to know. SPONSORED BY Featured Authors

Faith Erin Hicks Words and Pictures Comics Stage 1:00-1:45 Kids’ Zone Stage 4:00-4:45 Book Signing: 2:00-2:45 Faith Erin Hicks is a writer and artist in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her graphic novels include Zombies Calling, The War at Ellsmere, Brain Camp (with Susan Kim and Laurence Klavan), Friends with Boys, Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong (with Prudence Shen), the Bigfoot Boy series (with J. Torres), The Last of Us: American Dreams (with Neil Druckmann), the Eisner Award-winning The Adventures of Superhero Girl, and the Nameless City series.

The Divided Earth The Nameless City held by the rogue Dao prince Erzi is Photo by Neil Speers under siege by a coalition of Dao and Yisun forces who are determined to end the war for the Nameless City once and for all. And the people of the city the “Named” are caught in between. Meanwhile, Rat and Kai must infiltrate Erzi’s palace and steal back the ancient and deadly formula for napatha, the ancient weapon of mass destruction Erzi has unearthed before he can use it to destroy everything Rat and Kai hold dear! In her third and final installment in the Nameless City trilogy, Faith Erin Hicks delivers a heart-thumping conclusion. With deft world-building, frantic battle scenes, and a gentle and SPONSORED BY moving friendship at its heart, the Nameless City has earned its place as one of the great fantasy series of our time.

E.K. Johnston Teen Zone Stage 1:00-1:45 Book Signing: 2:00-2:45 E. K. Johnston is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of several YA novels, including the L.A. Time Book Prize finalistThe Story of Owen and Star Wars: Ahsoka. Her novel A Thousand Nights was shortlisted for The Governor General’s Award. The New York Times called The Story of Owen “a clever first step in the career of a novelist who, like her troubadour heroine, has many more songs to sing” and in its review of Exit, Pursued by a Bear, The Globe & Mail called Johnston “the Meryl Streep of YA,” with “limitless range.” E. K. Johnston lives in Stratford, Ontario. Follow her on Twitter at @ek_johnston. Photo by Sarah Oughton 2013 That Inevitable Victorian Thing Speculative fiction from the acclaimed bestselling author of Exit, Pursued by a Bear and Star Wars: Ahsoka. Victoria-Margaret is the crown princess of the empire, a direct descendent of Victoria I, the queen who changed the course of history. The imperial tradition of genetically arranged matchmaking will soon guide Margaret into a politically advantageous marriage. But before she does her duty, she’ll have one summer of freedom and privacy in a far corner of empire. Posing as a commoner in Toronto, she meets Helena Marcus, daughter of one of the empire’s greatest placement geneticists, and August Callaghan, the heir to a powerful shipping firm currently besieged by American pirates. In a summer of high-society debutante balls, politically charged tea parties, and romantic country dances, Margaret, Helena, and August discover they share an extraordinary bond and maybe a one-in-a-million chance to have what they want and to change the world in the process. Roy MacGregor Kids’ Zone Stage 1:00-1:45 Book Signing: 2:00-2:45 Roy MacGregor, who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012, has been described by the Washington Post as “the closest thing there is to a poet laureate of Canadian hockey.” He is the author of the internationally successful Screech Owls hockey mystery series for young readers, which has sold more than two million copies and is also published in French, Chinese, Swedish, Finnish, and Czech. It is the most successful hockey series in history – second only to Anne of Green Gables as a book series for young readers – and, for two seasons, was a live-action hit on YTV. MacGregor has twice won the ACTRA Award for best television screenwriting.

The Ice Chips and the Haunted Hurricane: Ice Chips Series Book 2 The second title in a new chapter-book series by acclaimed author and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Roy MacGregor and his daughter, journalist Kerry MacGregor, follows a ragtag hockey team that travels through time to witness key moments in the development of the game and some of its star players. The team’s second adventure has them travelling to Halifax, Nova Scotia, in the middle of a storm, as a young Sidney Crosby teaches the Ice Chips about perseverance and creativity—showing them that you don’t need fancy equipment to train hard.

Martin Parnell Lethbridge Herald Author Stage 4:00-4:45 Book Signing: 3:00-3:45 Martin Parnell started his “Quests for Kids” initiative in 2010 after a 25-year career in the mining industry. Over the next five years he completed 10 “Quests.” These included running 250 marathons in one year, setting five Guinness World Records and summiting Mount Kilimanjaro in 21 hours. By the end of 2014, over $1.3-million had been raised for the humanitarian organization Right To Play and 27,000 children had been given the gift of hope. Martin is a professional speaker and the author of Running to the Edge (RMB, 2016) and Marathon Quest – Revised & Updated (RMB, 2018). Martin Parnell lives in Cochrane, Alberta. www.martinparnell.com Photo by Sarah Oughton 2013 The Secret Marathon In 2016, Martin Parnell went on a journey that many believed was madness: running a marathon in Afghanistan in a quest to fight for women’s rights and gender equality. Of course, this was not the first time he had been called crazy. In 2010 he had run 250 marathons in one year and in 2013 he had climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in 21 hours. These two endeavours raised $1.3-million for the humanitarian organization Right To Play and had given the gift of hope to over 27,000 children around the world. It was while recovering from a life-threatening and rare blood clot on his brain that Martin had read about Zainab, the first woman to run a marathon in Afghanistan. He was so inspired by her story that he decided that if he was able to recover from his illness he would ask to run with her at the next “Marathon of Afghanistan” in support of rights for girls and women.

In The Secret Marathon, readers will be transported to a country of beauty, SPONSORED BY hardship and complexity, sharing in the despair, resilience and friendliness of the Afghan people as they strive for freedom and equality for themselves and their fellow citizens. Written by 10 y/o Harrison and his dad. A hilarious book about heroic mice living in the sewers under NY Wall Street where they are taught the ancient ways of the Chi Energy Force by Grandmaster. What began as a project to develop Harrison's writing skills when he was 8, the book is something like Ninja Turtles meets Star Wars but with Captain Underpants style humour. The characters and stories in the book will entertain young readers with fun adventure tales while subtly teaching them about the real world. Children will enjoy the humorous action adventure and new vocabulary while parents will appreciate the available learning opportunities and wide range of ideas and topics covered.

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Centre DELF-DALF university of lethbridge Author Biographies

Amber Dawn Lethbridge Herald Author Stage 3:00 – 3:45 • Book Signing: 4:00 – 4:45 Amber Dawn is a writer and creative facilitator living on unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations (Vancouver, Canada). Her debut novel Sub Rosa (2010) won the Lambda Literary Award for Debut Lesbian Fiction and the Writers’ Trust of Canada Dayne Ogilvie Prize. Her memoir How Poetry Saved My Life: A Hustler’s Memoir (2013) won the Vancouver Book Award. Her poetry collection Where the words end and my body begins (2015) was a finalist for BC Book Award’s Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. She is the editor of two queer anthologies Fist of the Spider Women: Fear and Queer Desire (2009) and With A Rough Tongue: Femmes Write Porn (2005). Her sophomore novel, Sodom Road Exit is forthcoming SPONSORED BY Spring 2018, and probes themes of systemic poverty, trauma, vengeful ghosts and lesbian desire, all set in a failed amusement park town in the early ’90s. All of her books are published with Arsenal Pulp Press. She currently teaches creative writing the University of British Columbia, as well as guest mentors at several drop-in, community- driven spaces in the Downtown Eastside, an area impacted by poverty-related issues and beloved for its tenacity and creativity. Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau Canadian Heritage Author Stage 11:15 – 12:00 • Book Signing: 12:00 – 12:45 Virginia Pésémapéo Bordeleau is an internally recognized SPONSORED BY visual artist of Cree origin. She has published three novels and two poetry collections in French. Winter Child is her first novel translated into English. She lives in Abitibi, in northwest Quebec. Ali Bryan Canadian Heritage Author Stage 3:00 – 3:45 • Book Signing: 4:00 – 4:45 Ali Bryan’s first novel,Roost , won the Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction and was the official selection of One Book Nova Scotia 2014. Her non-fiction has been shortlisted for the Jon Whyte Memorial Essay Prize and longlisted for the CBC Creative Non-Fiction Prize. She is a certified personal trainer and lives with her family in Calgary. Her second novel is The Figgs. Giselle Courteau Lethbridge Herald Author Stage 11:15 – 12:00 • Book Signing: 12:00 – 12:45 Giselle Courteau is the co-owner of the hugely popular Duchess Bake Shop, Duchess Provisions and Duchess Atelier, and also the recently opened Cafe Linnea, all in Edmonton, Canada. She is a self- taught baker who has been baking her whole life. The author lives in Edmonton, AB. Author Biographies

Norma Dunning Canadian Heritage Author Stage 1:00 – 1:45 • Book Signing: 2:00 – 2:45 Norma Dunning is an Inuit writer, scholar, researcher, and grandmother who grew up experiencing a silenced form of Aboriginality in the southern areas of Canada. When she began to write about her own ancestors, her Inukness became evident. Her creative work keeps her most grounded in the traditional Inuit ways of knowing and being. facebook.com/NormaDunning2017 Kallie George Kids’ Zone Stage 12:00 – 12:45 • Book Signing: 1:00 – 1:45 Kallie George is the author of the Magical Animal Adoption Agency series, as well as the Heartwood Hotel series. She works as an author and speaker in Vancouver, Canada, and she holds a master’s in children’s literature from the University of British Columbia. In addition to writing books for young readers, she leads workshops for aspiring writers. She happened across the Heartwood Hotel on a hike with her husband and wishes she was a mouse like Mona so she could stay there, too. Visit Kallie online at kalliegeorge.com, and visit the Heartwood at heartwoodhotel.com. Dawn Ius Teen Zone Stage 12:00 – 12:45 • Book Signing: 1:00 – 1:45 Dawn Ius is the author of Anne & Henry, Overdrive, and Lizzie. When she’s not slaying fictional monsters, she can be found geeking out over things like true love and other fairy tales, Jack Bauer, sports cars, Halloween, and all things that go bump in the night. She lives in Alberta, Canada, with her husband, Jeff; their giant English Mastiff, Roarke; and their Saint Bernard, Charley.

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Bookstore Proud to be the official bookseller of The Word On The Street Festival We are the bookstore for Everyone! Bookstore Hours We have an extensive selection of contemporary fiction, small press, M-F 8:30-4:30 and children’s titles. We also carry Saturday 12-4 an eclectic mix of gifts for Closed Stat Holidays everyone.

We believe in the power of the written word, and that stories are essential to building a community. Fartumo Kusow Canadian Heritage Author Stage 12:00 – 12:45 • Book Signing: 1:00 – 1:45 Born in Somalia, Fartumo Kusow immigrated to Canada at the start of the civil war. Her first novel,Amran , was serialized in October Star, Mogadishu: Somali National Press in 1984. Since her arrival in Canada in 1991 she has earned a B. Arts Honours in English Language and Literature and B. Education from the University of Windsor. She now teaches English literature courses for the Greater Essex County District School Board. A mother of five adult children, she lives in Windsor, Ontario. fartumokusow.com Elizabeth MacLeod Kids’ Zone Stage 2:00 – 2:45 • Book Signing: 3:00 – 3:45 Elizabeth MacLeod is the author of many notable Canadian non-fiction titles including Canada Year-By-Year, and the critically acclaimed biographies: Alexander Graham Bell: An Inventive Life; Lucy Maud Montgomery: A Writer’s Life; and George Washington SPONSORED BY Carver: An Innovative Life. She lives in Toronto, Ontario and enjoys reading, swimming, theatre and tap dancing. David Martin Canadian Heritage Author Stage 4:00 – 4:45 • Book Signing: 3:00 – 3:45 David Martin was born and raised in Calgary, where he lives with his wife and children. His poetry has been awarded the CBC Poetry Prize, shortlisted for the Vallum Award for Poetry and PRISM international’s poetry contest, and published in many journals and magazines across Canada. He is an instructor at The Reading Foundation, one of the organizers for Calgary’s Single Onion poetry SPONSORED BY reading series, and the frontman for an indie- pop group, The Fragments. His debut book, Tar Swan, is a part of the Crow Said Poetry series. Lorna Schultz Nicholson Teen Zone Stage 11:15 – 12:00 • Book Signing: 12:00 – 12:45 Lorna Schultz Nicholson has published children’s picture books, middle grade fiction, YA fiction and hockey non-fiction. Before she started writing full-time, she worked as a television co-host and reporter, radio host and reporter, theatre and murder mystery actor, fitness coordinator and rowing coach. Whew. Now, she writes full time. Most of her children’s books are about friendships and school and family life and emotions and feelings and… well, the ups and downs of life. We all have those ups and downs, right? Her books have been nominated for many different awards, and are often on the CCBC’s Best Books for Kids and Teens list. Lorna loves travelling and presents at libraries and schools all over North America to inspire children to love reading and writing as much as she does. Lorna lives SPONSORED BY in Edmonton with her husband (Go Oilers Go) and two dogs, a whiny bichon shih tzu, and a sort-of-naughty puppy she rescued from Mexico. Author Biographies

Troy Nixey Words and Pictures Comics Stage 2:00 – 2:45 • Book Signing: 4:00 – 4:45 Troy Nixey began his storytelling career in the early nineties drawing “Dead World” and “Bill The Clown.” Over the years he has worked on other notable comics, including “Batman: The Doom that Came to Gotham,” Neil Gaiman’s “It’s only the End of the World Again,” Matt Wagner’s “Grendel: Black, White and Red,” “Harely Quinn” and “Bacon.” Nixey also co-created the comic mini-series “Jenny Finn” with Mike Mignola and the critically acclaimed comic “Trout,” his most personal work. In 2007, Nixey’s short film “Latchkey’s Lament” screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was this short film that attracted Guillermo del Toro and created industry buzz about Nixey’s first feature, which would become “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.” His comic book background has been perfect for Nixey’s transition into directing movies. Troy Nixey has shifted his creative focus back to comics and in the also few years has worked on Mike Mignola’s Lobster Johnson, Vinegar Teeth with Damon Gentry and has begun a new four issue mini-series of his most beloved creation, Trout. Ben Rankel Words and Pictures Comics Stage 12:00 – 12:45 • Book Signing: 1:00 – 1:45 Ben Rankel is a cartoonist and this is his first original graphic novel. His other comics credits include Rat Queens shorts: GARY (Image Comics) and The Absent King (Comixology), as well as Faulty Pump (Fight! Comics/Comixology). His comics, illustration and design work were nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award. He has also had comics work appear in Avenue Magazine, GrainsWest Magazine and has been shown at the Roq La Rue gallery in Seattle. Ben lives in Calgary, Alberta with his partner Fiona Staples and their cat, Kupo. Joel A. Sutherland Kids’ Zone Stage 3:00 – 3:45 • Book Signing: 4:00 – 4:45 Joel A. Sutherland is a mild-mannered children and youth services librarian by day, and a speculative fiction writer and editor by night. He has won two Silver Birch Non-Fiction Awards and two Hackmatack Awards for his books in the Haunted Canada series. He is also the author of Summer’s End, a horror novel, which has been nominated for the Red Maple Award. He lives in Courtice, Ontario with his wife and children, and a mountain of books. Visit him online at www. joelsutherland.com. Author Biographies

Stephanie Tromly Teen Zone Stage 3:00 – 3:45 • Book Signing: 4:00 – 4:45 Stephanie Tromly was born in Manila, grew up in Hong Kong, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, and worked as a screenwriter in Los Angeles. She is currently on leave from her PhD program in English Literature at the University of Toronto and lives in Winnipeg with her husband and young son. Stephanie is the author of the Trouble Is a Friend of Mine trilogy. Twitter: @stephanietromly Iona Whishaw Canadian Heritage Author Stage 2:00 – 2:45 • Book Signing: 3:00 – 3:45 Iona Whishaw was born in British Columbia. After living her early years in the Kootenays, she spent her formative years living and learning in Mexico, Nicaragua, and the US. She travelled extensively for pleasure and education before settling in the Vancouver area. Throughout her roles as youth worker, social worker, teacher, and award-winning high school principal, her love of writing remained consistent, and compelled her to obtain her master’s in creative writing from the University of British Columbia. Iona has published short fiction, poetry, poetry translation, and one children’s book,Henry and the Cow Problem. A Killer in King’s Cove was her first adult novel. Her heroine, Lane Winslow, was inspired by Iona’s mother who, like her father before her, was a wartime spy. Visit ionawhishaw.com to find out more.