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Featuring over 30 Authors Including Henry Woolf | Jan Wong | Eric Walters FREE ADMISSION @WOTSyxe facebook.com/WOTSyxe thewordonthestreet.ca/saskatoon Image Flett Julie by ON BROADWAY BROADWAY AVENUE at 10TH & 11TH STREET SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2017 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM (OPENING CEREMONIES 10:30 AM) Welcome from the President and Board of Directors On behalf of our Board of Directors and my Festival Co-Chair Doug Zolinsky, I welcome you to the 2017 Saskatoon The Word On The Street Festival at our new home in the Broadway Business District. We are delighted to celebrate reading and to encourage the importance of literacy through an exciting program of Canadian authors, children’s activities, and a marketplace to whet the appetite, both figuratively and literally. Made possible only by the gracious and generous support of our sponsors, funding agencies, our new hosts The Broadway Business Improvement District, our in-kind and financial supporters, and the tremendous team of enthusiastic and committed leaders and volunteers we present this valued national literary festival free of charge to all our community! Doug and I extend our deepest and most humble gratitude to our multi- faceted and talented volunteer Board of Directors and Committee, as we showcase the courage and power of our community, and its deep commitment to the value of this Festival. Let’s turn the page onto new and exciting discoveries! Silvia Martini President, Board of Directors BOARD OF DIRECTORS Stephen Benesh Partner, Amigos Cantina Silvia L. Martini, President VP, Interlink Research Inc. Holly Borgerson Calder Graphic Artist, Designer Doug Zolinsky, Vice-President Director General, Western Economic Beth Côté, M.L.I.S. Diversification, Government of Director, Public Services Canada Saskatoon Public Library Jenica Nonnekes, Treasurer Vijay Kachru Senior Accountant, Virtus Group Graduate Student U of S, Painter, Writer Lisa Vargo, Secretary Professor, Department of English, Caroline Walker University of Saskatchewan Inventory Manager, McNally Robinson Booksellers “The Broadway District is host to many arts and culture events and is extremely excited for this literary festival to come to the district this fall. Word On The Street is the preeminent annual celebration of literacy and the written word in Saskatoon and we look forward to welcoming festival-goers to Broadway!" DeeAnn Mercier, Executive Director of the Broadway Business Improvement District Festival Office (306) 371-9800 Email: [email protected] A Message from Her Honour The Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan It is my sincere pleasure to extend greetings on I wish to acknowledge the authors and pub- behalf of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen lishers who give us such diverse and engaging of Canada, to everyone participating in the 2017 publications – thank you for The Word On The Street Festival in Saskatoon. enriching our lives beyond measure! I am grateful to the Festival planning committee and all the volunteers who have worked so hard Please accept my very best to make this 7th annual event possible. I also wishes for a successful and wish to express my gratitude to the libraries, memorable Festival. educators, individuals, and organizations who support literacy in Saskatoon and throughout our province. Literacy is a critical factor in Vaughn Solomon Schofield quality of life, and I thank you all for giving this Lieutenant Governor precious and important gift to so many. Finally, Province of Saskatchewan A Message from the Mayor of Saskatoon On behalf of my colleagues on City Council, Your hard work and determination has certainly welcome to the 2017 Word On The Street paid off! Thank you to all of the organizers and Festival! We are excited to once again be host to volunteers for once again this wonderful event in our beautiful city. bringing this important festival to our city. Literacy is a fundamental part of life in society today, one that every human being deserves Once again, welcome to to experience. Yet, there are still too many Saskatoon and best wishes people who struggle with literacy in our own for a great Festival! community and beyond. This festival is an outstanding celebration of the written word. Congratulations to all of the Charlie Clark authors and writers featured at the Festival. Mayor The Word On The Street acknowledges the support of the Government of Canada. Nous reconnaissons l’appui du gouvernement du Canada. The Word On The Street is a non-profit organization dedicated to uniting the country in a national celebration of reading and writing. Opening Ceremonies 10:30 a.m. Broadway Ave & 11th St. Featuring the Many Nations Dancers and the Wild Horse Drum Group. Sponsored by Partners The Word On The Street gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the following partners: PRESENTING PARTNERS FUNDING AGENCIES COMMUNITY PARTNERS FESTIVAL SUPPORTER FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL MEDIA PARTNERS 5 The Word On The Street gratefully acknowledges the Partners generous support of the following partners: Welcome Reception Houghton Boston VIP Lounge welcomes festival authors and sponsors to gather, relax, and enjoy refreshments. Catering by Entertainment by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Amigos Cantina Claddagh Branch, Saskatoon The Word On The Street Saskatoon 2017 Festival Committee Festival Co-Chairs: Silvia Martini & Doug Zolinsky Director, Author Programming: Caroline Walker Director, Treasure Island & Literacy Lane: Beth Côté Director, Operations: Jim Hodges National Liaison: Vijay Kachru Treasurer: Jenica Nonnekes Director, Administration: Brenda Mack Director, Volunteers: Darlene Bessey & Ken Pontikes Director, Welcome Mat: Holly Borgerson-Calder The Word On The Street Green Room Festival Hotel Sponsor Paper used for this program is Titan Gloss Text 70lb. White 6 Brave New World Tent Festival Map on inside back cover 11:00 - 11:45 Poetry for Survival In the Modern World — Beth Goobie and Lorna Crozier Beth Goobie’s breathing at dusk is a volume of gut-wrenching poems that look back at her emotional journey with fiercely striking language. Her memories are largely centered around the physical and sexual abuse she experienced as a child. Often with a focus on classical music and the beauty in nature, these poems are a testament to Goobie’s strength. Beth Goobie Lorna Crozier’s What The Soul Doesn’t Want, a collection of arresting, edgy poems about aging and grief, are surprising and invigorating. She revels in the quirkiness and whimsy of the natural world: the vision of a fly, the naming of an eggplant, and a woman who — not unhappily — finds that cockroaches are drawn to her. Beth Goobie grew up in Guelph, Ontario, where the appearance of a normal childhood hid many secrets. She is the award-winning author of 25 books, mainly for young adults, including The Pain Eater and the CLA Lorna Crozier award-winning Before Wings. Also a published poet, Beth makes her home in Photo: Kamil Bialous Saskatoon. Lorna Crozier is the author of seventeen books of poetry. She is Professor Emerita at the University of Victoria, has been awarded the Governor General’s Award for Poetry, and is a three- time recipient of the Pat Lowther Award. Born in Swift Current, she now lives on Vancouver Island. 11:45 - 12:30 Writing the Family — Ven Begamudré and Jan Wong (in conversation with Dave Margoshes) Two writers explore the complicated relationships between parents and children. Ven Begamudré’s Extended Families: A Memoir of India traces the history of both sides of his family, telling a story that is both timeless and universal. In Jan Wong’s Apron Strings: Navigating Food and Family In France, Italy and China, a mother and son explore their sometimes-fraught relationship, uniting — and occasionally clashing — over their mutual love of cooking. 7 Brave New World Tent Ven Begamudré was born in South India and came to Canada when he was six. He has an honours degree in public administration and an MFA in creative writing. He lives in Regina, Saskatchewan. Extended Families: A Memoir of India is his ninth book. Jan Wong is the author of five non-fiction Ven Begamudré bestsellers, including Red China Blues, which was named Jan Wong one of Time magazine’s top ten nonfiction books of 1996. She has won Photo: Kelly Baker Photo numerous journalism awards and is now a professor of journalism at St. Thomas University. A third- generation Canadian, Jan Wong is the eldest daughter of a prominent Montreal restauranteur. Dave Margoshes is a former journalist turned novelist, poet, short story writer, and editor. 12:30 - 1:15 Two Novelists Rollicking Through History — David Carpenter and Tyler Enfield (in conversation with Allan Safarik) The Gold by David Carpenter, set in the early part of the twentieth century, is a story about the rush for gold on the long trail that travels from high adventure and romance to atonement. Readers will meet some delightful, complex, and sometimes malicious characters in this sweeping narrative from one of Saskatchewan’s best known writers. The acclaimed debut novel by Tyler Enfield, Madder Carmine, set in the year 1849, is “a thrilling account of gun battles, romance, harrowing escapes, unshaven villains, a snakebite, a dubious circus, a mysterious girl with a palette of paints, and a young man’s epic journey to find her.” David Carpenter is the author of four novels, three collections of short fiction, David Carpenter one book of poems, and three works of literary nonfiction. He has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Kloppenburg Award for Literary