It’s Canada’s largest one-day literary festival – as “Word On The Street”  presents a  national celebration of literacy and the Canadian written word.

The free annual festival happens in September  in Vancouver, Lethbridge, Saskatoon, Kitchener, Halifax and Toronto..where  more than 200,000 visitors are expected at Queen’s Park Circle on Sunday, September 23rd.

And this year there’s a new way to show your support for the festival and Canada’s literary stars.

You can “friend” an author and get some attractive benefits including a signed copy of their book, a tax receipt and a personalized certificate detailing your friendship.