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VANCOUVER BOOK & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 | 11-5 MAGAZINE FESTIVAL 2010 LIBRARY SQUARE & CBC PLAZA JOIN US ONLINE We now have aBLOG! Stop by for photos, videos, and extra goodies about the Vancouver festival! We are also now onFlickr and have a WOTS Vancouver Group. Please add your photos to our Flickr photo pool!     BOOK BAG TREASURE HUNT Purchase an official WOTS book bag for $20 and collect free merchandise at the participating exhibitors displaying the book bag symbol. These amazing "self-filling" book bags are available only at the festival information booths on site and there are only 250 to be sold, so early queuing is essential. VOLUNTEER AT WOTS VANCOUVER Help out before, during, behind-the-scenes or out-in-front. Send an email to ourVolunteer Coordinator, Sharon Bradley, and tell her a little bit about yourself (and your talents!) 2010 FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING ANNOUNCED From music on the Mainstage, to poetry, prose, and visual exhibits, the 2010 Word On The Street Vancouver has something for everyone. We're proud to announce all our programming in theWHAT'S ON section of our website! We've got magazine demos in the Magazine Mews, informative panels at Writing Talks, and tons of kids programming. We're also excited to have use of the new, revamped CBC Plaza on Hamilton Street. Stay tuned for special CBC programming on the Plaza. Watch for the printed program guide available in your local bookstore, library, and café in September. For more frequent updates, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and our blog. LOTS MORE GOOD STUFF ON SITE KIDS ONLY SCAVENGER HUNTPurchase a DVBIA Kids Only Scavenger Hunt card at one of the Info Tents on site ($1). Then, answer the 10 questions on it. When you're done (or have answered as many as you can), take the completed card to the Info Tent on Hamilton Street to collect a cool prize! EXHIBITOR MARKETPLACE Exhibitors can be found at tents and tables all over the festival site. There are tents on Homer Street, Hamilton Street and inside the library (including The Word Under the Street). View a full list of exhibitors on our website. SILENT AUCTION Step up to the Silent Auction. Drop by the library promenade during festival hours and place your bid on a stellar assortment of valuable items and services. There are bargains to be had on books, restaurant meals, gift baskets and more, and your participation assist in keeping the Festival FREE for everyone. ____________________________________ The Word On The Street - Vancouver Book & Magazine Festival 901 - 207 West Hastings Street | Vancouver, BC V6B 1H7 wotsvan@thewordonthestreet.ca | www.thewordonthestreet.ca/vancouver

The folks at WOTS have alot to say when you ask "WOTS Up?!"  If you've not been to a Word On The Street Festival in previous years, get yourself out to this one!  Try it!  You'll Like It!  See you there, God, and the Weather willing. (Just Kidding, as there are plenty of tented and undercover (literally) events to liven up your literary juices. S.B.