Sponsors

Our sponsors are an important and integral part of our success. Please take a look at the Sponsorship Package (PDF format) There are lots of ways to get involved and we look forward to working with you!.

Please direct any questions regarding sponsorship and advertising sales to our Sponsorship Coordinator Eugenia Catroppa

Platinum Sponsors | Gold Sponsors | Silver Sponsors | Industry Sponsors | Friends of the Scream

DEPARTMENT OF CAnADIAN HERITAGE

The Scream is now funded by the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage and its Arts Presentation program.

 

 

Ontario Arts Council

The Ontario Arts Council has been one of our most faithful public supporters, and this year is no exception.

 

 

Toronto Arts Council

The “ Toronto Arts Council is an arm's length funding body that supports the development, accessibility and excellence of the arts in Toronto. The TAC was new to The Scream only a few years ago, and has since become our largest public patron.

Canada Council for The Arts

The Canada Council is our longest standing public sponsor. Their support has been instrumental in building The Scream into the festival it has become. Browse their website for more information on our federal partners.

 

 

Platinum Sponsors

Canadian Stage Company

The Canadian Stage Company is Canada's leading not-for-profit
contemporary theatre company. Founded in 1987 with the merger of CentreStage and Toronto Free Theatre, the Company is dedicated to programming international contemporary theatre and to developing and producing landmark Canadian works. The Company presents the richest variety of Canadian and international plays and musicals - from edgy and provocative works at the Berkeley Street Theatre to productions with universal appeal at the Bluma Appel Theatre and a summer of Shakespeare at the TD Dream in High Park. Canadian Stage has a long-standing commitment to education and enhancement programs for the public,
nurturing theatre professionals, and developing new Canadian plays, while producing thought-provoking theatre and high quality entertainment
in Toronto, one of North America's largest theatre centres. For more information, refer to www.canstage.com.

Open Book Toronto

Open Book: Toronto celebrates Canadian writers and Toronto’s nonstop literary scene, with a special focus on the books, authors and events coming out with Ontario's independent, Canadian-owned publishers. Open Book is committed to showcasing the outstanding range and quality of
contemporary Canadian writing and invites Torontonians to connect with their very own vibrant and cutting-edge book world. Find us online at www.openbooktoronto.com, on Facebook and on Twitter.

EYE WEEKLY

EYE Weekly's dynamic and varied arts coverage includes some of the best book reviewing in the city, and their enthusiasm for our festival is inspiring. Not only is EYE WEEKLY sponsoring the Scream, they're also running a poetry contest linked to our launch event on July 2nd.

Gold sponsors

The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education

The Chang School’s Writing Workshops – both in-class and online – will help you kindle your creativity, strengthen your writing skills, and uncover an inspired story, whether factual or fictional.

Join our dynamic literary community and develop your craft through a combination of expert guidance, thoughtful critique, stimulating conversation, writing exercises, guest speakers, and field trips. Small class sizes and expanded online offerings foster a creative learning environment for all students. Whether you are a seasoned scribe or a budding bard, there’s a place for you in one of our courses.

Visit www.ryerson.ca/ce today to explore your options for this term. View the list of current course instructors; sign up for a new workshop or an old favourite; enter the publishing contest for a chance to get your work published in White Wall Review, Ryerson University’s journal of literary and visual art; or read up on upcoming literary events. Guided by dedicated writers with stellar credentials, the hands-on Writing Workshops will help you find your voice and inspire you to share your story.

 

Hugh's ROOM

Hugh’s Room 2261 Dundas St W (near Dundas West Station) has emerged as a leading Toronto venue for Canadian and International folk/roots, blues and jazz music, not to mention an excellent spot for dinner. For four years, Hugh’s Room was the home of the Scream Gala, and we’re very grateful to them for all their support. Our relationship isn’t over, and we’re confident that you’ll see Scream events at Hugh’s Room in the future.

Silver Sponsors

Steam whistle Brewery

Quality. Craftsmanship. Tradition. These are all signposts on the journey taken by Steam Whistle Brewing, when they set out to brew Canada's Premium Pilsner. Steam Whistle Pilsner is a beer Canadians can be proud of. Handcrafted with all natural ingredients, this award-winning recipe is a fine example of a true European-style Pilsner, brewed locally by the Good Beer Folks. From the restored building they occupy, to their 1950's design concept, their support of the community and our dedication to brewing only one beer - a Pilsner - Steam Whistle is an open book of fascinating stories. The Scream is pleased to have Steam Whistle as a sponsor for the third year.

Jackson-Triggs Vintners

Every bottle of Jackson-Triggs wine proudly bears the signatures of
the founders and proprietors, Allan Jackson and Don Triggs. Their signatures are your guarantee of exceptional quality and value and an
uncompromising commitment to do "whatever it takes to make great wine". We welcome Jackson-Triggs as return sponsors of the festival.

Admiral St George Bed & Breakfast

This year, the Scream's authors from around the country and beyond
will be staying at the Admiral St George Bed & Breakfast, at 305 St
George St. The Saint George is an Edwardian home, built in 1899,
furnished with the right balance of aesthetics and comfort. The
atmosphere is friendly and relaxed and is enjoyed by artists,
musicians and by academics, tourists, and business people alike.
Tastefully furnished with family antiques and art, rooms are large,
comfortable, and sun filled. Ensuite private bathroom or shared bath.

Shaw Festival

*Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario*
The Shaw Festival – bringing great theatre to life in the heart of Niagara Wine Country. One of the world’s finest theatre companies, the Shaw Festival is celebrated for its vivid and exhilarating productions of plays by Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries (1856-1950), and plays about the period of Shaw’s lifetime

Industry Sponsors

TYPE

This year, the Scream is entering into an exciting new partnership
with Type Books, a much-loved independent bookstore in the Trinity-Bellwoods neighbourhood. Type has been our official bookseller for the last three years, but this year they are also co-sponsoring the Type Salons, a series of smaller, more participatory, more experimental events (see the event schedule for more details), as well as hosting our visual art exhibit, featuring the work of many of the artists who are performing in this year's festival.
Like us, Type is a strong supporter of poetry, the small presses, and challenging and unusual literary work in all genres. You can visit them at their flagship store at 883 Queen St West (where all the Salons will be held), and you might also want to check out their second location at 394 Spadina Road, and the brand-spanking-new branch at 503 Danforth Avenue.

Coach House

Coach
House Printing and their literary arm Coach
House Books have been the Scream's best friend since, well, forever. Coach
House does most of our printing, and CH
Books has supplied our stage with a bevy of incredible authors. Their
site is well worth checking out, especially their impressive catalogue
of online books.

 

Toronto Women's Bookstore

Broken Pencil

This summer, buy a subscription to Broken Pencil Magazine for only $10 and you could win an invite to the ultimate indie arts fantasy party! Here’s the deal: Broken Pencil, the magazine of independent and underground culture, is holding a party. Buy a subscription right now at www.brokenpencil.com/party for only $10, and you could be one of 15 lucky winners who get to bring a friend to our summer extravaganza. Join boys and girls who haven’t washed, BP interns bloated on free beer and buffet, the great bands Whale Tooth and Dinosaur Bones, and many other underground dignitaries and get ready to party! And if you don’t win an invite, consider the amazing consolation prize: a 4 issue subscription to Broken Pencil for only $10 – that’s a mere $2.50 per issue to have your portal to independent books, zines, comics, art and general weirdness delivered right to your door. So go to www.brokenpencil.com/party and enter today!

Letters Bookstore

Insomniac Press

Insomniac Press is a general trade publisher that specializes in fiction and poetry. Many of our Alumni have published with Insomniac over the years, and we published our very own Carnival (a collection of Alumni writing from the early years of the festival) with them in 1996.

 

This Ain't the Rosedale Library

This Ain’t the Rosedale Library opened its Queen Street East doors in 1979, and was at its Church/Wellesley location from 1986, until 2008. It is presently located in Kensington Market right next to i deal coffee on Nassau Street near Bellevue Avenue.

One of Toronto’s original indie bookstores, specializing in books on music, poetry (New York school, langpo, beat, surrealist, symbolist etc.), modern classics, obscure and hard to find fiction, beat literature, modern art books, small press literature, politics, cultural studies and a whole lot more.

The Mercury Press

The good people of Mercury Press have been pushing fine and innovative Canadian literature since 1978. Mercury is also the new owners of Toronto’s Word, The Literary Calendar , the premiere source for info t-dot litscene. Do explore the offerings on their site. You’ll be glad you did.

The Beguiling

Celebrating its 22nd anniversary in 2009, The Beguiling has set a new standard in Canada for comix and graphic novel retail. Showcasing the largest selection of alternative, underground and avant-garde graphic story telling in North America, The Beguiling has a worldwide reputation for excellence. The Beguiling also acts as the art dealer for some of the industry’s finest alternative comics creators, and is the primary sponsor of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival, held every two years in downtown Toronto. Visit them online at http://beguiling.com.

Geist Magazine

Geist is a magazine of ideas and culture made in Canada with a strong literary focus and a sense of humour. The Geist tone is intelligent, plain-talking, inclusive and offbeat. Each issue reflects a convergence of fiction, non-fiction, photography, comix, reviews, little-known facts of interest, poetry, cartography and the legendary Geist crossword puzzle. At the heart of our enterprise is the imaginary country that some of us inhabit from time to time, and which often has something to do with Canada.

Anansi Press

Anansi started as a small press with a mandate to publish only Canadian writers, and quickly gained attention for publishing significant authors such as Margaret Atwood, Matt Cohen, Michael Ondaatje, and Erin Mouré, as well as George Grant and Northrop Frye.
French-Canadian works in translation have always been an important part of the list, and prominent Anansi authors in translation include Roch Carrier, Anne Hébert, Lise Bissonnette, and Marie-Claire Blais. The company specializes in finding and developing Canada's great new writers of literary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction and in maintaining a culturally significant backlist that has accumulated since the house was founded 40 years ago.

Ecw Press

Publishers Weekly recently recognized ECW Press as one of the fastest growing and most diversified independent publishers in North America. Now in its 25th year, ECW Press has published close to 1000 books that are distributed throughout the English-speaking world and translated into dozens of languages, with a list that includes some of the most exciting new fiction and poetry in Canada. Entertainment. Culture. Writing. ECW Press.

Friends of the Scream

Hot Docs

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is North America's largest documentary festival and market. Each year the festival presents over 150+ of the most outstanding docs from around the world, now to an audience over 120,000 strong. The 2010 Festival will take place April 29 to May 9. Hot Docs also runs the monthly film series Doc Soup from October to April at the Bloor Cinema, for which subscriptions are now on sale. For more information, visit http://www.hotdocs.ca

The Queen of Tarts

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Alternative Grounds

Alternative Grounds is one of Toronto's oldest and best
supplies of fair trade and organic coffee, purchasing directly from
small coffee cooperatives. They also provide other fair trade goods
including tea, cocoa, chocolate and juice, as well as local organic
snacks and cafe specials, and socially responsible handicrafts.
They're involved in many community and social justice efforts, and
we're very pleased to have them as an ongoing sponsor.

Hunter and Cook

Hunter and Cook is a contemporary art and culture magazine published and edited by Toronto artists Jay Isaac and Tony Romano. Hunter and Cook is designed as a group exhibition in magazine format featuring artists’ projects, interviews and features on contemporary artists. Our mandate is to bring like-minded artistic sensibilities from Canada and abroad to public attention.

In our fourth issue, the magazine has already gained critical attention from the Canadian cultural community. One of these highlights include our invitation to launch the third issue of the magazine at the Venice Biennale in June 2009 at the Canadian pavilion. The Venice Biennale is the largest and most prestigious art event in the world.

Lola's Commissary

Embrace your inner Lola! Lola is an alter ego who wants nothing more than to be looked at, lusted after, revered and foremost to dance to the beat of her own drum. You can find Lola looking fabulous at all times with everyone’s eyes on her longing for a vampish bite……..with Lola anything goes. There is a bit of a Lola in all of us.

There was a real Lola. Co-owner Karen Balcom had a Great-Aunt who was born of strict religious parents but deliciously chose to take another path. Her love of life and passion resonated with Karen and Lola’s ability to never give a s$*t about what others thought was a bench mark for Karen’s life and an inspiration whenever she had hurdles to overcome. Even after Lola went blind in her old age she still savored the company of good men, fine food and vodka smuggled across the American border in orange juice jugs…..Rock On Lola!

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