Writers' Trust Gala 2011

Submitted by Grace on November 25, 2011 - 12:34pm

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Last night in Toronto, the Writers' Trust of Canada hosted their annual fundraising gala.

More than 450 people attended. The charity raised more than $180,000 to support the Writers' Trust's programs. CTV's Seamus O'Regan and CBC's Amanda Lang hosted the event, which opened with a video featuring Jane Urquhart, Yann Martel, Lawrence Hill, Anna Porter and Graeme Gibson (founding member of the Writers' Trust) talking about why the organization is important. Graeme Gibson called the Writers' Trust "a great big friend to writers" and said that "a country without a rich culture is a very bleak place".

Be sure to check out Open Book's interview series Writers at Night with several of the evening's guest authors.

Photos by Tom Sandler, courtesy of The Writers' Trust of Canada.

Carol Bishop-Gwyn, Kyle Buckley, Martha Schabas

Writers' Trust Executive Director Don Oravec, Margaret Atwood

Emerging Writers Table sponsored by the Apple ibookstore

Emmanuelle Gattuso, Hilary Doyle, Joshua Knelman

Event host Amanda Lang, Kevin O'Leary, Event chair Adrian Lang

Mark McEwan, Seyward Goodhand, Brian Francis

Murray McLauchlan, Sylvia Tyson, Doug Knight

Tanis Rideout, Gregor Robinson, Dani Couture

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