Writers' Trust Storytellers Ball

About the Event

Join us for a lively, literary evening

With a Canadian writer at each table, the Writers’ Trust Gala is unlike any other fundraiser. Past guest authors include literary luminaries Margaret Atwood, Adrienne Clarkson, Cherie Dimaline, Emma Donoghue, Lawrence Hill, Thomas King, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Anne Michaels, and Noah Richler.

Storytellers Ball Co-Chairs

Amy Burstyn Fritz and Lucia Remedios
Photo by George Pimentel

Storytellers Ball Host

Randy Boyagoda is the author of six books, including the novels Governor of the Northern Province, Beggar’s Feast, Original Prin and, most recently, Dante’s Indiana. His work has been nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and named a Globe and Mail  Best Book of the year and New York Times Book Review  Editor’s Choice. He contributes essays, reviews, and opinions to publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and The Atlantic, among others. He appears frequently on CBC Radio and podcasts for the Toronto Public Library.

Boyagoda is also a professor of English literature at the University of Toronto and serves as the Acting Vice-Provost, Faculty & Academic Life. Born in Oshawa to Sri Lankan immigrants, he lives in Toronto with his wife and their four daughters.