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.
About the Event
Join us for a lively, literary evening
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.
2023 Event Committee
Our committee helps to raise the prestige and profile of the Storytellers Ball and, in turn, supports the important work of Writers’ Trust.
Their time and talent help to inform the details of this remarkable event. Writers' Trust sincerely thanks all of this year's committee members:
Amanda Alvaro
Amy Burstyn-Fritz
Sonja Berman
Jaclyn Cobourn
Devin Connell
Gabe Gonda
Kaelen Haworth
Jen Kirsch
Marla Lehberg
Lindsay Mattick
Sasha McGrath
Shabin Mohamed
Alex Moskalyk
Lucia Remedios
Kim Tannenbaum
Nicole Tapscott
Kate Taylor Martin
Richard Ward
2023 Gala Sponsors
Donors
Arbib Foundation
CD Capital Developments Ltd.
The Ira Gluskin and Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation
Crowe Soberman LLP
Lorraine Greey
Oberon Capital Corp
Regent Family Foundation
Adrian Tauro
In-Kind Donors
Décor Sponsor
Chairman Mills
Flower Partner
Atelier Josephine
Design & Printing
Palettera
Special Project
The Gas Company Inc.
Publishers
Biblioasis
Dundurn Press
HarperCollins
Invisible Books
Penguin Random House Canada
Playwrights Canada Press
Simon & Schuster Canada
Véhicule Press
Mystery Shelf Prize Donors
- Apex Physiotherapy and Massage
- Balzac’s Coffee Roasters
- Bata Show Museum
- Ben McNally Books
- Canadian War Museum/Canadian Museum of History
- Compass Dermatology
- Crow’s Theatre
- Drake Hotel Properties
- DREAM Unlimited
- Factory Theatre
- Glowzone 360 Mississauga
- L’Intervalle
- Lenczner Slaght
- Little Canada
- Metropolitan Brasserie
- Mix Fix Beauty Lab
- National Arts Centre
- Opera Atelier
- Philosophy Fitness
- Pomp & Circumstance
- Ripley’s Aquarium
- Rose Reisman Catering
- Sheraton Hotel
- Soulpepper Theatre
- Steam Whistle Brewery
- Tarragon Theatre
- The Malahat Review
- Toronto Symphony Orchestra