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
2019 Gala Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Authors Sponsor
Reception Sponsor
Hardcover Sponsors
Anonymous
Lorraine Greey
Taanta Gupta
Latner Family Foundation
Paperback Sponsors
Kari Cullen
Jan Innes / Lydia Luckevich
Marla & David Lehberg
Don Tapscott & Ana P. Lopes
Donors
- Condor Security Inc.
Mystery Shelf Sponsors
- Apex Physiotherapy & Massage
- Artbarn School
- Ashford Cleaners
- Avenue Road Arts School
- Axe & Hatchet Grooming Club
- Barry’s Bootcamp
- Böehmer Restaurant
- Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
- Canadian Stage
- Canadian War Museum
- CN TOWER/LA TOUR CN
- Crow’s Theatre
- Drake Hotel Properties
- DREAM Unlimited
- Emblem
- Esmeralda Enrique Academy of Spanish Dance
- Factory Theatre
- Fairmont Château Laurier
- Fairmont Royal York
- Forest Hill Spa
- Four Seasons Hotel Toronto
- Four Seasons Hotel Montreal
- Grange of Prince Edward Vineyard and Estate Winery
- HelloFresh
- Joe Rockhead’s
- Indoor Rock Climbing
- Kids & Company
- Kwäf
- LAC + CO
- Le Sélect Bistro
- Metropolitain Brasserie
- Mix Fix Beauty Lab
- Musée national des
- beaux-arts du Québec
- National Arts Centre
- One of a Kind Show
- Out of Print Clothing
- Prairie Fire
- Queen Books
- Resorts of the Canadian Rockies
- Rose Reisman Catering
- Roy Thomson Hall
- Royal Canadian Yacht Club
- Royal Ontario Museum
- Scaramouche
- Soulpepper Theatre Co.
- St. Joseph Communications
- Steam Whistle Brewing
- Stratford Festival
- Stratus
- Sushi Making for the Soul
- Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
- Tarragon Theatre
- the[fix]
- The Healthy Butcher
- The Malahat Review
- The National Ballet of Canada
- The Royal Conservatory of Music
- The Second City Toronto
- The Tapscott Group
- The Theatre Centre
- Theatre Passe Muraille
- VIA Rail
2019 Guest Authors
- Sally Armstrong
- Barry Avrich
- Linwood Barclay
- Randy Boyagoda
- Lynn Coady
- Annahid Dashtgard
- Susan Doherty
- Rich Donovan
- Robyn Doolittle
- Rebecca Fisseha
- Charlie Foran
- Don Gillmor
- Melissa Gismondi
- Samra Habib
- Catherine Hernandez
- Ann Hui
- John Irving
- Amy Jones
- Daniel Sarah Karasik
- Guy Gavriel Kay
- Shari Lapena
- Carrianne Leung
- Linden MacIntyre
- Rabindranath Maharaj
- Khashayar Mohammadi
- Téa Mutonji
- Carol Off
- Heather O'Neill
- Janika Oza
- Anna Mehler Paperny
- Catherine Porter
- Andrew Pyper
- Zalika Reid-Benta
- Eden Robinson
- Mark Sakamoto
- Adam Sol
- Moez Surani
- Susan Swan
- Tanya Talaga
- Jesse Thistle
- Ziya Tong
- Catriona Wright
- David Young