More than 400 members of Toronto’s cultural and business communities came together on Nov. 14 for The Writers’ Trust of Canada’s* black-tie gala, raising $220,000 toward the organization’s programs and awards.

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Writers' Trust executive director Mary Osborne

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The crowd plays "The Quiz"

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Authors Terry Fallis and Kenneth Bonert with TWUC chair Doris Heffron

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CBC Radio's Shelagh Rogers and Charlie Webster

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Writers' Trust board member Peter Kahnert, Julie Jacobson, and former U.S. ambassador to Canada David Jacobson

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Actress Ngozi Paul and gala co-host Zaib Shaikh

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Musician Murray McLauchlan and former CBC Radio executive director Denise Donlon

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Former CTV News anchor Lloyd Robertson, St. Joseph Media president Doug Knight, and journalist David Macfarlane

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Author Krista Bridge

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Ken McCarter, Cathy Clarke, and author Lawrence Hill

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Authors Jowita Bydlowska and Christine Pountney

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Author Joseph Boyden and musician Gord Downie

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Authors Joseph Boyden and Colin McAdam with Penguin Canada president and publisher Nicole Winstanley

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CBC Radio's Jian Ghomeshi and photographer Heidi Hollinger

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Rogers Communications vice-president of government relations Jan Innes and event co-host Zaib Shaikh

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HarperCollins Canada president and CEO David Kent, Writers' Trust publicist Becky Toyne, and IFOA director Geoffrey Taylor

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St. Joseph Media president Doug Knight and <I>The Walrus</I> executive director and co-publisher Shelley Ambrose

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Comedian Colin Mochrie

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Author Andrew Kaufman, Penguin Random House Canada president and CEO Brad Martin, and <I>Globe and Mail</i> Books editor Jared Bland

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CBC TV's Amanda Lang and author Noah Richler

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2012 Hilary Weston Prize nominee Kamal Al-Solaylee

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Correction: An earlier version of this story stated the gala was for the Writers’ Union of Canada.