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It was a night of literary stars as many of Canada's most prestigious writers and thought-leaders gathered for the 25th anniversary of the Writer's Trust gala. Held on November 18 at The Carlu, special guests included Writer's Trust founders Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson, John Iriving, Margaret Trudeau, and many award-winning authors and journalists. This year's winners included Emma Donaghue for fiction and James FitzGerald for non-fiction. The Writer's Trust of Canada provides various programs to support writers and foster a Canadian literary community.

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Riannon Raskin (left) and Julie Ibrahim

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Denise Donlon (left) and Margaret Atwood

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James FitzGerald, 2010 Writer's Trust prize winner for non-fiction

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Emma Donaghue, 2010 Writer's Trust prize winner for fiction, and Geoffrey Taylor

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Peter Mansbridge and Jana Juginovic

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John Tory, Writer's Trust gala chair

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Vince Borg and Amanda Lang

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Douglas Knight (left) and Gordon Pinsent

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Jessica Westhead (left) and Lauren Kirshner

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W. Brett Wilson

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Devon Code (left), Becky Toyne and Stuart Woods

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Vikki VanSickle and Nathan Whitlock

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Don Oravec

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Gill Deacon and Grant Gordon

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Marc Chalifoux and Laura Fraser

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Amy Black (left) and Deirdre Molina

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Andrea Zeifman and Perry Tung

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Bob Rae and Kim Echlin

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