text: Due to the ongoing concerns around COVID-19, the Writers' Trust will be unable to host the beloved annual fundraising gala scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 17.
  If you wish to continue supporting the Writers' Trust, please visit our donation page.
  We look forward to celebrating Canadian writers and writing with you in person come fall 2021.
  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.
  The highlight of the evening is the presentation of the $50,000 Writers’ Trust Fellowship honouring one of the leading Canadian writers of our time. Past recipients of the Writers' Trust Fellowship are Michael Crummey, Miriam Toews, Eden Robinson, and Charles Foran.
  Amy Burstyn Fritz, 2021 Co-Chair
  Amy Burstyn Fritz is the co-founder and president of Burstyn Inc., Canada’s principal boutique brand building consultancy and partner to some of the world’s most influential companies, brands, cultural events, and nonprofit organizations. Amy is a fully engaged leader, championing a team of specialists known for producing goal-oriented events and shaping clients' communications strategies for contemporary platforms of influence.
  Amy has an active social lifestyle with a wide network of connections that span arts and culture, fashion and lifestyle, government and public affairs. She is an active participant in Canada’s arts and culture community and volunteers with a number of not-for-profit organizations. Amy has previously served as co-chair for the Toronto Public Library Foundation’s Book Lovers’ Ball, and was in a leadership position for over 8 years volunteering with the Canadian Opera Company’s Operanation fundraiser and Opera Club Program and still sits on their event committees. She has also co-chaired the Style Advisory Council, a committee she helped develop for the Textile Museum of Canada, co-chaired the Canadian Stage Visionaries program, chaired an event for Canadian Stage’s young patrons program and been involved with event committees for the World Wildlife Foundation, Mount Sinai Hospital, The Canadian Art Foundation, The National Ballet of Canada, and the Luminato Festival.