(photo: Tom Sandler)

On Tuesday evening in Toronto, the Writers’ Trust of Canada held its 29th annual gala celebrating Canadian literature and the 75th birthday of its co-founder Margaret Atwood.

The event, hosted by author-comedian Colin Mochrie, raised more than $200,000 for future Writers’ Trust literary awards and initiatives.

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Jess Atwood Gibson, Margaret Atwood, and Graeme Gibson (photo: George Pimentel)

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Jess Atwood Gibson, Margaret Atwood, and Graeme Gibson (photo: George Pimentel)

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Authors Emma Donoghue and Ken Setterington (photo: George Pimentel)

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Authors Emma Donoghue and Ken Setterington (photo: George Pimentel)

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Authors Carrie Snyder, Vincent Lam, and Priscila Uppal (photo: George Pimentel)

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Authors Carrie Snyder, Vincent Lam, and Priscila Uppal (photo: George Pimentel)

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Authors Kevin Hardcastle, Amy Jones, and Naben Ruthnum (photo: George Pimentel)

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Authors Kevin Hardcastle, Amy Jones, and Naben Ruthnum (photo: George Pimentel)

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Authors Lee Maracle and Cheri Dimaline (photo: George Pimentel)

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Authors Lee Maracle and Cheri Dimaline (photo: George Pimentel)

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Random House of Canada's Max Arambulo and McClelland & Stewart's Anita Chong (photo: George Pimentel)

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Random House of Canada’s Max Arambulo and McClelland & Stewart’s Anita Chong (photo: George Pimentel)

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Authors Miriam Toews and Alison Pick (photo: George Pimentel)

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Authors Miriam Toews and Alison Pick (photo: George Pimentel)

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Authors Naben Ruthnum, Martha Schabas, and Shawn Micallef, with Coach House Books publisher Alana Wilcox (photo: George Pimentel)

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Authors Naben Ruthnum, Martha Schabas, and Shawn Micallef, with Coach House Books publisher Alana Wilcox (photo: George Pimentel)

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Authors Rudyard Griffiths and Lawrence Hill with HarperCollins Canada's Jennifer Lambert (photo: George Pimentel)

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Authors Rudyard Griffiths and Lawrence Hill with HarperCollins Canada’s Jennifer Lambert (photo: George Pimentel)

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Writers' Trust executive director Mary Osborne and co-founder Graeme Gibson (photo: Tom Sandler)

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Writers’ Trust executive director Mary Osborne and co-founder Graeme Gibson (photo: Tom Sandler)

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The Doane Uschool performing Happy Birthday (photo: George Pimentel)

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The Doane Uschool performing Happy Birthday (photo: George Pimentel)

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Writers' Trust program director James Davies and vice-chair Sandra Martin (photo: George Pimentel)

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Writers’ Trust program director James Davies and vice-chair Sandra Martin (photo: George Pimentel)

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Julie Osborne, Michael Cooke, Katie Osborne, and John Cruickshank (photo: Tom Sandler)

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Julie Osborne, Michael Cooke, Katie Osborne, and John Cruickshank (photo: Tom Sandler)

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Kristen Hanson, Colin McAdam, and Jane Warren (photo: Tom Sandler)

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Kristen Hanson, Colin McAdam, and Jane Warren (photo: Tom Sandler)

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Bookseller and author Lynn Thomson (photo: Tom Sandler)

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Bookseller and author Lynn Thomson (photo: Tom Sandler)

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Authors Michael Winter and Christine Pountney (photo: Tom Sandler)

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Authors Michael Winter and Christine Pountney (photo: Tom Sandler)

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Authors Robyn Doolittle and Paula Todd (photo: Tom Sandler)

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Authors Robyn Doolittle and Paula Todd (photo: Tom Sandler)