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The Ontario Writers’ Conference is proud to present the Friday evening Festival of Authors to get you all revved up for a full day of writing-related activities.

Networking opportunities and superb food will be rounded out by this public event including:

entertaining and inspiring author readings
opportunities to mingle with Canadian authors, editors, agents and publishers
draws for exciting prizes including exclusive jewellery, writing courses, restaurant meals, spa goodies and more

All this in a café-style atmosphere with tantalizing refreshments. Come join the celebration!

Cornerstone Award 2011

The 2011 recipient of the Cornerstone Award (to someone outside the writing field who shows exemplary support of writers) is The Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry.

The Griffin Trust was founded in April 2000 by Chairman Scott Griffin, along with Trustees Margaret Atwood, Robert Hass, Michael Ondaatje, Robin Robertson and David Young. In 2004, Carolyn Forché was named a Trustee and joined the list of internationally-acclaimed writers who sit on the board of the Griffin Trust. The Griffin Trust’s support for poetry focuses on the annual Griffin Poetry Prize. A Canadian prize is given to a living poet resident in Canada; an international prize is given to a living poet from any country in the world. The Griffin Poetry Prize is promoted through an evening of readings by the shortlisted poets, and by the marketing and advertising organized through the media, publishers and bookstores.