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The Word Guild 2008 Writing Awards Gala
Come join us! The Word Guild's third annual Writing Awards Gala will be held on Wednesday June 11, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. at World Vision Canada, 1 World Drive, Mississauga, Ont.
The premier national event honouring Canadian writers who are Christian will present awards for outstanding career achievement, and for the best nonfiction books, novels, articles, columns, poems and song lyrics published in 2007.
Are you an avid reader or aspiring writer? Come meet real live Canadian Christian writers (yes, we exist!) Find out who published the best novels, non-fiction books, magazine articles, poems and scripts in 2007. Get dressed up. Applaud the winners.
Laugh with emcee Herbie Kuhn, popular speaker and in-house announcer for the Toronto Raptors.
The Gala will be followed by a catered reception. This is a black-tie event, so we are requesting tuxedos or dark suits with ties for men, formal or semi-formal wear for women. Hobnob with writers at the post-Gala reception.
Copies of shortlisted books will be on sale at The Word Guild's book table in the lobby before and after the Gala. The theatre will open at 7:00 p.m. for audience seating. Gala volunteers and awards presenters: please arrive by 6:45 p.m. for a brief orientation meeting inside the theatre.
Advance tickets $12, $15 at the door. Order through TicketWindow.ca or phone 1-877-700-3130. (Each Write! Canada registrant receives one free ticket to the Gala.)
Location & Parking
World Vision Canada, 1 World Drive, Mississauga, Ont. See map.
If you are arriving from Pearson Airport go to the taxi stand outdoors at arrivals level. Cost is about $30 one-way.
If you arrive early and wish to eat supper before the Gala, these restaurants are walking distance from World Vision Canada, one block north off Hurontario:
Boston Pizza, Montana's, Shoeless Joes, Cafe Demetre, Denny's, McDonalds, and Prince Sushi.
How to Obtain Gala Tickets
The public is warmly invited to celebrate with the finalists, their families and friends. Tickets are $15 at the door, or $12 in advance, plus GST. Members of The Word Guild may obtain tickets for their own admission for $10 in advance, or $12 at the door, plus GST. We encourage you to order your tickets in advance, so that we have an accurate idea of attendance numbers for the reception.
Click on the icon for Ticket Window
 to order tickets securely online at anytime or by phone at 1-877-700-3130 from Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDST. At TicketWindow.ca, click on "Search Events," then on "Award Show." Click on "View" to see the details. You may choose to have the tickets mailed to you. If you choose the "will call" option, the tickets will be held for you to pickup on-site at the Gala. TicketWindow adds a handling fee for its services.
Write! Canada Registrants: If you requested a complimentary Gala ticket for yourself on the on-line registration form when you registered for Write! Canada, your name will be on a list and the ticket will be held for you. Starting at 6:45 p.m. on June 11, you may pick up your ticket in the lobby of the World Vision Headquarters. (The theatre will open for seating at 7:00 p.m.) If you purchased extra tickets through the Write! Canada online registration form, these tickets also will be held for you for pick up.
Previous Year's Awards
The Word Guild 2007 Writing Awards Gala
Come join us! The Word Guild's second annual Writing Awards Gala will be held on Wednesday June 13, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. in the elegant Maureen Forrester Recital Hall, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue W., Waterloo, Ont. The premier national event honouring Canadian writers who are Christian will present awards for outstanding career achievement, and for the best nonfiction books, novels, articles, columns, poems and song lyrics published in 2006. Rudy Wiebe will be presented with the 19th annual Leslie K. Tarr Award for outstanding contribution to Christian writing and publishing in Canada.
 The evening will be emceed by television host Christine Williams and award-winning journalist Rick Gamble. Williams has been a radio and television news reporter, and is currently the producer and host of her own current affairs program On the Line with Christine Williams, seen weekdays at 12 noon on CTS TV. Gamble formerly worked at CTV's Kitchener affiliate CKCO, where he did local and national news reporting for 23 years before becoming a communications instructor at Wilfrid Laurier University. Gamble--who also produces documentaries, pastors a church and writes a weekly religion column for The Brantford Expositor--is shortlisted for three of his columns.
The Gala will be followed by a catered reception. This is a black-tie event, so we are requesting tuxedos or dark suits with ties for men, formal or semi-formal wear for women.
Copies of shortlisted books, and books by the Leslie K. Tarr Award winner Rudy Wiebe, will be on sale at The Word Guild's book table in the lobby before and after the Gala. The theatre will open at 7:00 p.m. for audience seating. Gala volunteers and awards presenters: please arrive by 6:45 p.m. for a brief orientation meeting inside the theatre.
The Word Guild 2006 Writing Awards Gala
Canada's first black-tie event honouring Canadian writers who are Christian was held on Wednesday June 14, 2006, at World Vision Canada in Mississauga, Ont. It was a huge success and received rave reviews! Our inaugural Gala featured a praise band, recording artists, excerpts from shortlisted work, book signings and a reception. The event was co-hosted by Ron and Ann Mainse from 100 Huntley Street. Read more about the 2006 Gala. |
