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When Words Collide 2026
A Festival for Writers, Readers, and Fans
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Brook Pearson
Friday
, August 14
10:00am
MDT
Welcome! Opening Ceremony & Keynote
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4+6
Delilah S. Dawson • Kevin McDonald • Andrew Buckley • Bianca Marais • Lily Chu • Craig DiLouie • Gemma Files • Danny Ramadan • Amanda Leduc • Mira Landry • Carly Watters • Cecilia "CeCe" Lyra • Terry Brooks
12:00pm
MDT
It's a Bird. It's a Plane -- Crafting Realistic Imaginary Creatures for Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Shelly Campbell
1:30pm
MDT
Series Crossovers & Shared Worlds
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Lexie Angelo • Rick Overwater • Camilla Tracy • P.D. Workman
3:00pm
MDT
Adventures in Shorts! Finding Success with Short Fiction and Personal Essays
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 7
J.C. (John) Corry • Kim Harbridge • Susan Calder • Hilary Faktor
4:30pm
MDT
Writing Hopepunk: Marginalized Perspectives
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Cait Gordon • Keenan Jones • Amanda Leduc • Adriaan Brae
Saturday
, August 15
9:00am
MDT
Writing Beyond the Self: Creating Characters Outside Our Lived Experience
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
James Downe • Robert J. Sawyer • Huck Kahng • Finnian Burnett
10:30am
MDT
How To Pitch in Real Life
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Carly Watters
12:00pm
MDT
An Author's Guide to Longevity and Adapting to the Changing Publishing Landscape
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Mark Leslie Lefebvre • Robert J. Sawyer
3:00pm
MDT
Writing for Tabletop Roleplaying Games (and publishing them)
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Stephen B
Chris Corvan • Kim Firmston • Caelan Bell • Darren Tenor
Sunday
, August 16
10:30am
MDT
Keynotes: The Changing Shape of Authorship: Future-Proofing Your Writing Career
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Amanda Leduc • Danny Ramadan • Craig DiLouie
12:00pm
MDT
Hard Science Fiction Shouldn't Be Hard
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Doll
Sarah Johnson • Robert J. Sawyer • Don Miasek • Calvin Jim
Get that grant! How to win literary arts grants
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Lexie Angelo
1:30pm
MDT
How to Write a Synopsis without Crying First
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Mira Landry
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