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When Words Collide 2026
A Festival for Writers, Readers, and Fans
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ANTOINETTE BEKKER
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Emerging writer. Writes across genres. MFA in Fiction from University of King’s College (Dalhousie).
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
Fundamentals of Commercial Fiction - MASTERCLASS (pre-reg req)
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Walker
Craig DiLouie
1:30pm
MDT
A CRASH COURSE IN CONTRACTS FOR WRITERS
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 7
D.G. Valdron
3:00pm
MDT
High stakes short fiction
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Lexie Angelo
4:30pm
MDT
Bucket of Bones: Building the Skeleton of Your Murder Mystery
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Dave Sweet • Charlotte Morganti
Saturday
, August 15
9:00am
MDT
Beyond Character vs. Plot Driven: The Differences between Literary Upmarket, & Commercial Fiction - MASTERCLASS (pre-reg req)
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Walker
Mira Landry
3:00pm
MDT
Screenwriting Essentials - MASTERCLASS (pre-reg req)
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Walker
Andrew Buckley
Sunday
, August 16
12:00pm
MDT
10 SIGNS You’re Ready to Write a Murder Mystery - MASTERCLASS (pre-reg req)
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Bannerman
Juanita R Violini
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