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When Words Collide 2026
When Words Collide 2026
A Festival for Writers, Readers, and Fans
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Clark MacLeod
Minzoo Studio Ltd.
Montague, Prince Edward Island
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I fill my days writing for children.
Friday
, August 14
10:30am
MDT
Welcome! Opening Ceremony & Keynote
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4+6
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
Fundamentals of Commercial Fiction - MASTERCLASS (pre-reg req)
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Walker
Craig DiLouie
The AI Argument
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
D.G. Valdron • Jason Pearce • Cleodel Khrishna • Alison McBain
1:30pm
MDT
From the Author’s Chair: Looking at the Gatekeepers from the Author’s POV
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Ali Bryan • Shane Kroetsch • Bradley Somer • Danny Ramadan
Short & Sweet, Why Word-Economy Needs to be in Every Writer's Toolkit
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Alexis Marie Chute
3:00pm
MDT
Paths to Publication: Traditional, Hybrid, and Self-Publishing in Today’s Market
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Linda Sanche • Craig DiLouie • Leanne Janzen • Carly Watters • Felicia Zuniga
From Idea to Picture Book Outline & Beyond
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Dianne Koebel-Pede • Paola Santos
4:30pm
MDT
Things That Make You Go: Go! A Workshop on Keeping Your Momentum
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Deniz Soykurumcetin
Saturday
, August 15
9:00am
MDT
Get Outta My Head!
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Andrew Buckley
12:00pm
MDT
Master the 5 Elements of Writing - MASTERCLASS (pre-reg req)
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Bannerman
Suzy Vadori
3:00pm
MDT
Fiction as Riot: Writing When the World is F*cked - MASTERCLASS (pre-reg req)
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Bannerman
Finnian Burnett
4:30pm
MDT
From Personal to Perennial: The Craft and Career of Picture Books
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Keenan Jones • Yewande Daniel-Ayoade • Paola Santos • Maria Marianayagam
Sunday
, August 16
10:30am
MDT
THREENOTE: With Amanda Leduc, Danny Ramadan, and Craig Dilouie
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Amanda Leduc • Danny Ramadan • Craig DiLouie
12:00pm
MDT
Avoiding the 10 Biggest Mistakes Writers Make w. Bianca Marais
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Bianca Marais
1:30pm
MDT
Through Fires and Fascism: Staying Creative When the World Seems Upended
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Sarah Johnson • Cait Gordon • Finnian Burnett • Tanya MacIntosh
3:00pm
MDT
Ripped from the Headlines: Unique Places and Ways to Find Inspiration
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Faye Arcand
4:30pm
MDT
Writing the long game: the endurance panel.
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Bradley Somer • Ali Bryan • Marcello Di Cintio • Leanne Shirtliffe • Nikki Vogel
6:00pm
MDT
Closing Ceremony: TWONOTE with Andrew Buckley, Gemma Files; plus War of the Words Winners
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4+6
Andrew Buckley • Gemma Files
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