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When Words Collide 2026
When Words Collide 2026
A Festival for Writers, Readers, and Fans
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Deniz Soykurumcetin
YourStory
Writer
Vancouver, BC
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Friday
, August 14
10:30am
MDT
Welcome! Opening Ceremony & Keynote
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4+6
Terry Brooks
12:00pm
MDT
Survival Skills in Dystopian Fiction
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Valerie L. King • Sandy Fitzpatrick • Gary Renshaw • Don Miasek • Susan Forest
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
3:00pm
MDT
The Personal is Political and The Political is Personal! Activism and Advocacy Through Fiction
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Doll
Ben Zalkind • Amanda Leduc • Ann Cavlovic • Kirti Bhadresa
Sunday
, August 16
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
4:30pm
MDT
Decolonization of Speculative Fiction
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Susan Forest • Onyx Shelton • Zeva Mah • Calvin Jim
Writing the long game: the endurance panel.
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Bradley Somer • Ali Bryan • Marcello Di Cintio • Leanne Shirtliffe • Nikki Vogel
My Moderators Sessions
Sunday
, August 16
9:00am
MDT
The Importance of Finding Your Community
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Deniz Soykurumcetin • Donna D. Conrad • J.C. (John) Corry • Angela Douglas • Marie Powell
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