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Deniz Soykurumcetin
Writer
Vancouver, BC
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
1:30pm
MDT
This too shall pass… write what you want/write for the market.
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Bradley Somer • Ali Bryan • Marcello Di Cintio • Ben Zalkind
3:00pm
MDT
Disability, Romance, and Adventure: Yes, Your Book Can Have Them All!
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Alex Benarzi • Lavinia Leon • Blake Ravenhart • Julie A. Christiansen • Cait Gordon
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
Laugh Out Loud Literary Devices
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Miranda Krogstad
4:30pm
MDT
The Most Powerful Characterization Detail You're Overlooking: A Character's Job
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Angela Ackerman
6:00pm
MDT
Board Games and Magic the Gathering Mixer
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Stephen A
Cipher
Kevin McDonald Superstar
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4+6
Kevin McDonald
Sunday
, August 16
10:30am
MDT
Creativity & Chaos
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Andrew Buckley • Finnian Burnett
12:00pm
MDT
From Manuscript to Market: Ask Us Anything
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Cecilia "CeCe" Lyra • Leanne Janzen • Mira Landry • Ella Beaumont
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
How to Write a Synopsis without Crying First
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Mira Landry
4:30pm
MDT
“How Do You Say…”: Writing With a Bilingual Mind
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Lavinia Leon
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
6:00pm
MDT
Closing Ceremony: Keynotes on Courage, Identity, and our Stories Ahead with Andrew Buckley and Gemma Files; plus War of the Words and 2027 festival lookahead
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4+6
Andrew Buckley • Gemma Files
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 • Marie Powell
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