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From Manuscript to Market: Ask Us Anything
Sunday August 16, 2026 12:00pm - 1:15pm MDT
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
This interactive Q&A flips the traditional panel format on its head. Instead of listening to pre-set discussions, attendees bring their own questions and get answers from a cross-section of the publishing industry. Whether you're curious about submissions, revisions, contracts, marketing, or career paths, this panel is shaped entirely by what you want to know.
Presenters
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Cecilia "CeCe" Lyra

Literary Agent, Wendy Sherman Associates
Cecilia “CeCe” Lyra is a literary agent at Wendy Sherman Associates representing a range of fiction and nonfiction authors writing for the adult market.

Born and raised bilingual and bicultural in Rio de Janeiro, CeCe is passionate about representing under and misrepresented... Read More →
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Leanne Janzen

Sales Team Lead, Friesen Press
Starting her journey in the publishing world, Leanne began working as a Publishing Specialist - guiding authors through the self publishing process with care and attention. Her ability to form relationships and desire to continually improve and learn led her to the University of Winnipeg. There... Read More →
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Mira Landry

Podcaster/Facilitator
After three years working at a boutique literary agency, Mira Landry now presents workshops on publishing and craft across the continent and co-hosts two literary craft podcasts, Writers Who Read (Est. 2023) and The Authors' Studio (launching August 2026). She has a bachelors... Read More →
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Ella Beaumont

Publisher, EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing
Ella Beaumont has been professionally involved in the publishing industry in both traditional and freelancing capacities since 2012 and thinks Live Action Slush should be a national sport. She has been in the process of acquiring EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, a boutique... Read More →
Sunday August 16, 2026 12:00pm - 1:15pm MDT
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
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