When Words Collide 2026

A playful speculative fiction writer, a literary flash-fiction writer, and an optimistic spoken-word poet walk into a bar . . . and discuss how they built creative community and redefined success on their own terms. Friends Andrew Buckley, Finian Burnett, and Miranda Krogstad share the strategies, mistakes, breakthroughs, and intentional choices that led them to their unconventional full-time writing careers. This panel will prove that there’s no single blueprint for a writing career—and sometimes the most exciting paths are the ones no one told you were possible.