Name: Craft a Collaborative Novel
Start: 2026-08-15T13:30:00-0600
End: 2026-08-15T14:45:00-0600

A Festival for Writers, Readers, and Fans

Saturday August 15, 2026 1:30pm - 2:45pm MDT

Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4

Join Shawn Bird from Lintusen Press to brainstorm and outline a novel in this fast-paced, engaging, and productive workshop. Writers at all levels of experience are invited to participate.

At the end of the workshop, interested participants are invited to commit to writing a chapter within a communal document throughout the following three months, in order to bring the novel to reality for a release in 2027.

Past novels begun at WWC include The Dragon Problem (2023) and Laurel Lake Lodge (2024). Check the program for this year's launch!

Presenters

Shawn L. Bird

publisher, Lintusen Press

Shawn Bird is an author and publisher in the beautiful Shuswap region of BC. Her novella Murdering Mr. Edwards was nominated for an Arthur Ellis Crimewriting award. Her serial 325 Alex appears in each issue of Salmon Arm's Friday AM. A flash story recently longlisted in the Australian... Read More →

Saturday August 15, 2026 1:30pm - 2:45pm MDT
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4 700 Centre St S, Calgary, AB T2G 5P6, Canada

Workshop

When Words Collide 2026

Shawn L. Bird

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When Words Collide 2026

Shawn L. Bird

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