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A Festival for Writers, Readers, and Fans
Saturday August 15, 2026 9:00am - 11:45am MDT
***Please note that Masterclasses are add-ons that require pre-registration and a separate payment. Masterclasses are only available to Festival Passholders. Adding to your SCHED schedule does not mean you are registered for the class.***
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People often say, "I know it when I read it", but what is truly the divide between calling a novel literary or commercial fiction? And how can you determine if your manuscript hits one or the other, or falls in
that coveted space, Upmarket? It's far more than plot driven vs. character driven, but we'll analyze what those terms really mean, along with active vs. passive readers, prose differences, thematic
structure, “postcards”, and more. (A basic understanding of plot structure and character arcs is needed for this masterclass.)
Presenters
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Mira Landry

Literary Agent, Corvisiero Literary Agency
Mira Landry has been an associate literary agent with Corvisiero Literary. Born and raised in British Columbia, she has traveled to over eighty countries and now resides in Colorado with her husband where she still seeks adventure in both real life and on the page.

She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of British Columbia and a Certificate of Creative Writing from Simon Fraser University. After a decade building her own business as a photographer, she began her career as an agent in 2022 and is eager to help authors turn their art... Read More →
Saturday August 15, 2026 9:00am - 11:45am MDT
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Walker

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