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A Festival for Writers, Readers, and Fans
Friday August 14, 2026 7:00pm - 8:45pm MDT
This is totally NOT an illegal casino run by goblins.


But if it was, you could use a sinister laugh (or a sinister look) to get in. Once in, you will receive free tickets to play the free games - at which, if you win, you will receive more tickets. These collected tickets can be spent at the Goblin Market which contains items definitely not stolen from your or other’s houses.


If you wish to donate cool and cursed stuff for the Goblin Market, drop it off at the AWCS no later than Tuesday August 11th - or bring it to the Games Room at When Words Collide. 


Donations should be something you loved at one time, but now love less and don’t want to dust OR something weird someone gave you for a birthday or Christmas (Do they even know you? Seriously!)


Test your luck at goblin classics like:

  1. Marble Race
  2. Duck Pond
  3. Wheel of tickets
  4. Horse Race
  5. Goblin Hold ‘Em - Calvin Jim
  6. Goblin Black Jack
  7. Goblin Roulette
  8. Claw Machine - the only paid game. Pay for a game with a ticket or donate to the AWCS Youth Program (tap or cash accepted), and get infinite plays until you win!
  9. Dice Game
  10. Frog Game

Presenters
avatar for Kim Firmston

Kim Firmston

Program Director, Youth Programs, Alexandra Writers' Centre Society

Friday August 14, 2026 7:00pm - 8:45pm MDT
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Thompson Social Hub 700 Centre St S, Calgary, AB T2G 5P6, Canada

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