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holly russell
Friday
, August 14
10:00am
MDT
Welcome! Opening Ceremony & Keynote
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4+6
Delilah S. Dawson • Kevin McDonald • Andrew Buckley • Bianca Marais • Lily Chu • Craig DiLouie • Gemma Files • Danny Ramadan • Amanda Leduc • Mira Landry • Carly Watters • Cecilia "CeCe" Lyra • Terry Brooks
1:30pm
MDT
Fear Factor: How Fear Rewires Your Character’s Behavior, Logic & Responses
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Angela Ackerman
From the Author’s Chair: Looking at the Gatekeepers from the Author’s POV
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Ali Bryan • Shane Kroetsch • Bradley Somer • Danny Ramadan
Short & Sweet, Why Word-Economy Needs to be in Every Writer's Toolkit
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Alexis Marie Chute
3:00pm
MDT
Adventures in Shorts! Finding Success with Short Fiction and Personal Essays
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 7
J.C. (John) Corry • Kim Harbridge • Susan Calder • Hilary Faktor
Paths to Publication: Traditional, Hybrid, and Self-Publishing in Today’s Market
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Linda Sanche • Craig DiLouie • Leanne Janzen • Carly Watters • Felicia Zuniga
High stakes short fiction
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Lexie Angelo
4:30pm
MDT
StoryCentric presents, Writers on Writers
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Andrew Buckley • Gemma Files • Bianca Marais • Craig DiLouie
9:00pm
MDT
Noir at the Bar
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Thompson Social Hub
Niall Howell
Saturday
, August 15
9:00am
MDT
BREAKFAST CLUB: The Shit No One Tells You About Writing / Books with Hooks
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Bianca Marais • Carly Watters • Cecilia "CeCe" Lyra
10:30am
MDT
How To Pitch in Real Life
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Carly Watters
12:00pm
MDT
Live Action Slush: Short Fiction
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Claire Bolton • Jennifer Chevais • Lexie Angelo • Cecilia "CeCe" Lyra
Bring Your Trauma!
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Karen Elizabeth Lee
1:30pm
MDT
Query Slush
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Jennifer Chevais • Jennifer Sommersby • Erin Weir • Bonnie Jacoby
3:00pm
MDT
Live Action Slush: Romance
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Nicole Roche • Mira Landry • Carly Watters • Alison McBain
4:30pm
MDT
The Most Powerful Characterization Detail You're Overlooking: A Character's Job
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Angela Ackerman
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