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When Words Collide 2026
A Festival for Writers, Readers, and Fans
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Jeanne Kwong
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
12:00pm
MDT
From Hoops to Books: How Losing Basketball Led Me to Writing
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Keenan Jones
1:30pm
MDT
The Ruminating Muse: Spiral Into Poetry
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Lavinia Leon
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
4:30pm
MDT
Book Banning and Censorship: Looking at the Bigger Picture
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Kit Dobson
5:00pm
MDT
Take your character from an RPG to a Novel
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Stephen B
Darren Tenor
7:00pm
MDT
Goblin Casino & Market
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Thompson Social Hub
Kim Firmston
9:00pm
MDT
Noir at the Bar
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Thompson Social Hub
Niall Howell
Saturday
, August 15
10:30am
MDT
Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Alison McBain • Zeva Mah • Camilla Tracy • Cleodel Khrishna • Jasmine Sidhu
12:00pm
MDT
An Author's Guide to Longevity and Adapting to the Changing Publishing Landscape
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Mark Leslie Lefebvre • Robert J. Sawyer
1:30pm
MDT
Sawyer On Science Fiction Book Launch
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Thompson Social Hub
Ed Willett • Richard Graeme Cameron • Robert J. Sawyer
Sunday
, August 16
10:30am
MDT
Keynotes: The Changing Shape of Authorship: Future-Proofing Your Writing Career
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Amanda Leduc • Danny Ramadan • Craig DiLouie
12:00pm
MDT
My Stupid Career, with Kevin McDonald
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Kevin McDonald
1:30pm
MDT
Beyond the Familiar: Crafting Asian Fantasy Worlds
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Doll
Cleodel Khrishna • Jasmine Sidhu • Zeva Mah • Calvin Jim
4:30pm
MDT
The Hidden Architecture of Character Desire: How Want, Fear, and Contradiction Drive Every Scene
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Sarah Brinley
6:00pm
MDT
Closing Ceremony: Keynotes on Courage, Identity, and our Stories Ahead with Andrew Buckley and Gemma Files; plus War of the Words and 2027 festival lookahead
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4+6
Andrew Buckley • Gemma Files
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