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When Words Collide 2026
When Words Collide 2026
A Festival for Writers, Readers, and Fans
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Julie Lynn Lorewood
Friday
, August 14
12:00pm
MDT
An Isekai by Any Other Name
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Doll
Chris Carolan • Peter G. Reynolds • Selene O'Rourke • Calvin Jim
1:30pm
MDT
A CRASH COURSE IN CONTRACTS FOR WRITERS
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 7
D.G. Valdron
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
3:00pm
MDT
Get Ready for Live Action Slush
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Randy McCharles • Valerie L. King
4:30pm
MDT
Writing Hopepunk: Marginalized Perspectives
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Cait Gordon • Keenan Jones • Amanda Leduc • Adriaan Brae
7:00pm
MDT
Goblin Casino & Market
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Thompson Social Hub
Kim Firmston
Saturday
, August 15
9:00am
MDT
Books with Hooks
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Bianca Marais • Carly Watters • Cecilia "CeCe" Lyra
Fractured Realities: Time Loops, Parallel Worlds, and What Breaks Between
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Doll
Valerie L. King • Michael Gillett • Ron S. Friedman • Randy McCharles
1:30pm
MDT
Confessions of a Pants-aholic — How to Plot a Novel When You’d Rather Do Anything Else
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Claire Bonneau
3:00pm
MDT
Laugh Out Loud Literary Devices
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Miranda Krogstad
6:00pm
MDT
Kevin McDonald Superstar
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4+6
Kevin McDonald
Sunday
, August 16
9:00am
MDT
What Next? Self-editing Strategies for Moving Your Manuscript Forward
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Sandra McIntyre
10:30am
MDT
Creativity & Chaos
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Doll
Andrew Buckley • Finnian Burnett
Inside the Villain's Mind: The Psychology Behind The Crime
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Pamela Donison • Valerie L. King • P.D. Workman • Dave Sweet
12:00pm
MDT
Avoiding the 10 Biggest Mistakes Writers Make w. Bianca Marais
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Bianca Marais
1:30pm
MDT
Power Dynamics in Fantastical Worlds
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Susan Forest • Randy McCharles • Alison McBain • Kim Cheel • Blake Ravenhart
3:00pm
MDT
The Healthy Writer
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 7
Ali Bryan
4:30pm
MDT
Writing the long game: the endurance panel.
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Bradley Somer • Ali Bryan • Marcello Di Cintio • Leanne Shirtliffe • Nikki Vogel
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