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When Words Collide 2026
A Festival for Writers, Readers, and Fans
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Julie Pithers
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
Fundamentals of Commercial Fiction - MASTERCLASS (pre-reg req)
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Walker
Craig DiLouie
3:00pm
MDT
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
4:30pm
MDT
StoryCentric presents, Writers on Writers
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Andrew Buckley • Gemma Files • Bianca Marais • Craig DiLouie
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
Master the 5 Elements of Writing - MASTERCLASS (pre-reg req)
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Bannerman
Suzy Vadori
3:00pm
MDT
Laugh Out Loud Literary Devices
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Miranda Krogstad
4:30pm
MDT
From the Past to the Page: Transforming Historical Research into Compelling Fiction
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Bob Booth • Susan Calder • Lisa Williamson • Pamela Clark
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
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
3:00pm
MDT
Write What You Know: Transform Lived Experience into Powerful Fiction
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Julie A. Christiansen
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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