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When Words Collide 2026
When Words Collide 2026
A Festival for Writers, Readers, and Fans
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Friday
, August 14
12:00pm
MDT
The AI Argument
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
D.G. Valdron • Jason Pearce • Cleodel Khrishna • Alison McBain
1:30pm
MDT
Fear Factor: How Fear Rewires Your Character’s Behavior, Logic & Responses
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Angela Ackerman
3:00pm
MDT
From Idea to Picture Book Outline & Beyond
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Dianne Koebel-Pede • Paola Santos
4:30pm
MDT
Who's afraid to write about aging?
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Doll
Marie Powell • Karen Elizabeth Lee • Faye Arcand • Robyn Diner • Ann Cavlovic
Saturday
, August 15
9:00am
MDT
Selling Your Book Without Platform
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 7
Jessica Waite
10:30am
MDT
What About Me: From Memoir to Autofiction
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Robyn Diner
12:00pm
MDT
Bored of Your Book? How to Fall in Love With Your Story Again
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Nicole Bross
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
Real vs. Reality
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Donna D. Conrad
3:00pm
MDT
Laugh Out Loud Literary Devices
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Miranda Krogstad
4:30pm
MDT
The Most Powerful Characterization Detail You're Overlooking: A Character's Job
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Angela Ackerman
Sunday
, August 16
9:00am
MDT
The Importance of Finding Your Tribe
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Deniz Soykurumcetin • Donna D. Conrad • J.C. (John) Corry • Angela Douglas • Marie Powell
10:30am
MDT
Ten Ways to Market Your Book on a Budget
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 7
Faye Arcand
12:00pm
MDT
Historical research methods that work for you
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Jodi McIsaac • J.C. (John) Corry • Donna D. Conrad • Marie Powell
1:30pm
MDT
How to Make Readers Fall in Love (or Hate) Your Characters
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Chris Corvan
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
Something in the Air Tonight: Using Setting to Reflect Emotion
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Fiona McTaggart
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