When Words Collide 2026 has ended

When Words Collide 2026

A Festival for Writers, Readers, and Fans

Kat Siddle

Writer

Vancouver, Canada

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About me

Book nerd, writer and weirdo living in Vancouver, Canada. By day I manage a corporate archive for a fashion company. By night, I wrote spooky stories about haunted houses, parasites, anxiety and secrets.

9:00am MDT

What Next? Self-editing Strategies for Moving Your Manuscript Forward Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9Sandra McIntyre

10:30am MDT

Designing Interactive Stories: An Intro to Visual Novels with Em Williamson Hyatt Regency Calgary - Stephen BEm Williamson

12:00pm MDT

Working with a Freelance Editor: What to Expect When You’re Expecting (a Manuscript Edit) Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 7Jennifer Sommersby

1:30pm MDT

Actors Read YOUR Dialogue! Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6Erin Weir • Megan Baldrey • Claire Bolton

3:00pm MDT

The Third Path to Publishing: Finding Author Success with a Small Press Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5Sarah Johnson • Hilary Faktor • Susan Carpenter • CM Shanahan

4:30pm MDT

Developmental Editing Your Book Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 7Suzy Vadori The Hidden Architecture of Character Desire: How Want, Fear, and Contradiction Drive Every Scene Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9Sarah Brinley Live Action Slush: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6Margaret Curelas • Bonnie Jacoby • Megan Baldrey • Ella Beaumont

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+6Andrew Buckley • Gemma Files