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When Words Collide 2026
When Words Collide 2026
A Festival for Writers, Readers, and Fans
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Amandine Bidgood
Friday
, August 14
10:00am
MDT
Welcome! Opening Ceremony & Keynote
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4+6
Terry Brooks
12:00pm
MDT
Survival Skills in Dystopian Fiction
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Valerie L. King • Sandy Fitzpatrick • Gary Renshaw • Don Miasek • Susan Forest
1:30pm
MDT
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
Short & Sweet, Why Word-Economy Needs to be in Every Writer's Toolkit
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Alexis Marie Chute
3:00pm
MDT
From Overwhelmed to Organized: Your 12 Month Marketing Plan
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 7
Angela Douglas
Let's Talk About Sex: Writing Effective Sex Scenes
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Brenna Bailey-Davies
High stakes short fiction
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Lexie Angelo
4:30pm
MDT
In Conversation 1
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Andrew Buckley • Gemma Files • Bianca Marais • Craig DiLouie
Bucket of Bones: Building the Skeleton of Your Murder Mystery
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Dave Sweet • Charlotte Morganti
Writing As Resistance: Using Our Words to Critique, Challenge, and Disrupt
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Madison Joyce • Priscille Bukasa • Adrienne Adams • Alex Benarzi • O.L. McAnord
9:00pm
MDT
Noir at the Bar
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Thompson Social Hub
Niall Howell
Saturday
, August 15
9:00am
MDT
Books with Hooks
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Bianca Marais • Carly Watters • Cecilia "CeCe" Lyra
Feminine Solutions in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Susan Forest • Krista Wallace • Sarah Johnson • Bonnie Jacoby • Camilla Tracy
Fractured Realities: Time Loops, Parallel Worlds, and What Breaks Between
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Doll
Valerie L. King • Michael Gillett • Ron S. Friedman • Randy McCharles
10:30am
MDT
How To Pitch in Real Life
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Bannerman
Carly Watters
12:00pm
MDT
Bring Your Trauma!
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Karen Elizabeth Lee
1:30pm
MDT
Query Slush
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Jennifer Sommersby • Erin Weir • Mira Landry • Bonnie Jacoby
3:00pm
MDT
Disability, Romance, and Adventure: Yes, Your Book Can Have Them All!
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Alex Benarzi • Lavinia Leon • Blake Ravenhart • Julie A. Christiansen • Cait Gordon
Live Action Slush: Romance
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Nicole Roche • Mira Landry • Carly Watters • Alison McBain
4:30pm
MDT
Cinematic Storytelling: Does Hollywood Flair Work in Speculative Fiction?
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Doll
Chris Corvan • Rick Overwater • Don Miasek • James Downe • Michael Peterson
Sunday
, August 16
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
The importance of names and language
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Lareina Abbott • Jason Pearce • Camilla Tracy • Onyx Shelton
12:00pm
MDT
From Manuscript to Market: Ask Us Anything
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Cecilia "CeCe" Lyra • Leanne Janzen • Mira Landry • Ella Beaumont
Avoiding the 10 Biggest Mistakes Writers Make w. Bianca Marais
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Bianca Marais
4:30pm
MDT
“How Do You Say…”: Writing With a Bilingual Mind
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Lavinia Leon
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