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Moongate Studios
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Massage, Stickers & Comics
Friday
, August 14
3:00pm
MDT
No Blueprint Required: Writing Careers Off the Map
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Yewande Daniel-Ayoade • Miranda Krogstad • Andrew Buckley • Finnian Burnett
Get Ready for Live Action Slush
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Randy McCharles • Valerie L. King
4:30pm
MDT
The Whole Package: Creating a Top-Quality Published Book That Jumps Off the Shelf and Attacks Your Reader (Nicely)
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 7
Jennifer Sommersby
5:00pm
MDT
Take your character from an RPG to a Novel
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Stephen B
Darren Tenor
9:00pm
MDT
Noir at the Bar
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Thompson Social Hub
Niall Howell
Saturday
, August 15
9:00am
MDT
BYOB (breakfast) and Play D&D (New and Rusty Player Friendly)
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Stephen A
Kim Firmston
Selling Your Book Without Platform
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 7
Jessica Waite
Feminine Solutions in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Susan Forest • Krista Wallace • Sarah Johnson • Bonnie Jacoby • Camilla Tracy
10:30am
MDT
Level Up or Die Trying: Writing and Succeeding in Progression Fantasy & LitRPG
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Stephen B
Blake Ravenhart
Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Alison McBain • Zeva Mah • Camilla Tracy • Cleodel Khrishna • Jasmine Sidhu
Creating a Unique Detective Figure
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Chris Carolan • Juanita R Violini • Jonathan Whitelaw • Lexie Angelo
12:00pm
MDT
An Author's Guide to Longevity and Adapting to the Changing Publishing Landscape
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Mark Leslie Lefebvre • Robert J. Sawyer
Bored of Your Book? How to Fall in Love With Your Story Again
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Nicole Bross
Bring Your Trauma!
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Karen Elizabeth Lee
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
This too shall pass… write what you want/write for the market.
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Bradley Somer • Ali Bryan • Marcello Di Cintio • Ben Zalkind
3:00pm
MDT
Writing for Tabletop Roleplaying Games (and publishing them)
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Stephen B
Chris Corvan • Kim Firmston • Caelan Bell • Darren Tenor
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
Board Games and Magic the Gathering Mixer
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Stephen A
Cipher
Sunday
, August 16
9:00am
MDT
BYOB (breakfast) and Play D&D
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Stephen A
Kim Firmston
What Next? Self-editing Strategies for Moving Your Manuscript Forward
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Sandra McIntyre
10:30am
MDT
Embrace the cringe of the Canadian identity to find success
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Lexie Angelo
Marketing Without the Ick: Show Up, Be Seen, and Share With Heart
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Rosey Hwang
1:30pm
MDT
How to Write a Synopsis without Crying First
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Mira Landry
3:00pm
MDT
Live Action Slush: Science Fiction
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Richard Graeme Cameron • Bonnie Jacoby • Krista Wallace • Ella Beaumont
4:30pm
MDT
Decolonization of Speculative Fiction
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Susan Forest • Onyx Shelton • Zeva Mah • Calvin Jim
Live Action Slush: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Margaret Curelas • Bonnie Jacoby • Megan Baldrey • Ella Beaumont
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