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Rowan McCandless
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Alberta
rowanmccandless.com
Friday
, August 14
12:00pm
MDT
An Isekai by Any Other Name
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Doll
Chris Carolan • Peter G. Reynolds • Selene O'Rourke • Calvin Jim
1:30pm
MDT
Series Crossovers & Shared Worlds
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Lexie Angelo • Rick Overwater • Camilla Tracy • P.D. Workman
3:00pm
MDT
Adventures in Shorts! Finding Success with Short Fiction and Personal Essays
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 7
J.C. (John) Corry • Kim Harbridge • Susan Calder • Hilary Faktor
4:30pm
MDT
Writing Hopepunk: Marginalized Perspectives
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Cait Gordon • Keenan Jones • Amanda Leduc • Adriaan Brae
Saturday
, August 15
10:30am
MDT
Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Alison McBain • Zeva Mah • Camilla Tracy • Cleodel Khrishna • Jasmine Sidhu
12:00pm
MDT
Making Monsters: the Art & Craft of Writing Horror
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Doll
Fiona McTaggart • James Downe • Kim Harbridge • Sam Wilket
1:30pm
MDT
Butterflies and Plot Twists: Chaos Theory for Writers
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Stephen B
Ron S. Friedman
50 Ways to Kill Your Lover (Homicide at Home)
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Linda Sanche • JE Barnard • Pamela Donison • Merrilee Robson • Susan Calder
3:00pm
MDT
Workplace Horror - Something Smells in the Break Room
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Jason Pearce • Sarah L. Pratt • Rob Bose • Chris Marrs
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
Sunday
, August 16
12:00pm
MDT
A Very, Very, Very Fine House: The Warp and Weft of Worldbuilding - MASTERCLASS (pre-reg req)
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Walker
Amanda Leduc
Historical research methods that work for you
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Tema Frank • J.C. (John) Corry • Donna D. Conrad • Marie Powell
1:30pm
MDT
Power Dynamics in Fantastical Worlds
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Susan Forest • Randy McCharles • Alison McBain • Kim Cheel • Blake Ravenhart
3:00pm
MDT
Why Do We Keep Destroying the World?
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Doll
Ambre Olivari • Rick Overwater • Nikki Vogel • Chris Carolan
4:30pm
MDT
Decolonization of Speculative Fiction
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Susan Forest • Onyx Shelton • Zeva Mah • Calvin Jim
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