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Stephanie LeBlanc
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Friday
, August 14
10:00am
MDT
Welcome! Opening Ceremony & Keynote
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4+6
Delilah S. Dawson • Kevin McDonald • Andrew Buckley • Bianca Marais • Lily Chu • Craig DiLouie • Gemma Files • Danny Ramadan • Amanda Leduc • Mira Landry • Carly Watters • Cecilia "CeCe" Lyra • Terry Brooks
12:00pm
MDT
From Hoops to Books: How Losing Basketball Led Me to Writing
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Keenan Jones
The AI Argument
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
D.G. Valdron • Jason Pearce • Cleodel Khrishna • Alison McBain
1:30pm
MDT
Game Theory 101 for writers
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Stephen B
Ron S. Friedman
3:00pm
MDT
Get Ready for Live Action Slush
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Herald
Randy McCharles • Valerie L. King
4:30pm
MDT
StoryCentric presents, Writers on Writers
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Andrew Buckley • Gemma Files • Bianca Marais • Craig DiLouie
Saturday
, August 15
9:00am
MDT
BREAKFAST CLUB: The Shit No One Tells You About Writing / Books with Hooks
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Bianca Marais • Carly Watters • Cecilia "CeCe" Lyra
10:30am
MDT
How To Pitch in Real Life
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Carly Watters
Creating a Unique Detective Figure
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Chris Carolan • Juanita R Violini • Jonathan Whitelaw • Lexie Angelo
12:00pm
MDT
Live Action Slush: Short Fiction
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Claire Bolton • Jennifer Chevais • Lexie Angelo • Cecilia "CeCe" Lyra
1:30pm
MDT
Query Slush
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Jennifer Chevais • Jennifer Sommersby • Erin Weir • Bonnie Jacoby
3:00pm
MDT
Accelerate It: Writing in Flow
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Rosey Hwang
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
What Next? Self-editing Strategies for Moving Your Manuscript Forward
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 9
Sandra McIntyre
10:30am
MDT
Marketing Without the Ick: Show Up, Be Seen, and Share With Heart
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 8
Rosey Hwang
12:00pm
MDT
Avoiding the 10 Biggest Mistakes Writers Make w. Bianca Marais
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Bianca Marais
1:30pm
MDT
Actors Read YOUR Dialogue!
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 6
Erin Weir • Megan Baldrey • Claire Bolton
How to Write a Synopsis without Crying First
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 4
Mira Landry
3:00pm
MDT
The Third Path to Publishing: Finding Author Success with a Small Press
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 5
Sarah Johnson • Hilary Faktor • Susan Carpenter • CM Shanahan
4:30pm
MDT
Developmental Editing Your Book
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Imperial Ballroom 7
Suzy Vadori
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