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Let's Play Quiplash
Friday August 16, 2024 9:00pm - 11:00pm MDT
Kananaskis 1
A panel of writers get together to come up with the funniest quips they can based on prompts. Bring your phone or tablet with internet connection to play along. 6-8 players will play at one time with audience participation for voting.
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avatar for Jonathan Whitelaw

Jonathan Whitelaw

Jonathan Whitelaw is an award-winning author, journalist and broadcaster. After working on the frontline of Scottish politics, he moved into journalism, covering everything from sports to music to radioactive waste – and everything in between. He's also a regular reviewer, panelist... Read More →
avatar for Kevin Weir

Kevin Weir

I began my work in film before becoming an author of page, stage, and screen. A fan of fantastical worlds, I found a way to channel my chaotic energies into wild yarns, taking readers on unforgettable journeys. My debut novel, Endless Hunger, was praised as a "riveting, genre-blending... Read More →
avatar for Erin Weir

Erin Weir

Erin Weir, BFA BEd MEd, is a Calgary-based adult educator, currently the Learning and Education Resource Specialist at University of Calgary post-graduate medical education. She has a special interest in individualized learning strategies and how they intersect with resident learning... Read More →
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Mark Leslie

Mark’s first short story appeared in print in 1992, the same year he started working in the book industry. He has published more than twenty-five books under the name Mark Leslie that include thrillers and fiction (Evasion, A Canadian Werewolf in New York, One Hand Screaming... Read More →
avatar for Heather Wilkey
avatar for Naomi Davis

Naomi Davis

Authors have always been Naomi Davis's superheroes. Growing up in Minnesota, they spent their elementary years pretending they were every character in every book they read. A life-long writer and author-fanatic, they have a mild to moderate obsession with slippers, and sing in two... Read More →
Friday August 16, 2024 9:00pm - 11:00pm MDT
Kananaskis 1
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