When Words Collide

A Canadian literary festival (for all genres) run along the lines of a science fiction convention. Started in 2011. It's a bit hard to tell if the "guests" are "Guests of Honor" or just program participants. We lean towards GoH and document those which are SF-related.

It has been advertised in On Spec magazine.

Convention	Dates	GoHs
When Words Collide 2011	August 12-14, 2011	Rachel Caine, Robert J. Sawyer,Walter Jon Williams, Brian Hades
When Words Collide 2012	August 10-12, 2012	Kevin J. Anderson, Kelley Armstrong, Rebecca Moesta
When Words Collide 2013	August 9-11, 2013	Patricia Briggs, David B. Coe
When Words Collide 2014	August 8-10, 2014	Diana Gabaldon, Brandon Sanderson
When Words Collide 2015	August 14-16, 2015	Daniel Abraham, M.L.N. Hanover, Faith Hunter
When Words Collide 2016	August 12-14, 2016	Julie E. Czerneda, Robert Runte
When Words Collide 2017	August 11-13, 2017	Guy Gavriel Kay
When Words Collide 2018	August 10-12, 2018	Peter V. Brett, Harold Johnson, Erin Lindsey, Sam Morgan, Deanna Raybourn, Arthur Slade
When Words Collide 2019	August 9-11, 2019	Kat Flannery, James Alan Gardner, Lisa Mangum, Jonas Saul, and Leanne Shirtliffe
When Words Collide 2020	August 14-16, 2020	cancelled due to the Covid-19 epidemic
When Words Collide 2021	August 2021	Cathy Ace, Vicki Delany, Steena Holmes, Fonda Lee, Dave Reynolds, Morgan Rhodes

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Convention
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