This weekend I’ll be attending the When Words Collide writing conference. This new multi-genre conference takes place at the Best Western, near McMahon Stadium on Calgary. I’ll be reading from Deadly Fall, participating in a panel on pitches and queries and attending numerous interesting-sounding panels and events. $60 at the door buys you a weekend of information, mingling and entertainment. In addition, Thursday evening and Friday noon two local libraries will host readings by the conference’s author guests, including Robert J. Sawyer and Jack Whyte. For more information visit www.whenwordscollide.org