Name: Closed Communities: Looking in, Looking Out
Start: 2026-10-22T09:00:00-0600
End: 2026-10-22T09:45:00-0600

Closed Communities: Looking in, Looking Out

Thursday October 22, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am MDT

Glen 208

Views from inside a closed community differ widely from views on the outside looking in. How does position change story?

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USA Today Bestselling author C. J. Carmichael has written over 55 novels, including the Twisted Cedars trilogy, the Bitter Root Mysteries series, and Tangle of Lies. A film version of her novel, A Bramble House Christmas, premiered as a Hallmark Mystery movie in 2017. C. J. and her... Read More →

Tony Wirt

Tony Wirt is the bestselling author of four novels, the most recent being Silent Creek (2025, Thomas & Mercer). A graduate of the University of Iowa, he spent nine years doing media relations for the Hawkeyes. He’s also been a sportswriter, movie ticket taker, and Dairy Queen ice... Read More →

Randy Nikkel Schroeder

Randy Nikkel Schroeder's most recent crime novel is Sinner's Banquet, a "Menno-Noir" described as "The Coen Brothers meet Miriam Toews." His previous, Arctic Smoke, is a surrealist crimepunk set in the Canadian Arctic. In his spare time, Schroeder is a professor of English, Languages... Read More →

Thursday October 22, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am MDT
Glen 208 136 8th Avenue SE Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2G 0K6

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Susan Carpenter

C.J. Carmichael

Tony Wirt

Randy Nikkel Schroeder

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Bouchercon2026: Calgary

Susan Carpenter

C.J. Carmichael

Tony Wirt

Randy Nikkel Schroeder

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