Name: Debut Publishing
Start: 2026-10-23T09:00:00-0600
End: 2026-10-23T09:45:00-0600

Debut Publishing

Friday October 23, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am MDT

Glen 206

The first publication is a hard slog. It’s also a time for celebration.

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Hilary Faktor

Hilary Faktor is a writer shaped by the boreal forest and the rhythms of a northern mining town. Her debut novel, Pretty Bird, a contemporary, coming-of-age thriller that transports readers from modern-day Toronto to an isolated Saskatchewan farm, will be published in October 2026... Read More →

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Karen Knutson

Karen Knutson, a writer and former practicing care manager and nurse practitioner, drew on her twenty years as a nurse care manager in Charlotte, North Caroline for her debut novel, Expert Witness. She has a master's degree in nursing, an MBA and personal experience as an expert witness... Read More →

Liz Rachel Walker

Liz Rachel Walker’s debut historical mystery, The Dieppe Secret, will be published by Allison & Busby in summer 2027. A young detective in 1942 London must unmask a killer inside Britain’s spy service before a German mole turns the Allies’ next invasion into a massacre. An award-winning... Read More →

Kevin P. Bartlett

Kevin P. Bartlett has degrees in history and in physics. This mix of interests is reflected in his debut novel, Timebomb (Sharpe Books), which weaves a plot of espionage around historical events in the early days of atomic research. He lives in Victoria with his wife, the writer Liz... Read More →

Nikolett Popovics

Friday October 23, 2026 9:00am - 9:45am MDT
Glen 206

Bouchercon2026: Calgary

Hilary Faktor

Karen Knutson

Liz Rachel Walker

Kevin P. Bartlett

Nikolett Popovics

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Bouchercon2026: Calgary

Hilary Faktor

Karen Knutson

Liz Rachel Walker

Kevin P. Bartlett

Nikolett Popovics

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