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Crime Writing Economics: Royalties, Advances, and the Big Break Myth
Friday October 23, 2026 11:30am - 12:15pm MDT
Glen 208
What are hidden and not so hidden costs of publishing a book? What part does the author play?
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Jessica Waite

Jessica Waite is a best-selling author and award-winning essayist whose debut memoir, The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards, was a Globe 100 Best Book of 2024. Jessica advocates for the healing power of storytelling, and the connective power of truth. She lives on Treaty 7 territory... Read More →
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W. Michael Gear

W. Michael Gear is the international and New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 56 novels with over 18 million copies in print. His work has been translated into 30 languages. Gear was inducted into the Western Writers Hall of Fame in 2021 and has won numerous national... Read More →
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Mike Faricy

Mike Faricy is the successful crime fiction author of five different crime fiction series and ninety-five books. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota and Dublin, Ireland. His books are not about someone saving the world or stopping a nuclear attack. Rather his books are about local situations... Read More →
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Neal Bailey

Neal Bailey writes novels, comics, and poetry. His novels include the Hal Taylor mystery series (Muscle and Blood, Owe My Soul), the Glory Cycle, and multiple standalone novels, including Esoteria (fantasy/horror), Blue Monday (sci-fi/pre-apocalypse), and Wilder (action/thriller... Read More →
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Otto Penzler

Otto Penzler is the president and CEO of Penzler Publishers. He’s also the proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City and is regarded as the world’s foremost authority on crime, mystery, and suspense fiction. He has won a Raven Award, an Ellery Queen Award, and two... Read More →
Friday October 23, 2026 11:30am - 12:15pm MDT
Glen 208 136 8th Avenue SE Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2G 0K6

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