MERCHANT ROOM & AUTHOR ALLEY

POP UP BOOK MARKET​

The Merchant Room is a book seller's fantasy market!

Come here to find your favourite local and independent publishers, as well as local bookstores represented.
​Pick up some super When Words Collide merch too at the AWCS table!

You can find the Merchant Room on the third floor of the Hyatt Regency in downtown Calgary for the duration of the festival.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2026
11am-6pm
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2026
9am-6pm
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 2026
9am-6pm

BECOME A VENDOR

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THE MERCHANT ROOM. 

The Merchant Room welcomes applications from writing organizations, book sellers, community writing groups, small businesses with merchandise of interest to writers and agents.

apply to the merchant room

AUTHOR ALLEY (formerly Shared Authors' Table)
Located inside The Merchant Room, Author's Alley is for you if you are an author looking to sell your books at WWC! 

First priority will go to:

Presenters at WWC 2026, whose books are not sold through Owl's Nest or Nocturne.

If you are attending the festival, not presenting, and have published books, you may still apply for consideration after presenter spots are filled.

Please note, due to space limitations, preference will be given to those selected as presenters whose books are not easily available through one of our booksellers or onsite publishers.
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Space in Author Alley is complimentary. However, we ask that each author give a minimum of 1 hour of their time volunteering at the table over the weekend.

NON-PRESENTERS PLEASE USE THIS LINK

apply for Author alley

2026 WWC PRESENTERS USE THIS LINK

SELL YOUR BOOKS

2025 VENDORS:
Alberta Romance Writers' Association (ARWA)
Alexandra Writers' Centre Society (AWCS)
Bibliofic Designs
Bouchercon 2026
Calgary Association of Romance Writers' of America (CaRWA)
EDGE Science Fiction & Fantasy Publishing
Editors Canada
Friesen Press
Gilded Experiences
Imaginative Fiction Writers Association (IFWA)
Janice Blaine - Artist
Owl's Nest Books
Painted Turtle Press
PlanItWithStickers
Reading Dream Press
SGA Books
Sheri-Lynn Marean - Book Cover Design
Tyche Books
Writers' Guild of Alberta (WGA)