WWC2026 - Masterclass - A Very, Very, Very Fine House: The Warp and Weft of Worldbuilding.
Sunday, August 16, 2026 | 12pm-2:45pm
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Walker
with Amanda Leduc
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A Very, Very, Very Fine House: The Warp and Weft of Worldbuilding
From politics to food to the architecture of love, worldbuilding underpins so many of your narrative decisions—and this holds true regardless of whether you’re writing a novel, working in nonfiction, or crafting a poem. Understanding the building blocks of the world that you create is a crucial part of the creation process. Join Amanda Leduc for an in-depth discussion of what to consider when building the world of your manuscript.
Amanda Leduc is a writer, speaker, and disability rights advocate.
She is the author of the non-fiction book Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space (Coach House Books, 2020), which was shortlisted for the 2020 Governor General’s Award in Nonfiction, and the novels The Centaur’s Wife (Random House Canada, 2021) and The Miracles of Ordinary Men (ECW Press, 2013). Her new novel, Wild Life, was published by Random House Canada in March, 2025.
Amanda holds a Masters degree in Creative Writing from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland (2008), and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Philosophy from the University of Victoria, BC (2006). She speaks regularly at festivals, conferences, and events across Canada, the US and Europe on accessibility, inclusion, and disability in storytelling, and contributes regularly to publications across Canada, the US, and the UK.
