WWC2026 - Masterclass - The Three Bodies Problem
Sunday, August 16, 2026 | 3pm-5:45pm
Hyatt Regency Calgary - Walker
with Danny Ramadan
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When writing a memoir, one faces an ultimate dilemma: what to tell, how to tell it, and how to make it relevant to the mainstream readership. A trick exists to figuring this out, but it requires reflecting on what you write and who you are as you write it. In this workshop, you will question the author's role in memoir writing and the tools you can use to accomplish truthful, yet inviting non-fiction.
Danny Ramadan is a Syrian-Canadian author and LGBTQ+ refugees’ advocate.
His memoir Crooked Teeth received raving reviews and was nominated for the Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction. His latest novel, The Foghorn Echoes, won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction and was nominated for both the BC & Yukon Book Prizes and the City of Vancouver Book Award. His debut novel, The Clothesline Swing, won the Independent Publisher Book Award, was longlisted for Canada Reads, and has been translated into multiple languages.
Ramadan is also the author of the award-winning Salma children’s series, which has received the Nautilus Book Award, the Publishing Triangle Award, the Middle East Book Award, and numerous other accolades.
Since arriving in Canada, he has raised over $300,000 to support LGBTQ+ refugees, securing safe passage for more than two dozen queer and trans individuals. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing from UBC and an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Adler University.
He lives in Vancouver with his husband and two dogs — and when he’s not writing, he’s probably playing video games.
