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Andrew Wedderburn is a novelist and songwriter from Okotoks, Alberta, who has lived in and around Calgary his whole life. He is the author of The Crash Palace (2021) and The Milk Chicken Bomb (2007), both published by Coach House Books. The Milk Chicken Bomb was shortlisted for the Amazon / Books in Canada First Novel award and longlisted for the Dublin IMPAC. He has been deeply involved in the city’s independent music scene for three decades in his bands Night Committee and Hot Little Rocket, whose 2007 album How To Lose Everything was named one of the 25 most influential Calgary albums of the 21st century by The Scene magazine.Katie Lee, OAA, is an architect, artist, and musician based in Toronto. Her work is profoundly shaped by her upbringing in Mohkinstsis, Calgary, as the daughter of Korean immigrants – a dual perspective that informs her music and specialization in cultural heritage at ERA Architects Inc. At ERA, she leads research-driven projects that explore the intersection of cultural heritage and the built environment. An acclaimed collaborator and recipient of multiple musical awards for her previous projects, Katie also records under her Korean name, Eejungmi. Her debut album, Water is a Shifting Mirror (2026), is a sonic exploration of identity and grief through the poetry of water. Brendan McCabe is a heritage planner and writer from Calgary. Shaped by Calgary’s suburbs, and inspired by its concrete forms and DIY scenes, Brendan has dedicated his life to understanding and documenting how the built environment and cultural intersect. Through his work with ERA Architects Inc. and the City of Calgary, Brendan has spent a decade researching, analyzing, and conserving Canadian architecture and cultural heritage across the country. He has contributed to The Signs that Define Toronto (Spacing, 2022) and written for VICE.

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