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2026 Festival of Faith and Writing

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9:00am EDT

Coffee Service Prince Conference Center, Fireside Room Registration Prince Conference Center, Fireside Room Exhibit Hall Open Prince Conference Center, Great HallNavPress • Plough • Eighth Day Books • Englewood Review of Books • Lake Drive Books • Broadleaf Books • Slant Books • The Christian Century • Eerdmans Publishing Company • Taylor University: Making Literature 2027 Conference • Relief: A Journal of Art and Faith • Evelyn DeKorte/Diane Ford • Baker Publishing Group • Redbud Writers Guild • Collegeville Institute • PLNU M.A. in Writing Program / Last Syllable Journal • Reformed Journal • The Windhover Literary Journal • Orion Magazine • Leslie Leyland Fields/Memoir Masterclass • Mark Mattison • Moody Global Media • Healing Medicine • Whitworth University MFA • Read. Pray. Write. Podcast • Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry • Baylor University Press • Menno Media / Herald Press • InterVarsity Press • Solum Literary Press • The Perkipery Press • Kregel Publications • Wipf and Stock Publishers • Wildhouse Publishing • The Rabbit Room • Wesley Theological Seminary • Western Theological Seminary • Religion News Service • Ashland University, MFA in Creative Writing

10:00am EDT

Artist Meet & Greet: The Art of Scott Erickson Covenant Fine Arts Center, Center Art GalleryScott Erickson

11:00am EDT

Boxed Lunch pickup (pre-orders only) Knollcrest Dining Hall

12:30pm EDT

Opening Plenary Session - Speaking the Hard Truths Van Noord ArenaLaurie Halse Anderson

1:30pm EDT

Information Desk Open Prince Conference Center, Fireside Room

2:30pm EDT

A Hospitality to Paradox Covenant Fine Arts Center, AuditoriumScott Erickson Hope in the Wake of History ChapelAyana Mathis Inside the Issue: The Art and Ethics of Curating Literary Journals Prince Conference Center, Willow RoomAlan Koppschall • Jacob Schepers Shaping the Past for Young Minds Gezon AuditoriumKate Albus • Dana VanderLugt The Beauty in Broken Things: Writing Sadness with Grace Covenant Fine Arts Center, Recital HallTodd Davis • Kiki Petrosino The Invitation of Desert Literature: Meeting Ourselves and God in Bleak Places Prince Conference Center, Board RoomA. Muia

3:15pm EDT

Afternoon Snack Break Covenant Fine Arts Center Lobby; Prince Conference Center Fireside Room; Spoelhof Atrium

4:00pm EDT

About a Million Blessings a Day Covenant Fine Arts Center, Recital HallCarrie Fountain AI in the Literary Arts Prince Conference Center, Willow RoomAdam Verner Cultivating Curiosity with Picture Books Prince Conference Center, Board RoomLarissa Theule Holding Both: Navigating Grief and Hope Together ChapelHillary McBride • J. S. Park How the Stories Find Us Covenant Fine Arts Center, AuditoriumAriel Lawhon Writing in Place Gezon AuditoriumAmanda Held Opelt

5:30pm EDT

Evening Plenary Session - The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World Van Noord ArenaRobin Wall Kimmerer

6:30pm EDT

Reception: The Art of Scott Erickson Covenant Fine Arts Center, Center Art Gallery

7:30pm EDT

Sponsored Reception Prince Conference Center, Board RoomCollegeville Institute

8:00pm EDT

Film Screening: Leap of Faith Covenant Fine Arts Center, Recital HallNicholas Ma