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2026 Festival of Faith and Writing

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Ava Pardue

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Hi! I’m a young poet currently studying English and Classical Languages at Wheaton College. I publish new writers’ poetry at allpoets.org, and my own work has been published in various journals, including Christianity Today and The Christian Century.

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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 Registration Prince Conference Center, Fireside Room

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

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

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

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Cultivating Curiosity with Picture Books Prince Conference Center, Board RoomLarissa Theule

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

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

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

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Matins with Jess Ray ChapelJess Ray

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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

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Scratching the Creative Itch: Art, Curiosity, and the Myth of the Renaissance Man Covenant Fine Arts Center, AuditoriumAndrew Peterson

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

10:30am EDT

Close Enough to See, Far Enough to Tell Covenant Fine Arts Center, Recital HallEliza Griswold

11:45am EDT

The Power of Parable: Personal Story-telling as a Tool for Advocacy in the Church Gezon AuditoriumLeyla K. King

12:30pm EDT

Lunch On or Off-Campus

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A Conversation with Carrie Fountain Gezon AuditoriumCarrie Fountain • Abram VanEngen Listening for the Lyric Covenant Fine Arts Center, AuditoriumAmanda Held Opelt • Andrew Peterson • Jess Ray

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

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Poetics of the Sacred Prince Conference Center, Board RoomPatrick Rosal

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Evening Plenary Session - The Garden Has Faith in You Van Noord ArenaRoss Gay

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Sponsored Receptions Prince Conference Center, Various VenuesWhitworth University MFA • Plough • The Christian Century

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Jess Ray in Concert ChapelJess Ray

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Matins with Jess Ray ChapelJess Ray

8:59am EDT

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

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Forms of Joy and Witness: Poetry and Prose in Conversation Covenant Fine Arts Center, AuditoriumRoss Gay • Patrick Rosal

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

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Lightning Rod Poetry & Tuning Fork Poetics Prince Conference Center, Board RoomJacob Schepers

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The Art of Poetry and the Gift of Attention Prince Conference Center, Board RoomAbram VanEngen

12:30pm EDT

Lunch On or Off-Campus

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The Grace of Wild Things: Finding a Language for Praise and Lamentation Prince Conference Center, Board RoomTodd Davis

3:15pm EDT

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

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Rethinking Dystopia Covenant Fine Arts Center, AuditoriumNeal Shusterman

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Closing Plenary Session - Coming Down to Earth: The Embodied Word Van Noord ArenaBarbara Brown Taylor