2026 Festival of Faith and Writing

Our books inspire transformation in readers and their communities to foster a more open, just, and compassionate world.

Rooted in the progressive Christian tradition and reflecting the diversity of human creativity, we publish books that engage readers in fresh, substantive, timel... Read More →

Eighth Day Books has specialized in classic books across the disciplines of art, science, and the humanities since 1988, when we first opened our store in Wichita, Kansas.

From the beginning, we have not been a typical independent bookstore; we eschew the trendy, and do not carry books solely based on their saleability. Instead, we're selective, offering an eccentric community of books based on this organizing principle: if a book (be it literary, scientific... Read More →

Lake Drive Books began with a vision to do book publishing for authors and readers who want to break the mold and ask honest questions about religion, spirituality, and personal growth, including books on faith deconstruction, self-improvement, theology, race, class, gender, and sexuality... Read More →

Slant is an independent, not-for-profit literary press specializing in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, philosophy, theology, and belles lettres. Slant books are marked by the kind of meticulous craft and passion for language that are harder and harder to come by in our age... Read More →

Launched in 2008, The Englewood Review of Books is a weekly online book review published by Englewood Christian Church on the Near Eastside of Indianapolis. We focus on covering books related to the themes of community, mission, imagination, and reconciliation, and hope to cultiv... Read More →

The Christian Century is a progressive, independent religious magazine devoted to helping people think critically and live the Christian faith thoughtfully.

Known for its excellent essays and poetry, incisive reporting and commentary, and prominent writers contributing from variou... Read More →

Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company is an independent publisher of religious books, from academic books and scholarly works in theology, biblical studies, and religious history to popular titles in spirituality, ministry, and cultural criticism.

William B. Eerdmans Sr. believed that responsible viewpoints from across the religious spectrum should be given opportunity for expression and that high literary and intellectual standards were of utmost importance. His publishing company continues to operate according to these beliefs... Read More →

The Making Literature Conference is officially the William A. Fry Undergraduate Conference on Literature and Writing. Dr. William A. Fry served as English department chair at Taylor from 1978 until his retirement in 1998. Bill was trained first as a minister at Nyack College, then... Read More →

For over a decade, Relief has helped shape the landscapes of faith and imagination for readers around the world. In our annual print journal, we feature fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, graphic narrative, and reviews by some of today’s finest literary practitioners, alongside emerging voices. We also o... Read More →

Evelyn DeKorte is the author of the spiritual memoir Tracing His Hand: Recognizing God’s Fingerprints on Our Everyday Lives. Depicting the author's growth in her faith walk, Tracing His Hand offers a collection of stories she’s experienced on her journey in this life, a recor... Read More →

Baker Publishing Group publishes high-quality writings that represent historic Christianity and serve the diverse interests and concerns of evangelical readers.

Visit our Independent Christian Bookstore, Baker Book House.

Editor Pitch Meetings

What We're Offering: Katelyn Beaty, E

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Redbud Writers Guild is a diverse community of Christian women writers passionate about using words to encourage, challenge, and transform culture. We do this through books, articles, blogs, and speaking engagements. We engage our faith in Jesus while using our creativity to spar... Read More →

The Collegeville Institute is a place of scholarship, worship, dialogue, and community immersed in the Benedictine rhythm of work and prayer. We invite you to enter this place—explore our site, join the online conversations, subscribe to us, apply for a program, make a visit to... Read More →

Point Loma Nazarene University Master's Degree
Earn your master’s in writing at PLNU in two years. Whether you’re seeking to strengthen your practice in fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, PLNU’s M.A. in Writing program is designed to expand your knowledge of written art and cra... Read More →

Our purpose is to publish Christian writing that delights readers and engages the world in a Reformed Way.

We’re Reformed. We call ourselves generously Reformed—meaning open, curious, progressive, more interested in building bridges than walls, while still standing in the historical line of Christian orthodoxy. Our roots and our community are predominantly in the Dutch Reformed community... Read More →

The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is proud to sponsor The Windhover. The journal is dedicated to promoting poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction that considers Christian perspectives and engages spiritual themes. Each spring the journal hosts a writers’ festival, inviting their published authors and interested readers to come to campus for a weekend... Read More →

The first issue of the Orion Nature Quarterly was published in June 1982, and in its editorial George Russell, the publication’s first Editor-in-Chief, boldly stated Orion’s values:“It is Orion’s fundamental conviction that humans are morally responsible for the world... Read More →

Leslie Leyland Fields is an international teacher, speaker and the multi-award winning author of fourteen books, including Your Story Matters: Finding, Writing and Living the Truth of Your Life, Crossing the Waters: Following Jesus through the Storms, the Fish, the Doubt, and the... Read More →

About Us
Titles published by Luminescence, L.L.C. seamlessly blend academic rigor with spiritual wisdom. The best literature and art amazes, surprises, and provokes, enkindling personal reflection and an openness to the deeper meanings of human existence.

Our titles are easily acce... Read More →

Moody Bible Institute’s new multimedia division – Moody Global Media – has a 10-year vision to reach 100 million people weekly with the gospel of Jesus Christ through its Moody Radio network of stations and now a multitude of growing digital channels.

Moody Global Media is n

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Where Rigorous Literary Craft Meets Deep Spiritual Formation
The Whitworth Writers Workshop is one of only three faith-based low-residency MFA programs in the United States. Built on 15 years of success and over 100 published books by program alumni, we offer what few programs can: nationally recognized faculty, personalized mentorship and... Read More →

NavPress is a business ministry of The Navigators, which since 1933 has shared the gospel of Jesus and helped people grow in their relationship with Him through Life-to-Life® discipleship. Since 1975, with its rich catalog of bestselling books, discipleship resources, and The Message... Read More →

Plough Publishing House, founded in 1920, is an independent publisher of books on faith, society, and the spiritual life. We’re based in Walden, New York with branches in the United Kingdom and Australia.

We also publish Plough Quarterly, a bold new magazine of stories, ideas, a

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Read. Pray. Write.

Lectio Divina for Modern Life
Words by others who have traveled our road—when read, heard, written—are a steady source of grace and mercy. When despair makes it difficult to find the answers within ourselves, all we need to do is listen. Lectio divina is a simple 5-step method that can be applied to any text... Read More →

Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry is a venue for publication of poetry written by authors whose work is informed by the Catholic faith. As Thomas Aquinas suggests, art is a good in and of itself, and the artist is primarily concerned with the goodness of his or her creation. Thus, the primary principle for inclusion... Read More →

Baylor University Press is the academic press of Baylor University, an R1 institution known for its research activities and initiatives across schools and departments. The Press publishes around forty new academic titles each year, focusing on technical scholarship for researchers... Read More →

Herald Press author Aimee Reid will be signing her books at our booth on Friday, April 17, from 2-2:30 pm.

Herald Press is a Christian publisher known for transformative books on reconciliation, community, discipleship, mission, spirituality, theology, and Amish and Mennonite life and faith. We reach a broad spectrum of readers—from evangelical, mainline, and Anabaptist backgrounds—and... Read More →

We are a Christian small press embodying a faith that seeks excellence. We publish poetry, short stories, and homilies in Solum Journal, our annual literary journal, as well as poetry chapbooks, poetry collections, novellas, novels, and short story collections.

We primarily publish work concerning Christian theology or work which deals with the Christian life, i.e., the trials and triumphs of daily life with God. We hope to uplift young or undiscovered Christian authors, academics, and artists, and provide a space for them to interact and... Read More →

Bob and his wife Shelley Townsend-Hudson run Perkipery Press, which has published chapbooks for three decades, and play together as members of the band Gooder'n Grits, that performs the pre-bluegrass music of the Carolinas.

Who We Are
Since 1947, InterVarsity Press (IVP) has been publishing thoughtful Christian books that shape both the lives of readers and the cultures they inhabit. Throughout these seventy-five years, our books and authors have established a legacy of speaking boldly into important cultural moments... Read More →

Sensing a growing need for solidly evangelical works, Kregel Publications began in 1949 to supply resources to meet the spiritual needs of evangelical readers as well as the professional needs of pastors, missionaries, teachers, and Christian leaders. Today Kregel's backlist has over... Read More →

Based in the land of great microbrews and towering Douglas firs, Wipf and Stock Publishers is a creative team, an adventurous bunch who arrive to work with mud still on our shoes from the weekend ride or hike. Our staff handles every step of publication in-house, from customer service... Read More →

Wildhouse Publishing is a nonprofit independent publisher that exists to enliven the spiritual quests of people outside or on the margins of established religious and spiritual traditions through books that are thoughtful, accessible, impactful, and practical.

Books from Wildhouse Publishing offer practical ways to deepen spirituality and enhance the meaning of our readers’ lives. We publish substantive spiritual explorations that our readers can trust. We aim to build an imprint that is widely respected while helping to advance the spiritual... Read More →

The Rabbit Room cultivates and curates story, music, and art to nourish Christ-centered communities for the life of the world.

In so many ways, the Rabbit Room is about you. Yes, you. At some time, for some reason, your story overlapped with the Rabbit Room. Whether you are a whol... Read More →

The mission of Wesley Theological Seminary is to equip persons for Christian ministry and leadership in the church and the world, to advance theological scholarship, and to model a prophetic voice in the public square.

Western Theological Seminary is an evangelical and ecumenical community of faith and learning in the Reformed tradition that serves the church of Jesus Christ. WTS equips women and men for Christ-centered, biblically-based, theologically integrated, culturally competent, and miss... Read More →

Religion News Service (RNS) is an independent, nonprofit and award-winning source of global news on religion, spirituality, culture and ethics, reported by a staff of professional journalists. Founded in 1934, RNS seeks to inform readers with objective reporting and insightful commentary... Read More →

Book Signings at the Ashland MFA table:
Tania Runyan will be signing her book How to Write a Poem on Thursday, 2:00-4:00pmJoanne Lehman will be signing her books Leah's Faith and Susan's Hope (Masthof Press) on Friday, April 17, 12:00-2:00pmAgnes Howard will be signing her book... Read More →