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2026 Festival of Faith and Writing

Francene Lewis

Calvin University

Head Of Collection Management

Grand Rapids, Michigan

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I'm interested in project management and Lean thinking as it relates to libraries and technical services in particular. I am also thinking currently about ebooks, open electronic resources, and how they are being used in our academic setting. Expanding assessment associated with collection management is also an interest.

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

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

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A Hospitality to Paradox Covenant Fine Arts Center, AuditoriumScott Erickson

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Holding Both: Navigating Grief and Hope Together ChapelHillary McBride • J. S. Park

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

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Shared Roots: Converging Faiths in Care for the Earth  Gezon AuditoriumRobin Wall Kimmerer • Kyle Meyaard-Schaap

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Holy Hurt Covenant Fine Arts Center, AuditoriumHillary McBride Spell, Ceremony, Miracle: The Literacy Narrative of a Lapsed Catholic Covenant Fine Arts Center, Recital HallKiki Petrosino

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A Conversation with Carrie Fountain Gezon AuditoriumCarrie Fountain • Abram VanEngen

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How to Write Good Covenant Fine Arts Center, Recital HallSarah Perry Making and Meaning: The Creative Rhythm of Courage and Reflection ChapelLanta Davis • Scott Erickson

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

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Christian Advocacy for the Common Good: Loving Our Neighbors in Public ChapelKyle Meyaard-Schaap Forms of Joy and Witness: Poetry and Prose in Conversation Covenant Fine Arts Center, AuditoriumRoss Gay • Patrick Rosal

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A Conversation with Barbara Brown Taylor Covenant Fine Arts Center, AuditoriumBarbara Brown Taylor Rituals, Mentors, Priorities and Joy: the Ingredients of My Comics Career Prince Conference Center, Willow RoomJonathan Todd

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

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A Conversation with Sarah Perry Covenant Fine Arts Center, Recital HallSarah Perry The Grace of Wild Things: Finding a Language for Praise and Lamentation Prince Conference Center, Board RoomTodd Davis Witnessing What’s There: Writing Attention in a Wounded World ChapelDaniel José Camacho • Alejandra Oliva

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In the Spirit of Others' Words Prince Conference Center, Board RoomGeorge David Clark Sacred Traces: Writing the Texture of Religious Experience ChapelAaliyah Bilal • Melody S. Gee

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