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2026 Festival of Faith and Writing

JEFFREY SEITZ

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I am an aspiring writer is currently editing my first novel: A Dragon from Heaven, a coming-of-age fantasy inspired by my love for Middle Earth, Narnia, and pro wrestling! I’m looking forward to meeting other writers and refreshing my faith.

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

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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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Inside the Issue: The Art and Ethics of Curating Literary Journals Prince Conference Center, Willow RoomAlan Koppschall • Jacob Schepers The Beauty in Broken Things: Writing Sadness with Grace Covenant Fine Arts Center, Recital HallTodd Davis • Kiki Petrosino

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AI in the Literary Arts Prince Conference Center, Willow RoomAdam Verner

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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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Matins with Jess Ray ChapelJess Ray

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Faith, Imagination, and the Marketplace: Writing and Publishing Christian Genre Fiction  Prince Conference Center, Willow RoomStephanie Broene • Janyre Tromp • Kellie VanHorn

11:45am EDT

As You Please: Writing From a Place of Joy Prince Conference Center, Willow RoomKate Albus

12:30pm EDT

Lunch On or Off-Campus

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Listening for the Lyric Covenant Fine Arts Center, AuditoriumAmanda Held Opelt • Andrew Peterson • Jess Ray

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How to Write Good Covenant Fine Arts Center, Recital HallSarah Perry

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

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Jess Ray in Concert ChapelJess Ray

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Matins with Jess Ray ChapelJess Ray

9:00am EDT

The Art of Fashioning the Soul Prince Conference Center, Willow RoomLanta Davis

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

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A Conversation with Neal Shusterman Covenant Fine Arts Center, AuditoriumNeal Shusterman • Dean Nelson

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Families We Know, Families We Imagine: Writing Identity for Young Readers Covenant Fine Arts Center, AuditoriumKarina Yan Glaser • Jonathan Todd

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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