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2026 Festival of Faith and Writing

Mark Stucky

Writer

Portage, MI

https://spiritwhispersbymarkstucky.substack.com/

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Mark Stucky has degrees in religious studies, pastoral ministry, and communications. After being a pastor, he moved into communications and has been a technical and freelance writer. During his day job, he documented diverse technology products. In free time, he’s written articles, stories, and poems on a variety of (usually spiritual) topics. He has received four dozen writing and publication awards. Mark believes in following facts and faith, understanding other perspectives, preserving the earth, protecting the vulnerable, and saving the world one word at a time (or at least trying to). For more writings and information, see spiritwhispersbymarkstucky.substack.com.

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

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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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A Language for Grief: Words for What the Heart Must Speak  Covenant Fine Arts Center, AuditoriumJ. S. Park

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

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Lunch On or Off-Campus

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Talking To Strangers: How To Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers, and Even Get The Reluctant Haters To Tell You Something Useful Covenant Fine Arts Center, Recital HallDean Nelson

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

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

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A Conversation with Barbara Brown Taylor Covenant Fine Arts Center, AuditoriumBarbara Brown Taylor

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From Manuscript to Marketplace Covenant Fine Arts Center, Recital HallAlexis DeWeese • Pete Ford • Jeremy Wells

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Lunch On or Off-Campus

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Witnessing What’s There: Writing Attention in a Wounded World ChapelDaniel José Camacho • Alejandra Oliva

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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