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2026 Festival of Faith and Writing

Nellie deVries

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Grand Rapids, Michigan

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About me

Japanese Garden: Four Seasons of Poems was published on March 23, 2026 by Wipf and Stock. It is my first book of poems. If you’ve ever visited the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, or if you’ve wanted to, you will find yourself transported there when you read these poems. Available atWipfandStock.
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Early Registration Prince Conference Center, Fireside Room

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

2:30pm EDT

The Beauty in Broken Things: Writing Sadness with Grace Covenant Fine Arts Center, Recital HallTodd Davis • Kiki Petrosino

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

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Writing in Place Gezon AuditoriumAmanda Held Opelt

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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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Matins with Jess Ray ChapelJess Ray

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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

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

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Holy Hurt Covenant Fine Arts Center, AuditoriumHillary McBride

12:30pm EDT

Lunch On or Off-Campus

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A Conversation with Carrie Fountain Gezon AuditoriumCarrie Fountain • Abram VanEngen

3:15pm EDT

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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Jess Ray in Concert ChapelJess Ray

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Matins with Jess Ray ChapelJess Ray

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

9:45am EDT

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

11:45am EDT

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

12:30pm EDT

Lunch On or Off-Campus

2:30pm EDT

A Conversation with Sarah Perry Covenant Fine Arts Center, Recital HallSarah Perry

3:15pm EDT

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

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