Festival of Faith & Writing

Calvin College

The Festival of Faith and Writing is a biennial gathering of readers and writers hosted by Calvin College. At the Festival, our goal is to provide a vibrant community where people come together to discuss, celebrate, and explore the ways in which faith is represented in literature and how it plays out in our world today.

We are busy making plans for the next Festival (April 15-17, 2010) and are looking forward to welcoming friends both old and new to Calvin for this gathering. Registration will close on March 31. We hope you'll be able to join us.

To stay up to date on all the plans for Festival 2010, please subscribe to our e-mail newsletter, Festival News. For more information about the authors scheduled to participate in Festival 2010, please visit our speakers page.

Recent Updates

(3.18.10) The Bob Hudson poetry chapbook workshop is now closed.

(3.15.10) The deadline to submit an application for the Book Bazaar has been extended to March 19.

(3.15.10) The Lawrence Dorr fiction-writing workshop is now closed.

(3.5.10) March's Festival Favorite is Broken for You by Stephanie Kallos.

(2.23.10) The deadline for group registrations is March 1. Please contact us for more information.

(2.19.09) The most recent speaker added to the Festival 2010 roster is journalist Jennifer Green.

(2.15.09) The plenary speakers for the Festival are Wally Lamb (Thursday evening), Eugene Peterson (Friday morning), Richard Rodriguez (Friday evening), Parker Palmer (Saturday morning), and Mary Karr (Saturday evening). Admission is included with a Festival registration. Tickets to attend an individual event may be purchased through the Calvin College Box Office. Please visit the public events page to see other events that are open to the community.

(2.15.09) Sign ups for Festival Circles are now open.

(2.12.09) The community is invited to attend a reading and book signing by Kate DiCamillo on Friday, April 16, in the Van Noor Arena. The event is free and will begin at 4:45 p.m. Families and school groups are welcome.

(2.12.09) February's Festival Favorite is Brown by Richard Rodriguez.

(2.2.09) The most recent speaker added to the Festival 2010 roster is Thomas Lynch.

(1.20.09) We are now accepting applications to participate in the Book Bazaar. The deadline to submit an application is March 12.

(1.20.09) The deadline to submit a proposal to lead a Festival Circle is Friday, January 22.

(1.18.09) If you are interested in sharing the cost of accommodations or travel, please visit the Festival's Facebook page to connect with other attendees.

(1.8.09) Leila Aboulela has had to cancel her appearance at Festival 2010 due to family circumstances. She sends her sincere regrets and hopes to join us in 2012 instead.

(1.6.09) We are still accepting proposals from individuals interested in serving as facilitators of Festival Circles. The deadline to submit a proposal has been extended to January 22, 2010.

(1.4.09) January's Festival Favorite is The World to Come by Dara Horn.