Here is a news update from the Festival of Faith and Writing, held at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 17 - 19, 2008:

We’ve recently added several names to our Festival 2008 roster. Among them are preacher and writer Rob Bell, young-adult author (and two-time Newbery Honor recipient) Gary Schmidt, short-story writer Uwem Akpan, and poets Thom Satterlee and Linda Nemec Foster. More information about all of these writers will be posted on our website soon.

We hope you’re already planning on joining us for the Festival (April 17-19). It’s shaping up to be a great weekend. In case you haven’t registered yet, we’ve extended our early-registration rate of $165 through the end of February. (After that, the rate will be $180. The student registration rate, however, will remain at $80.) To register, please visit http://www.calvin.edu/academic/engl/festival/register/index.php.

A second concert has just been added to the Festival weekend. Iron and Wine will perform on Saturday, April 19, at 9:00 p.m. in Calvin’s Fine Arts Center Auditorium. Tickets for the general public ($25) go on sale at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, February 8, and may be purchased through the Calvin Box Office by calling 616.526.6282 or by visiting http://www.calvin.edu/boxoffice/. This concert will most likely sell out, so if you are interested in attending, we encourage you to buy your tickets soon.

Questions about any of these news items can be directed to the Festival office: 616.526.6770 or ffw@calvin.edu. As always, we’re happy to help.

Festival of Faith & Writing
Calvin College
1795 Knollcrest Circle SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
616.526.6770
www.calvin.edu/festival
ffw@calvin.edu