Media

This page is intended to be a resource for individuals from the media who will be covering Festival 2012.

Calvin's manager of media relations is Matt Kucinski (616.526.8935; msk23@calvin.edu). Please contact him to request a press pass or to receive more information about the Festival of Faith and Writing.

Quick Facts

  • Dates: April 19-21, 2012 (Registration opens at 9:00 a.m. Thursday, April 19; the opening session begins at noon on the 19th.)
  • Location: Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Registration Cost: $195 per person; $80 for students
  • Complete list of Festival 2012 speakers
  • More than 120 sessions: lectures, panel discussions, workshops, interviews, concerts, and more
  • More than 100 speakers, panelists, and workshop leaders
  • Expected number of participants: more than 1,800
  • Festival 2012 is run by the English Department at Calvin College

Contact Information

  • website: www.calvin.edu/festival
  • e-mail: ffw@calvin.edu
  • phone: 616.526.6770
  • address: Festival 2012
                 Calvin College
                 1795 Knollcrest Circle SE
                 Grand Rapids MI, 49546
  • Shelly LeMahieu Dunn, director (616.526.8720; mld5@calvin.edu)
  • Kristin Otte Groom, assistant (616.526.8529; kao5@calvin.edu)
  • Beth Heinen Bell, assistant (616.526.8424; bheine87@calvin.edu)
  • Matt Kucinski, manager of media relations (616.526.8935; msk23@calvin.edu)
  • Calvin College Box Office (616.526.6282)

For Media Interviews About the Festival

  • To request an interview with an author speaking at Festival 2012, please contact Shelly LeMahieu Dunn, Festival director, at 616.526.8720, or mld5@calvin.edu.
  • If you’d like to interview someone at Calvin about the Festival, you can contact the following people:
    • Lew Klatt, professor of English and member of the Festival 2012 Planning Committee (616.526.7530; lsk4@calvin.edu)
    • Debra Rienstra, professor of English and member of the Festival 2012 Planning Committee (616.526.8526; dreinstr@calvin.edu) 
    • Dean Ward, professor of English and member of the Festival 2012 Planning Committee (616.526.6139; ward@calvin.edu)
    • Shelly LeMahieu Dunn, Festival director (616.526.8720; mld5@calvin.edu)

Additional media resources

About the Festival of Faith and Writing

Calvin College