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Calvin College's Festival of Faith and Writing is from April 19 thru 21. The committee planning this event have said they would be willing to cooridnate interviews prior to these events, when time permits. Much like our January Series coverage, interviews are based completely on willingness of the speaker and timeliness of the reporter. 

Below is the complete list of speakers scheduled to be at the festival, and a detailed schedule (subject to change) of who is speaking when and where, can be found HERE.

Speakers will be given to reporters on a first-come, first-serve basis...when you see the word [TAKEN] next to one of the names, it has already been claimed. To reserve your Festival speaker(s), comment on this storybank pitch, or email Holly or Chelsea

All information regarding the festival can be found on Calvin's website. Don't miss out on this HUGE opportunity!

 

                     leila aboulela AVAILABLE

                     chimamanda ngozi adichie AVAILABLE

                     m. craig barnes AVAILABLE

                     susan campbell bartoletti AVAILABLE

                     amy julia becker AVAILABLE

                     aaron belz AVAILABLE

                     kate braestrup AVAILABLE

                     kevin brockmeier AVAILABLE

                     scott cairns AVAILABLE

                     lan samantha chang AVAILABLE

                     susanna childress AVAILABLE

                     shane claiborne TAKEN

                     bruce cockburn AVAILABLE

                     hugh cook AVAILABLE

                     debra dean AVAILABLE

                     david diaz AVAILABLE

                     brian doyle AVAILABLE

                     tony earley AVAILABLE

                     kathryn erskine AVAILABLE

                     jonathan safran foer AVAILABLE

                     amy frykholm AVAILABLE

                     paula huston AVAILABLE

                     susan e. isaacs AVAILABLE

                     river jordan AVAILABLE

                     julia kasdorf AVAILABLE

                     kirsten kelly AVAILABLE

                     john leax AVAILABLE

                     li-young lee TAKEN

                     patrick madden AVAILABLE

                     maurice manning AVAILABLE

                     ruben martinez AVAILABLE

                     jamaal may AVAILABLE

                     marilyn chandler mcentyre AVAILABLE

                     richard michelson AVAILABLE

                     daniel nayeri AVAILABLE

                     peter o'leary AVAILABLE

                     bethany pierce AVAILABLE

                     andrea davis pinkney AVAILABLE

                     brian pinkney AVAILABLE

                     mark richard AVAILABLE

                     jana riess AVAILABLE

                     marilynne robinson TAKEN

                     gary schmidt TAKEN

                     adam schuitema AVAILABLE

                     luci shaw AVAILABLE

                     judith shulevitz AVAILABLE

                     lisa russ spaar AVAILABLE

                     nikki stafford AVAILABLE

                     dinah stevenson AVAILABLE

                     francisco x. stork AVAILABLE

                     daniel taylor AVAILABLE

                     scott teems AVAILABLE

                     craig thompson TAKEN

                     luis alberto urrea AVAILABLE

                     david vanbiema AVAILABLE

                     clare vanderpool AVAILABLE

                     ann voskamp TAKEN

                     carey wallace AVAILABLE

                     brian j. walsh AVAILABLE

                     walter wangerin AVAILABLE

                     richard jesse watson AVAILABLE

                     paul willis AVAILABLE

                     john wilson AVAILABLE

larry woiwode AVAILABLE

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Requesting interviews!

Chelsea By: Chelsea LaForge (Chelsea) on April 2nd, 2012 at 2:11 pm

The process for requesting an interview will be as follows:

Draft an email, introducing yourself, that you're a reporter for The Rapidian, and what you'd like to talk to your speaker about. Include your contact information. *For out-of-town speakers and getting interviews, it can be helpful to explain what the Rapidian is...that it's a local, online news platform, one that is recognized as an important part of our local community*

Send this email to Shelly LeMahieu Dunn, Director of the Festival of Faith and Writing. She will plass along your email to the speaker and/or their representative. If this speaker has the time and interest in scheduling an interview, they will contact you directly. That's why providing both email and phone number will be so important!

Let us know if you run in to trouble during this part of the process!

 

Email template:

Chelsea By: Chelsea LaForge (Chelsea) on April 3rd, 2012 at 2:48 pm

Hello,

My name is ____________ and I am a reporter for The Rapidian. The Rapidian is a hyperlocal news source driven by volunteer reporters like myself about anything and everything happening in the city of Grand Rapids. I'm hoping to share your story with others in my community and was wondering if we could arrange an interview.

You can reach me via email at _____________ and via phone at _______________.

I'd love the chance to speak with you about ________________ and learn more about _____________.

Please contact me at your earliest conveniece.

 

Sincerely,

_________________

Rapidian reporter

therapidian.org

 

 

___________________________________

A couple notes:

1.) Signing your name, followed by the fact that you're a reporter and the website, not only makes you appear more professional, but also gives them a chance to really see the website and all it offers.

2.) Feel free to tweak this, as this is simply a starting point.

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