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Mentioning Mormons in science fiction

by: Eric James Stone

Before I turn to my subject, I just want to call attention to the Nebula Awards ceremony taking place this Saturday at 8:15pm EDT.  Two LDS authors, Brad R. Torgersen and Nancy Fulda, are nominees.  From what I understand, the … Continue reading →

The Mormon Ibsen: A Tribute to Eric Samuelsen

by: Mahonri Stewart

When I discovered that Eric Samuelsen was retiring from BYU as the playwriting professor, I have to admit a little bit of my heart broke. In many ways it may the best decision. From what I understand, Eric’s battle with … Continue reading →

Wanted: One Internet-free Dark Night of the Soul

by: Stephen Carter

At a Sunstone Symposium a few years ago, I was talking with a person who ran a popular podcast. She mentioned that one of her hopes was that the podcast would help people to feel not so alone when they … Continue reading →

2003 Mormon Literature Year in Review

by: Andrew Hall

This is part of a continuing series of republications of my annual Year in Review. This post was first published on the AML-List email discussion group in January 2004. Novels National market novels by Mormon authors in 2003 were dominated … Continue reading →

Mormon Lit and Other Nineteenth-Century Religions’ Lit

by: James Goldberg

Many of our recurring discussions about Mormon Lit try to measure how the field is doing and how it is likely to do within our lifetimes. We return again and again to the economics of literature written for Mormons, to … Continue reading →

Publishers Corner: Engaging the National Market from an LDS Perspective

by: Chris Bigelow

Guest post by E.M. Tippetts Late last year I decided to take the plunge and become an indie author as E.M. Tippetts – the name I use to write LDS chick lit. There were a lot of reasons behind my … Continue reading →

AML Presidential Address 2012

by: Margaret Blair Young

From my early childhood, I remember people with dark skin and black hair in my home.  I understood that they were working with my father on projects in different languages.  Most were Mayan Indians, from various places in Guatemala.  The … Continue reading →

This Week in Mormon Literature, May 4, 2012

by: Andrew Hall

It is award season, with the AML Awards two weeks ago, and the Whitney Awards on Saturday. Matthew Kirby also gets an award of his own from mystery writers. Scott Hales talks about teaching Mormon literature to non-Mormon students. Non-Mormon … Continue reading →

Open Season for Writing Conferences

by: Rachelle Christensen

This week is an incredibly busy and exciting time for me and several other writers. I will be attending the annual LDStorymakers conference at the Provo Marriott on May 3-5, Thursday-Saturday. This will be the 7th year I have attended … Continue reading →

Mormon Authors writing Non-Mormon Inspirational Fiction

by: Jessie Christensen

Over at Motley Vision, Jonathan Langford reviewed his reading of Whitney finalists. In his review of the General Fiction category , he noted that few of the finalists engaged with religious issues, and only one book was explicitly Mormon at all. I … Continue reading →

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