Association for Mormon Letters Events Calendar

The Association for Mormon Letters sponsors several annual events, such as the Writers Conference and Annual Meeting. We occasionally offer special events and lecture series.

In addition to AML-sponsored events, we also list significant events of interest to the Mormon literature community. If you have an event that you would like to have listed on the AML Calendar, please write to the AML.

The Association for Mormon Letters' 2011 Annual Meeting will be held on Friday and Saturday, March 25th and 26th on the campus of Utah Valley University. The theme of for this year's meeting is “Liberating Form. ”

In a seminal article published in the 1970s, Marden J. Clark pointed out a central paradox of creative production: that “the creative person is at once the most free and most bound of people.” As Clark wrote, “Freedom can find meaningful release, meaningful expression only in significant form.” This paradox of creativity, argued Clark, is also at play in creating a meaningful life: without plans, rules, and structure, our lives become chaotic and painful. “A glider soars, a jet plane flies, not just because the wind blows or because a motor develops a half million pounds of thrust, but because of the form of the wing it flies on.” This interplay of freedom and form is the focusing lens through which we not only create good literature but saintly lives.

We will have presentations on this and other topics relating to Mormon literature, film, or drama.

In an effort to foster greater discussion and synergy, AML will this year be meeting jointly with Mormon Scholars in the Humanities on the campus of Utah Valley University. While both organizations will host and create their own sessions, we will share some plenary speakers and host joint events.

The AML annual meeting is free for AML members, Irreantum subscribers, and students (please bring student identification).

Registration starts at 8:00am on Friday and Saturday.

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