Tag Archives: Irreantum

Now’s the Time to Subscribe to Irreantum

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Josh Allen

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been putting the finishing touches on the upcoming issue of Irreantum. (For those who don’t know, Irreantum is AML’s semi-annual literary journal.) I’ve been working through the last-minute details. I’ve been editing bios from … Continue reading →

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2012 Literary Contest Winners

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Angela Hallstrom

The Association for Mormon Letters and Irreantum magazine are pleased to announce the winners of our 2012 literary contests. This year we received 72 fiction entries, 41 personal essay entries, and 46 poetry collection entries. Entries were judged blind, and … Continue reading →

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A Shameless Plug for Irreantum

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Josh Allen

If you’ve already received and read the latest issue of Irreantum, you’ll want to skip this post. It’s just a shameless Irreantum plug. But if you haven’t read the newest issue of Irreantum yet, I hope this post will encourage … Continue reading →

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Irreantum: Contests and Thank Yous

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Angela Hallstrom

First I’ve got to shout hallelujah–we’re on WordPress!  Big thanks to Jacob and Johnna and Jonathan and anyone else involved in making the move to this new blog platform happen.  I love it already, and I’ve only typed a few … Continue reading →

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Three Big Irreantum Announcements

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Angela Hallstrom

Irreantum has three big annoucements to make, which means this will be a lengthy (but information-packed!) post.  We want to tell you all about: 1.  Our Fall/Winter 2010 issue, which is going to press in a few days and will … Continue reading →

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Mormon LitCrit: Being Authentic

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Jack Harrell

In August my wife and I went to see the rock band Rush in concert in Salt Lake City. For forty years Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart have been making records and touring the world. Now in their … Continue reading →

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Agency and Storytelling

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Angela Hallstrom

I just finished reading well over 100 entries to Irreantum’s fiction and creative nonfiction contests, narrowing them down to a set of semifinalists over which our contest committee can wrangle.  Reading all those stories and essays can be a bit … Continue reading →

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Irreantum: A New Issue, A New Editor

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Angela Hallstrom

We’ve been busy at Irreantum these days.  The submission window for our fiction and creative nonfiction contests just closed on May 31, and we received 90 fiction entries and 48 creative nonfiction entries, our most robust level of participation yet.  … Continue reading →

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Irreantum Contests: You’re Submitting, Aren’t You?

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Angela Hallstrom

Spring is in the air (at least, it WAS in the air–right now it’s snowing), but at any rate, the calendar says spring is upon us, and that means Easter and conference and baseball and tulips.  And Irreantum contests! The … Continue reading →

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Irreantum, Good Writing, and Telling the Truth

Posted on January 2, 2010 by Angela Hallstrom

By now, all Irreantum subscribers should have received their latest issue, and it’s my hope that the journal is sitting on your bedside table, or next to loveseat in your living room, or in your office atop your stack of … Continue reading →

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