Author Archives: Jonathan Langford

About Jonathan Langford

Hi! I'm the coordinator for the AML blog.

Interview with Michael Austin

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Jonathan Langford

Below is an interview with Michael Austin, coeditor with Mark T. Decker of Peculiar Portrayals: Mormons on the Page, Stage, and Screen, published in 2010 by Utah State University Press. Mike is provost and vice president for academic affairs at … Continue reading →

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2010 AML Awards

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Jonathan Langford

Orem, Utah, 30 March 2011—The Association for Mormon Letters (AML) announced its 2010 awards last Saturday at AML’s annual meeting held at Utah Valley University.  A list of the awards follows:

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Storytelling & Community: Mormon Literary Bazaar

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Jonathan Langford

This post is partly about Dawning of a Brighter Day, this very blog sponsored by the Association for Mormon Letters, including recent initiatives we’ve started and hopes for where this might go. It’s also about my thoughts regarding the Mormon … Continue reading →

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Announcement: AML Blog Facelift

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Jonathan Langford

AML blog will be getting a new look and feel, thanks to efforts by Jacob Proffitt and Johnna Cornett — including a switch to WordPress as our new platform. It’s our hope that this will make the blog function more … Continue reading →

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Announcement: AML Blog Slots

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Jonathan Langford

Hi all! I’ve been asked by the AML board to take over coordination of the AML blog. I’m posting to ask for suggestion and throw out some ideas for how we — that’s us here at AML, but also hopefully … Continue reading →

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The Writer’s Desk: Cain’s Sacrifice

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Jonathan Langford

I was thinking about the spiritual dangers that come with being an LDS writer (or artist of any kind, really) when the following came to mind: And in process of time it came to pass that Cain brought of the … Continue reading →

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Community Voices: The Amateur Nature of Mormon Letters

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Jonathan Langford

This was originally published as a guest post. There’s a certain sense of validation, in our commercial culture, that comes with being paid for one’s work. This is at least as true in literature as elsewhere. Anyone (or so the … Continue reading →

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