Author Archives: Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury

About Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury

Author of six professionally published short stories; moderator of two online writing workshop forums for Orson Scott Card (The Hatrack River Writers Workshop and the Nauvoo Workshop for LDS Writers); part-time computer genealogist; AML Review Archive editor and AML website flunky; mother of three and grandmother of five, so far (plus slave of a polydactyl, part-lynx-point snowshoe Siamese cat); Salt Lake Temple ordinance worker; lover of reading, knitting, and dark chocolate.

Mormon Characters in Mormon Literature

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury

I recently finished reading THE SCHOLAR OF MOAB, by Steven L. Peck, which received the AML Novel Award for last year, and I want to say, first of all, that the writing in this book is wonderful. The characters are … Continue reading →

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Irreantum Contest Winners

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury

The Association for Mormon Letters and Irreantum magazine are pleased to announce the winners of our 2011 literary contests. The response this year was robust: we received 73 fiction entries, 47 creative nonfiction entries, and 91 poetry collection entries. Entries … Continue reading →

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Back in Business

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury

Sorry for the problem with the AML blog. The links should all work fine now. Please go back to your discussions, especially on Lisa’s post and on Harlow’s post. And thanks for your patience.

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2011 Spring/Summer Irreantum

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury

The 2011 Spring/Summer issue of Irreantum is being prepared to go to the printer, so if you want to start a subscription, or need to renew your subscription, please do so now. Here are the contents of the new issue:

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Irreantum Contest Reminder

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury

The deadline for Irreantum’s 2011 Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry contests is coming up. If you don’t have something ready to enter, please start writing. Irreantum Contest Rules All unsolicited fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction submissions must be received during … Continue reading →

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Some past AML events available for download as mp3 files

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury

A list of events for which AML has downloadable mp3 files can be found here on the AML website. The links will take you to pages that list the topics or speakers on each file. AML hopes to make other … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers (AML session of RMMLA)

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury

CALL FOR PAPERS The Association for Mormon Letters session of The ROCKY MOUNTAIN MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION (RMMLA) Conference Oct.  6-8, 2011 in Scottsdale, Arizona Theme for the session: The Contemporary LDS Novel Please email abstracts by March 1, 2011: HHansen@western.edu … Continue reading →

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The AML Review Archive

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury

It may not be the best-kept secret in Mormon Literature, but sometimes we wonder.  The AML Review Archive contains over 1000 reviews of books, short stories, films, plays, and play productions, and even a few of music CDs, all pertaining … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers – AML Annual Meeting

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury

Association for Mormon Letters CALL FOR PAPERS  The Association for Mormon Letters announces 2011 Annual Meeting, which will be held on Friday and Saturday, March 25 and 26 on the campus of Utah Valley University.  The theme for this year’s … Continue reading →

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Irreantum Contest Announcement

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury

Irreantum Fiction Contest Winners The Association for Mormon Letters is pleased to announce the winners of the 2010 Irreantum fiction contest. A committee of judges considered 91 entries and awarded three cash prizes and two honorable mentions.

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