Monthly Archives: January 2013

2012 Mormon Literature Year in Review, Part 2, Mormon market and independent publishing

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Andrew Hall

See also Part 1, The National Market. I used to call this section “Mormon Market”, but it is getting harder to differentiate between Mormon market books and books by Mormon authors published through independent and small publishers, as well as … Continue reading →

Posted in This Week in Mormon Literature | 50 Comments

CALL FOR PAPERS–AML CONFERENCE 2013

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Margaret Blair Young

Call for Papers Association for Mormon Letters March 29-30, 2013 Utah Valley University Theme: Depictions of Christ in LDS literature, film, and art: Does it matter how we portray Him? From Arnold Friberg to Levi Peterson to Jack Harrell, we … Continue reading →

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2013 Everyday Mormon Writer Events

Posted on January 10, 2013 by James Goldberg

It’s a new year, and that means a new set of contests (and a class) through Everyday Mormon Writer. We’ll be holding a second Mormon Lit Blitz, a master class devoted to issues in Mormon writing, and a contest for … Continue reading →

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Children’s Lit Corner

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Kathryn Poulter

I don’t write nearly as many checks as I used to before they came out with debit cards, so I find that it always takes me quite awhile to train myself to write the next year when I jot down … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's Lit corner, Storytelling and Community, YA corner | 5 Comments

That Dang Cockroach in the Ice Cream

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Margaret Blair Young

Yes, I deleted a provocative story from my syllabus in a maternal impulse.  I happen to know one of my students, and I know he has a pornography addiction. (However, I might be writing about a previous semester.)  I attend … Continue reading →

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Towards a Mormon Speculative Fiction e-Collective, Part II: Spec Lit and a Theory of Mormon Literature

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Guest

In the second of three guest posts leading up to the launch of a proposed website dedicated to displaying and developing talent in Mormon speculative fiction, project instigator Mark Penny waxes analytical over the role of speculative fiction writer as … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Voices, Electronic Age, SF&F corner | Tagged , | 72 Comments

A Mormon Goes to the Movies

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Jessie Christensen

With one more week until nominations for this year’s Academy Awards, critics everywhere are speculating about which movies will be receiving nominations. One theme that seems to be emerging is that the movies most likely to receive recognition all have … Continue reading →

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