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2020 Mormon Lit Blitz Winners: Audience Choice and Judge’s Choice
This year’s contest will stand out in our memories. The year when the Church marked the 200th anniversary of the First Vision has turned...
Jun 29, 2020
2020 Mormon Lit Blitz Voting
Voting Instructions Time to vote in the 2020 Mormon Lit Blitz! To vote, take a look at each of the twelve (very short) finalists and rank...
Jun 22, 2020
“Brother and Sister” by Scott Hales
When Lucifer forgot his line, it was white- haired Eve who whispered it to him: she, his sister, blessed with foresight, impatient to...
Jun 20, 2020
“In the Locker Room at the Temple” by Darlene Young
First, in goes the coat and her oldest’s failure to get a job. With the black shoes go her husband’s sarcasm this morning; with her scarf...
Jun 19, 2020
“O Nosso Cão Stromberg” by César Augusto Medina Fortes
Read the English translation here. “O Nosso Cão Stromberg” by César Augusto Medina Fortes Eu desde sempre gostei de cães. Em 1983, meu...
Jun 18, 2020
“Our Dog, Stromberg” by César Augusto Medina Fortes
Read the original Portuguese version here. “Our Dog, Stromberg” by César Augusto Medina Fortes translated by Katherine Cowley I have...
Jun 18, 2020
“Part Heaven” by Madison Beckstrand
Divinity flows through my fingertips, practiced precepts slip from my lips, I lean back into my mother’s grip let heaven part my hair ...
Jun 17, 2020
“Portal Friends” by Annaliese Lemmon
Emily pushed against the cool surface of her mother’s full-length mirror. The surface remained solid, as it had for months. It wasn’t...
Jun 16, 2020
“Final Report” by Mattathias Westwood
Final Report of the Foreordination Committee of the Grand Council of Heaven, presented by Gabriel, presiding committee chair, to the...
Jun 15, 2020


“Airplanes that Crashed: A Book of Mormon Coloring Book” by Jared Forsyth
While we did the best we could to recreate this finalist on our webpage, we lost some layout choices. We recommend downloading the...
Jun 13, 2020
“Three Generations of Sonder” by Chanel Earl
Jane – 1959 We rented a small basement apartment next to the University, so John could come home for lunch if he wanted to. But he often...
Jun 12, 2020
“Family Tree” by Merrijane Rice
… I will liken thee, O house of Israel, like unto a tame olive tree … Jacob 5:3 I don’t remember how we started, who was grafted into...
Jun 11, 2020
“Orpheus Sings to Mary and Martha” by Emily Harris Adams
Lazarus is sealed up in the tomb, sleeping in the viper’s den. And I know that you, like me, will want your God to set him free. Lazarus...
Jun 10, 2020
“Perfection Is a Fullness” by Jeanine Bee
In the spring of 2020, all the temples were closed. A few days later, my grandma showed up in my living room. Which wouldn’t have been so...
Jun 9, 2020
“Resurrection by Easter 2020” by Selina Forsyth
Our god has slept, though somewhat fitfully, for a few days. Maybe weeks. How we long for the promised return, preferably stronger...
Jun 8, 2020
9th Annual Mormon Lit Blitz Finalists and Schedule
On Monday, we announced the long list of 24 semi-finalists in this year’s Mormon Lit Blitz. A publication schedule of the 12 finalists is...
May 29, 2020
9th Annual Mormon Lit Blitz Long List
It’s been a busy spring for us. We’re currently working toward the release of a print and electronic anthology featuring the finalists...
May 25, 2020
9th Annual Mormon Lit Blitz Call for Submissions
Since 2012, the annual Mormon Lit Blitz contest has encouraged people to use Latter-day Saint ideas, values, beliefs, or imagery in very...
Mar 29, 2020
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