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This is the final contest that will be collected in our third anthology, which will be released next year. We're pleased to announce the finalists: Monday, 22 June: “Awkward Old Testament Stories” by Katherine Cowley Tuesday, 23 June: “Moroni’s Wife Is an Angel, Too” by Christopher Bissett Wednesday, 24 June: “Night without Darkness” by Lee Ann Setzer Thursday, 25 June: “Eurydice” by Alixa Brobbey Friday, 26 June: “Seconds” by J. A. Dove Saturday, 27 June: “In My Father’s Ho

Over the past 15 years, the Mormon Lit Blitz contest has published more than a hundred unique works of Mormon microliterature—short essays, stories, and poetry that stretch our sense of what literature can accomplish in a community of faith. Using short forms, we wanted writers and readers to get a taste of possibility. But after writers test their wings, we want them to have chances to stretch them. A few years ago, we also started a mentoring program to help past contest f

"Seraphim", Ernst Wilhelm Nay, 1964 It's a little hard to believe we're on the 15th annual Mormon Lit Blitz. Thank you to everyone who has submitted over the years, and especially to this year's contest! From June 22-July 4, we will publish twelve finalists, one per day, with audience voting to follow starting on July 5. It's difficult to settle on just twelve finalists, so we traditionally also announce a long list of 24 contest semi-finalists. The top 24 pieces, listed alp

Want to explore an idea and connect with other writers? Submissions for the Fifteenth Annual Mormon Lit Blitz writing contest are due on May 31, 2026 to this google form . Submitted works may be in any genre so long as they are under 1,000 words and designed to resonate in some way with a Latter-day Saint audience. Submissions may be written in any language. Previously published material and simultaneous submissions are acceptable. AI-generated text is not acceptable; othe

Friends, Fifteen years ago, we started the Mormon Lit Blitz to connect writers with readers as they explored a shared religious culture in literature. We’ve been quite pleased with the results. Our contest’s short length limit and online publishing model have helped writers experiment and made it easy for readers to get to know a wide range of voices. Even for many people who haven’t been finalists, the Mormon Lit Blitz is a chance to try out new ideas and find a personal voi

Discussing the Lit Blitz, previous finalist Annaliese Lemmon talks with the finalists from our most recent contest about their work. ​ This interview has been edited for clarity. Annaliese Lemmon: Welcome everyone to the Mormon Lit Lab podcast. I'm Annaliese Lemmon, your host for this series where we discuss the 14th Annual Mormon Lit Blitz. Today I'm joined by Lara Niedermeyer, author of “Use It in Our Daily Lives.” Welcome, Lara. Lara: Thank you. Glad to be here. Annalie

Discussing the Lit Blitz, previous finalist Annaliese Lemmon talks with the finalists from our most recent contest about their work. ​ This interview has been edited for clarity. Annaliese Lemmon: Welcome everyone to the Mormon Lit Lab podcast. I'm Annaliese Lemmon, your host for this series where we discuss the 14th annual Mormon Lit Blitz. Today I'm joined by Lee Anne Setzer, author of “Thief.” Welcome, Lee Anne. Lee Ann Setzer: Thank you. Annaliese Lemmon: All right. C

Discussing the Lit Blitz, previous finalist Annaliese Lemmon talks with the finalists from our most recent contest about their work. ​ This interview has been edited for clarity. Annaliese Lemmon: Welcome everyone to the Mormon Lit Lab podcast. I'm Annaliese Lemmon, your host for this series where we discuss the 14th annual Mormon Lit Blitz. Today I'm joined by J.S. Absher, author of “Mad Poet Passes.” Welcome. J.S. Absher: Thank you. Thank you so much. I’m really happy to b

In Discussing the Lit Blitz, previous finalist Annaliese Lemmon talks with the finalists from our most recent contest about their work. ​ This interview has been edited for clarity. Annaliese Lemmon: Welcome everyone to the Mormon Lit Lab podcast. I'm Annaliese Lemmon, your host for this series where we discuss the 14th annual Mormon Lit Blitz. Today I'm joined by James Goldberg, the creator and editor of the Mormon Lit Blitz. Welcome, James. James Goldberg: Good to be here

In Discussing the Lit Blitz, previous finalist Annaliese Lemmon talks with the finalists from our most recent contest about their work. ​ This interview has been edited for clarity. Annaliese Lemmon: Welcome everyone to the Mormon Lit Lab podcast. I'm Annaliese Lemmon, your host for this series where we discuss the 14th annual Mormon Lit Blitz. Today I'm joined by Michelle Graabek-Wallace, author of “Lifecycle of Strawberries.” Welcome Michelle. Michelle: Hi! Annaliese Lem

In Discussing the Lit Blitz, previous finalist Annaliese Lemmon talks with the finalists from our most recent contest about their work. ​ This interview has been edited for clarity. Annaliese Lemmon: Welcome everyone to the Mormon Lit Lab podcast. I'm Annalisa Lemon, your host for this series where we discuss the 14th annual Mormon Lit Blitz. Today I'm joined by Merrijane Rice, author of Living Room. Welcome, Merrijane. Merrijane Rice: Hi. Thanks for having me. Annaliese Le

In Discussing the Lit Blitz, previous finalist Annaliese Lemmon talks with the finalists from our most recent contest about their work. ​...

In Discussing the Lit Blitz, previous finalist Annaliese Lemmon talks with the finalists from our most recent contest about their work....

We’re about to kick off another round of Mormon Lit Lab Book Mentoring program . This program is for people who have previously been a...

In Discussing the Lit Blitz, previous finalist Annaliese Lemmon talks with the finalists from our most recent contest about their work....

Thank you to everyone who read the finalists in this year’s contest. We love sharing these pieces with you! This year, our youngest...

Thank you for joining us for the contest! Each year, we give out a small cash prize to the writer of the audience’s favorite piece. To...

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