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12th Annual Lit Blitz Winners Announcement
Thank you to everyone who read the finalists in this year’s contest. We love sharing these pieces with you! It's wonderful to see voters...
Nov 13, 2023
12th Annual Lit Blitz Voting Instructions
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...
Nov 6, 2023
“Nine Sunsets” by Chanel Earl
Listen to this piece on our podcast Nine Sunsets “This doesn’t look like a picture. And it doesn’t look like a God. It is a sunset, and...
Nov 4, 2023
“Future Genealogists” by Madison Beckstrand
Listen to this piece on our podcast Future Genealogists To my descendants that wish to know me. The answer is No. The journals will...
Nov 3, 2023
“The Cost” by Liz Busby
Listen to this piece on our podcast The Cost We had been married three months when I turned to my husband and told him we should have a...
Nov 2, 2023
“Antelife” by Dan Mabee
Listen to this piece on our podcast Antelife Death smells the freshest at two in the afternoon, just after the embalming, when you can...
Nov 1, 2023
“Creature from the Back Lagoon” by Lee Allred
Listen to this piece on our podcast Creature from the Back Lagoon The clatter of roller coasters, the screams of the crowd, the patter of...
Oct 31, 2023
“Earthworm Lore” by Stan Absher
Listen to this piece on our podcast Earthworm Lore In the lore of the nightcrawler and red wriggler, it’s said that, when Jesus knelt and...
Oct 30, 2023
“A Young Mother’s Sacrament” by Emily Harris Adams
Listen to this piece on our podcast A Young Mother’s Sacrament It is all I can do to just sit And rock, Holding the baby, Feeling the...
Oct 28, 2023
“The Pear Tree” by Stan Absher
Listen to this piece on our podcast The Pear Tree Pity there was no ceremony for the lobe of lung they took the teeth all pulled, the...
Oct 27, 2023
“This Time and This Season” by Chanel Earl
Listen to this piece on our podcast This Time and This Season To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven....
Oct 26, 2023
“Second Coming” by Michael Hicks
Listen to this piece on our podcast Second Coming For Christians Jesus is always planning to return. So the thunderstorm last week is a...
Oct 25, 2023
“Refried Dreams” by Cristie Cowles Charles
Listen to this piece on our podcast Refried Dreams After that sophomore breakup—the one with the mess and goodbyes before he stepped into...
Oct 24, 2023
“Nexus of Everything” by Merrijane Rice
Listen to this piece on our podcast. Nexus of Everything Fresh biscuit crust flakes under fork, crumbs melt on tongue like warm butter. I...
Oct 23, 2023
12th Annual Mormon Lit Blitz: Finalists
From 23 October through 4 November, we'll post the finalists in this year's Mormon Lit Blitz here on mormonlitlab.org. Join us for a...
Sep 18, 2023
12th Annual Mormon Lit Blitz: Longlist
Thank you to everyone who submitted to this year’s Mormon Lit Blitz! After our initial review of these pieces, we’re excited to share our...
Sep 11, 2023
Mormon Lit Blitz submissions: Due August 31st
This is a reminder that submissions for the Twelfth Annual Mormon Lit Blitz writing contest are due on 31 August 2023 to...
Aug 14, 2023
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