The Holiday Lit Blitz: Finalists and Schedule

Last week, we announced the twenty-four semifinalists for the Holiday Lit Blitz.

Today, we bring you the twelve finalists, along with the publication schedule.

2 Dec. - "A Christmas in Orderville" by Scott Hales

3 Dec. - "Twenty-five Valentine's Days Ago" by Lara Niedermeyer

4 Dec. - "The History of a Christmas Carol" by Jeanine Bee

5 Dec. - "Easter Morning" by Merrijane Rice

6 Dec. - "A Wolfenoot Carol" by Jeanna Mason Stay

7 Dec. - "Tastes of Hope and Sorrow" by James Goldberg

9 Dec. - "Multiversal Mother's Day" by Annaliese Lemmon

10 Dec. - "d. 11 April 1847 Winter Quarters" by Ali Benson Moulton

11 Dec. - "Three Saints Days" by Michelle Graabek-Wallace

12 Dec. - "Viewing Christmas Displays as a Family, Post-Divorce" by Micah Cozzens

13 Dec. - "Vlad Tidings" by Lee Allred

14 Dec. - "La Celebracion"/"The Celebration" by Mario Montani

Congratulations to the finalists! We are grateful for what you do each year to engage our imaginations and broaden our sense of what is possible in Mormon Literature.

The finalists will be published here on https://www.mormonlitlab.org/lit-blitz, as well as on the Mormon Lit Lab podcast, from December 2 to December 14. Join us for a daily poem, essay, or short story, and then vote for your favorites at the end.

Thanks for joining us for the Holiday Lit Blitz!

-Liz Busby and Katherine Cowley, guest editors