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...
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Liz Busby
Jun 22, 20202 min read
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...
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Liz Busby
Jun 20, 20201 min read
“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...
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Liz Busby
Jun 19, 20201 min read
“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...
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Liz Busby
Jun 18, 20204 min read
“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...
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Liz Busby
Jun 18, 20204 min read
“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...
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Liz Busby
Jun 17, 20201 min read
“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 ...
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Liz Busby
Jun 16, 20204 min read
“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...
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Liz Busby
Jun 15, 20204 min read
“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...
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Liz Busby
Jun 13, 20202 min read
“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...
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Liz Busby
Jun 12, 20204 min read
“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...
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Liz Busby
Jun 11, 20201 min read
“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...
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Liz Busby
Jun 10, 20201 min read
“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...
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Liz Busby
Jun 9, 20204 min read
“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...
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Liz Busby
Jun 8, 20201 min read
“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...
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Liz Busby
May 29, 20201 min read
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...
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Liz Busby
May 25, 20202 min read
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...
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Liz Busby
Mar 29, 20202 min read
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...
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