top of page
News
Cecelia Proffit
Nov 13, 20233 min read
Winner 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...
369 views0 comments
Cecelia Proffit
Nov 6, 20231 min read
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...
818 views0 comments
Cecelia Proffit
Nov 3, 20234 min read
“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...
342 views
Cecelia Proffit
Nov 2, 20231 min read
“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...
305 views
Cecelia Proffit
Nov 1, 20233 min read
“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...
432 views
Cecelia Proffit
Oct 31, 20231 min read
“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...
205 views
Cecelia Proffit
Oct 30, 20234 min read
“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...
243 views
Cecelia Proffit
Oct 29, 20231 min read
“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...
213 views
Cecelia Proffit
Oct 27, 20231 min read
“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...
302 views
Cecelia Proffit
Oct 26, 20231 min read
“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...
222 views
Cecelia Proffit
Oct 25, 20232 min read
“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....
350 views
Cecelia Proffit
Oct 24, 20231 min read
“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...
297 views
Cecelia Proffit
Oct 23, 20234 min read
“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...
576 views
Cecelia Proffit
Oct 22, 20231 min read
“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...
303 views
Cecelia Proffit
Sep 18, 20231 min read
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...
401 views0 comments
Cecelia Proffit
Sep 11, 20231 min read
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...
260 views0 comments
jamesgoldberg1
Aug 14, 20232 min read
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...
259 views0 comments
bottom of page