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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...

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...

Listen to this piece on our podcast Read the original Spanish version here. The Gift by R. de la Lanza translated by James Goldberg We...

Listen to this piece on our podcast Read the English translation here. El Don by R. De La Lanza Creemos en el don de… sanidad… El...

Listen to this piece on our podcast 1850 Census Entry Name: James Brewster Occupation Listed: Mormon Prophet Location: Socorro, New...

Listen to this piece on our podcast Parable of the 10 virgins, or 10 women I love. I "How do you keep believing, as an educated woman in...

Listen to this piece on our podcast Marriage is the past, present, and future of an intuition. A procession of candles that stay lit in...

Listen to this piece on our podcast Commercials for feminine products declared Ruth was happy enough, and most days she tried to agree...

Listen to this piece on our podcast I was eight years old when my mom, channeling the ghost of Spencer W. Kimball, declared that the time...

Listen to this piece on our podcast It was closed casket (because of the head) but of course a lot of people turned out. The dignitaries...

Listen to this piece on our podcast Read the original Spanish version here. "Three Mormon Microstories: Night in Judea/The Sphere/E...

Listen to this piece on our podcast Read the English translation here. Noche en Judea La noche era fresca. Labán salió tambaleándose del...

Listen to this piece on our podcast I give allowance for the deer with the bad leg; I wait in stillness as it crosses my path impatience...

Listen to this piece on our podcast For Xavier I don't want to study Abraham sacrificing his son again. I stand by the altar of the...

Listen to this piece on our podcast His Mother Knew It If you do not doubt, God will deliver. God delivered us from darkness the day...

Listen to this piece on our podcast Building an Ark I’ve hammered planks together more or less according to instructions from the Lord,...

From May 6-18, we'll post the finalists in this year's Mormon Lit Blitz here on mormonlitlab.org. Join us for a daily poem, essay, or...

Long List for 2024 Mormon Lit Blitz “Abrahamic Sacrifice” by Annaliese Lemmon “Advice to a Young Mormon Poet" by Scott Hales “Aquele...

Want to explore an idea and connect with other writers? Submissions for the Thirteenth Annual Mormon Lit Blitz writing contest are due...