Out of 200 submissions, a panel of judges has selected 32 semi-finalists. Out of these 32, twelve will be selected to compete in the final round for audience votes and the prize Kindle.
Essay
“Without Compulsory Means” One of the most famous passages in the Doctrine & Covenants calls for persuasion through long-suffering and love. But how long will a couple have to suffer as they try to gently persuade their three-year-old son with Down Syndrome to make a change he doesn’t want?
“The Gloaming” There’s day and there’s night, but there’s also twilight. There’s the world of the living and the world of the dead: but what’s in between?
Fiction
“No Substitute for Chocolate” Fathers’ Day brings calorie-laden sweets; Mother’s Day means flowers—and one more thing to take care of. That’s a cold, hard tradition one woman is determined to shake.
“Forgotten Memories” If you could lock up memories that come unbidden, which would you choose to protect yourself from?
“In” So, a man walks into the end of the world…and realizes he’ll have to improvise on that whole lamps-prepared-with-oil thing…
Poetry
“The Cordwainer”
What a Montevideo cobbler didn’t know he taught one sister missionary. “The New Beginning Ghazal” A slice of Eden’s story contemplated in an ancient Iranian poetic form.
“Stillborn” Where does faith fit when the most beautiful plans melt away?
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