The AML Awards are given annually by the

Association for Mormon Letters The Association for Mormon Letters (AML) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1976 to "foster scholarly and creative work in Mormon letters and to promote fellowship among scholars and writers of Mormon literature." Other stated purposes have inc ...

(AML) to the best work "by, for, and about Mormons." They are juried awards, chosen by a panel of judges. Citations for many of the awards can be found on the AML website. The award categories vary from year to year depending on the shape of the market and what the AML decides is worthy of honor. Beginning with the 2014 awards, the AML began creating a

shortlist A short list or shortlist is a list of candidates for a job, prize, award, political position, etc., that has been reduced from a longer list of candidates (sometimes via intermediate lists known as "long lists"). The length of short lists varie ...

of finalists for most categories, which preceded the final awards.

1970s

1980s

1990

;Criticism :*William A. Wilson for "In Praise of Ourselves: Stories to Tell" ;Novel :*Franklin Fisher for ''Bones'' ;Personal Essay :*Elouise Bell for "Only When I Laugh" ;Poetry :*Loretta Randall Sharp for "Doing It" ;Short Fiction :*

Walter Kirn Walter Norris Kirn (born August 3, 1962) is an American novelist, literary critic, and essayist. He is the author of eight books, most notably '' Up in the Air'', which was made into a film of the same name starring George Clooney. Overview As ...

for ''My Hard Bargain''AML Awards database
Retrieved 6 February 2016.

1991

;Biography :*

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (born July 11, 1938) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian specializing in early America and the history of women, and a professor at Harvard University. Her approach to history has been described as a tribute to ...

for ''A Midwife's Tale'' ;Editing & Publishing :*

Signature Books Signature Books is an American press specializing in subjects related to Utah, Mormonism, and Western Americana. The company was founded in 1980 by George D. Smith and Scott Kenney and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is majority owned by the ...

and Ron Schow, Wayne Schow, Marybeth Raynes, editor, for ''Peculiar People: Mormons and Same-Sex Orientation'' ;Novel :*

Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. He is the first and (as of 2022) only person to win both a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for both ...

for ''

Xenocide ''Xenocide'' (1991) is a science fiction novel by American writer Orson Scott Card, the third book in the Ender's Game series. It was nominated for both the Hugo and Locus Awards for Best Novel in 1992. The title is a combination of ' xeno-', me ...

'' :*

Gerald N. Lund Gerald Niels Lund (born September 12, 1939) was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2002 to 2008. Lund was released as a general authority and member of the church's Second Quorum of the Seve ...

for ''Like a Fire is Burning'' ;Personal Essay :*

Terry Tempest Williams Terry Tempest Williams (born 8 September 1955), is an American writer, educator, conservationist, and activist. Williams' writing is rooted in the American West and has been significantly influenced by the arid landscape of Utah. Her work foc ...

for ''Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place'' ;Poetry :*Philip White for "Island Spring" and "The Perseids" (Dialogue, Spring & Winter 1991) ;Short Fiction :*Michael Fillerup for "Lost and Found" (from ''Christmas for the World'') ;Young Adult Literature :* Louise Plummer for ''My Name is Sus5an Smith. The 5 is Silent'' ;Honorary Lifetime Memberships :*Marden J. Clark :*Edward L. Hart :*

Clinton F. Larson Clinton Foster Larson (1919–1994) was an American poet and playwright and the founding editor of ''BYU Studies''. Larson was born in American Fork, Utah to Clinton Larson and his wife, the former Lillian Foster. Larson started college at the Uni ...

:*William Mulder :*Helen Candland Stark :* Virginia Eggertsen Sorensen Waugh :*

Maurine Whipple Maurine Whipple (January 20, 1903 – April 12, 1992) was an American novelist and short story writer best known for her novel ''The Giant Joshua'' (1941). The book is lauded as one of the most important Mormon novels, vividly depicting pioneer an ...

1992

;Biography :* Rudi Wobbe and Jerry Borrowman for ''Before the Blood Tribunal'' ;Children's Literature :* Barbara J. Porter and Dileen Marsh for ''All Kinds of Answers'' ;Novel :*

for '' Lost Boys'' ;Personal Essay :* Marden J. Clark for ''Liberating Form: Mormon Essays on Religion and Literature'' ;Poetry :*

Kathy Evans Katherine Margaret Evans (24 October 1948 – 17 November 2003) was an English journalist and women's rights activist in Islamic countries. She was a reporter of events occurring in the Middle East for ''The Daily Star'', the ''Financial Times'' ...

for ''Imagination Comes to Breakfast'' ;Short Fiction :*

Margaret Blair Young Margaret Blair Young (born 1955) is an American author, filmmaker, and writing instructor who taught for thirty years at Brigham Young University. Biography Young's published work includes the novels ''House Without Walls'' (1991), ''Salvador' ...

for ''Elegies and Love Songs'' ;Honorary Lifetime Membership :*

Emma Lou Thayne Emma Lou Warner Thayne (October 22, 1924 – December 6, 2014) was a poet and novelist. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and counted as one of the 75 most significant Mormon poets. Thayne graduated from the Uni ...

Richard Scowcroft Richard Scowcroft (June 26, 1916 – October 8, 2001) was an American writer and teacher of writers long associated with Stanford University, where he co-founded the creative-writing program with, and ultimately succeeded, Wallace Stegner as dire ...

1993

;Autobiography :*Phyllis Barber for ''How I Got Cultured: A Nevada Memoir'' ;Children's Literature :*Michael O. Tunnell for ''Chinook! The Joke's on George'' and ''Beauty and the Beastly Children'' ;Drama :*

Neil Labute Neil N. LaBute (born March 19, 1963) is an American playwright, film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is best-known for a play that he wrote and later adapted for film, ''In the Company of Men'' (1997), which won awards from the Sundance Fi ...

for ''

In the Company of Men ''In the Company of Men'' is a 1997 Canadian–American black comedy film, written and directed by Neil LaBute and starring Aaron Eckhart, Matt Malloy, and Stacy Edwards. The film, which was adapted from a play written by LaBute, and served as hi ...

'' ;Award for Editorial Excellence :* M. Shayne Bell for ''Washed by a Wave of Wind: Science Fiction from the Corridor'' ;Honorary Lifetime Membership :*Wayne C. Booth :*Steven P. Sondrup ;Novel :*

for ''Thy Gold to Refine: The Work and the Glory, Vol. 4'' :*Leslie Beaton Hedley for ''Twelve Sisters'' ;Personal Essay :*

Eugene England George Eugene England, Jr. (22 July 1933 – 17 August 2001), usually credited as Eugene England, was a Mormon writer, teacher, and scholar. He founded '' Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'', the oldest independent journal in Mormon Studie ...

for "Monte Cristo" in ''Wasatch Review International'', 2:1, June 1993. ;Poetry :*

Linda Sillitoe Linda Buhler Sillitoe (July 31, 1948 – April 7, 2010) was an American journalist, poet and historian. She is best known for her journalistic coverage about Mark Hofmann and the "Mormon forgery murders." Her subsequent book Salamander, coauthor ...

for "Crazy for Living" ;Sermon :* Chieko N. Okazaki for ''Lighten Up!'' and ''Cat's Cradle'' ;Service to Mormon Letters :*Neila Seshachari and Weber State University, for ''Weber Studies'', Vol. 10.3, Tenth Anniversary Issue ;Short Story :*Darrell Spencer for ''Our Secret's Out'' ;Young Adult Literature :* Martine Bates for ''The Dragon's Tapestry'' and ''The Prism Moon''

1994

;Biography :*

William G. Hartley William George Hartley (born 10 February 1942; died 10 April 2018) was an American historian and author. He wrote many books primarily on family history research, histories of specific families and 19th-century Latter-day Saint history. Biograp ...

for ''My Best for the Kingdom: John Lowe Butler, A Mormon Frontiersman'' ;Criticism :* Gideon O. Burton for "Towards a Mormon Criticism: Should We Ask 'Is This Mormon Literature?'" ;Drama :*

Eric Samuelsen Eric Roy Samuelsen (April 10, 1956 – September 20, 2019) was an American playwright and emeritus professor of theatre at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He is considered one of the most important Mormon playwrights, and has been cal ...

for "Accommodations: a Play in Three Acts" ;Novel :*

Anne Perry Anne Perry (born Juliet Marion Hulme; 28 October 1938) was convicted of murder in New Zealand when a teenager, later moved to England and became an author. In 1954, at the age of fifteen, she and her 16-year-old friend Pauline Parker were tried ...

for The Sins of the Wolf ;Personal Essay :*

Richard D. Poll Richard Douglas Poll (April 23, 1918 – April 27, 1994) was an American historian, academic, author and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). His liberal religiosity influenced his notable metaphor about "Iron Ro ...

for "A Liahona Latter-day Saint" ;Poetry :*Pamela Porter Hamblin for "Magi" ;Short Fiction :*Wayne Jorgensen for "Who Tarzan, Who Jane" ;Young Adult Literature :*

Dean Hughes Dean Hughes (born August 24, 1943) is an author of historical novels and children's books. He has written 105 books as well as various poems and short stories. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hughes is a prominent a ...

for ''The Trophy'' ;Honorary Lifetime Membership :*

Samuel W. Taylor Samuel Woolley Taylor (February 5, 1907 – September 26, 1997) was an American novelist, scriptwriter, and historian. Biography Taylor was born in Provo, Utah to Janet "Nettie" Maria Woolley and John W. Taylor, the son of John Taylor, p ...

1995

;Biography :*

Maureen Ursenbach Beecher Maureen Ursenbach Beecher (born March 19, 1935) is a historian and editor of the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). She studied at Brigham Young University (BYU) and the University of Utah. She worked in the Hi ...

for ''The Personal Writings of

Eliza Roxcy Snow Eliza Roxcy Snow (January 21, 1804 – December 5, 1887) was one of the most celebrated Latter Day Saint women of the nineteenth century. A renowned poet, she chronicled history, celebrated nature and relationships, and expounded scripture an ...

'' ;Criticism :*Michael Austin for "How to Be a Mormo-American; Or, The Function of Mormon Criticism at the Present Time" ;Drama :*

Tim Slover Tim Slover is an American playwright and professor of theatre studies at the University of Utah. Slover has a bachelor's degree in English from Brigham Young University and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Besides widely perfor ...

for ''March Tale'' ;Essay :*

for ''Desert Quartet: An Erotic Landscape'' ;Novel :*Mack Hedges for ''Last Buckaroo'' ;Poetry :*Marden J. Clark for "Snows" ;Short Fiction :*Tory C. Anderson for "Epiphany" ;Young Adult Literature :* Louise Plummer for ''The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman''

1996

;Biography :* Marian Robertson Wilson for '' Leroy Robertson: Music Giant from the Rockies'' ;Children's Literature :* Rick Walton for ''You Don't Always Get What You Hope For'' ;Criticism :*Bruce W. Jorgensen for "Heritage of Hostility: The Mormon Attack on Fiction in the 19th Century"; "Roughly One of the R's: Some Notes of a BYU Fiction Teacher (with a Pedantry of Endnotes)" ;Drama :*

for ''Joyful Noise'' ;Novel :* Judith Freeman for ''A Desert of Pure Feeling'' ;Personal Essay :*Kenneth O. Kemp for "3/4-inch Marine Ply" ;Poetry :*

Leslie Norris George Leslie Norris (21 May 1921 – 6 April 2006), was a prize-winning Welsh poet and short story writer. He taught at academic institutions in Britain and the United States, including Brigham Young University. Norris is considered one of ...

for ''Collected Poems'' ;Short Fiction :*Paul Rawlins for ''No Lie Like Love: Stories'' ;Young Adult Literature :*Pat Bezzant for ''Angie''

1997

;Criticism :* Richard Dilworth Rust for ''Feasting on the Word: The Literary Testimony of the Book of Mormon'' ;Devotional Literature :* Chieko N. Okazaki for ''Sanctuary'' ;Drama :*

for ''Gadianton'' ;Personal Essay :*Holly Welker for "What You Walk Away From" ;Poetry :*Susan Elizabeth Howe for ''Stone Spirits'' ;Short Fiction :*

Brady Udall Brady Udall is an American writer. In 2010, he was appointed Writer-in-Residence of Idaho, a position he held until 2013. Biography Udall grew up in a large Mormon family in St. Johns, Arizona. He graduated from Brigham Young University and lat ...

for "Beautiful Places"

1998

;Devotional Literature :* Clark L. Kidd and Kathryn H. Kidd for A Convert's Guide to Mormon Life ;Novel :*

for ''Far from Home'' ;Personal Essay :*Tom Plummer for ''Eating Chocolates and Dancing in the Kitchen: Sketches of Marriage and Family'' ;Poetry :*

Alex Caldiero Alissandru Francesco "Alex" Caldiero (born 1949) is a poet, and intermedia. Life Caldiero was born in the ancient town of Licodia Eubea, near Catania, Sicily, in 1949. He immigrated to the United States at age nine and was raised in Manhattan a ...

for ''Various Atmospheres: Poems and Drawings'' ;Short Fiction :*Helen Walker Jones for "The Six-Buck Fortune" ;Young Adult Literature :* Martine Bates for ''The Taker's Key''

1999

;Devotional Literature :*

Neal A. Maxwell Neal Ash Maxwell (July 6, 1926 – July 21, 2004) was an American scholar, educator, and religious leader who served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1981 until h ...

for ''One More Strain of Praise'' ;Drama :*

for ''The Way We're Wired'' ;Novel :*

for ''Tathea'' ;Personal Essay :*

Martha Beck Martha Nibley Beck (born November 29, 1962) is an American author, life coach, and public speaker, speaker who specializes in helping individuals and groups achieve greater levels of personal and professional success. She holds three degrees, a ...

for ''Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth, and Everyday Magic'' ;Short Fiction :*

Mary Clyde Mary Clyde (born February 19, 1953 in Provo, Utah) is an American short story writer, author of ''Survival Rates'' (W.W. Norton, 2001), which won the 1999 Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction from the University of Georgia Press. Clyde was pra ...

for ''Survival Rates'' ;Marilyn Brown Novel Award :* Jack Harrell for ''Every Knee Shall Bow'' (published in 2003 as ''Vernal Promises'') :**Honorable Mention: ''Windows'' by Dorothy W. Peterson :**Honorable Mention: ''Barry Monroe’s Missionary Journal'' by Alan Rex Mitchell :**Honorable Mention: ''The Wildest Waste'' by Laura Dene Card

2000

;Criticism :* Benson Parkinson for founding and moderating the AML-List ;Devotional Literature :* Patricia Terry Holland for ''A Quiet Heart'' ;Drama :*

for ''I Am Jane'' ;Film :*

Richard Dutcher Richard Alan Dutcher (born 1964)Click "Biography" in the bottom-left of this web site: is an American independent filmmaker who produces, writes, directs, edits, and frequently stars in his films. After making '' God's Army'', a successful 2000 ...

for God's Army ;Honorary Lifetime Membership :* Richard Cracroft ;Novel :*

and

Darius Gray Darius Gray is an African-American Latter-day Saint speaker and writer. Gray was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in 1964. He attended Brigham Young University for one yea ...

for ''One More River to Cross'' ;Personal Essay :*

Gordon B. Hinckley Gordon Bitner Hinckley (June 23, 1910 – January 27, 2008) was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from March 1995 until his death in January 200 ...

for ''Standing for Something: 10 Neglected Virtues That Will Heal Our Hearts and Homes'' ;Short Fiction :*Darrell Spencer for ''Caution: Men in Trees''AML Awards database
Retrieved 6 February 2016.

2001

;Children's Literature :* Don H. Staheli for

The Story of the Walnut Tree ''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...

;Criticism :*Dian Saderup Monson for "Believing in the Word" ;Drama :*J. Scott Bronson for ''Stones'' ;Honorary Lifetime Membership :*Thomas F. Rogers ; Marilyn Brown Novel Award :*A. Jeff Call for ''Mormonville'' ;Middle Grade Literature :* Carol Lynch Williams for ''My Angelica'' ;Novel :*

for ''The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint'' ;Review :*Jeffrey Needle ;Young Adult Literature :* Louise Plummer for ''A Dance for Three''

2002

;Drama :*Reed McColm for ''Hole in the Sky'' ;Drama Honorable Mention :*

Melissa Leilani Larson Melissa Leilani Larson is an American writer and playwright based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mormon literature critic Michael Austin described her as "one of the true rising stars of Mormon literature." Producer Jeremy Long described her as the "b ...

for ''Wake Me When It's Over'' :*Tim Slover for ''Hancock County'' ;Film :*

Christian Vuissa Christian Vuissa (born 1969 in Bregenz, Austria) is a Latter-day Saint filmmaker. He is also the founder and former head of the LDS Film Festival, until 2017. Vuissa served an LDS mission in Leipzig, Germany, from 1994 to 1996. He was involved in ...

for ''Roots and Wings'' ;Film Honorable Mention :* Andrew Black for " The Snell Show" :*

Ryan Little Ryan Little (born 28 March 1971) is a Canadian film director, cinematographer and producer. He is perhaps best known for his 2003 film '' Saints and Soldiers.'' His work has a broad range of genres including war films and children's subjects. ...

for '' Out of Step'' ;Film Adaptation :*Janine Whetton Gilbert for ''

Charly ''Charly'' (marketed and stylized as ''CHAЯLY'') is a 1968 American drama film directed and produced by Ralph Nelson and written by Stirling Silliphant. It is based on ''Flowers for Algernon'', a science-fiction short story (1958) and subseque ...

'' ;Honorary Lifetime Membership :*

Lavina Fielding Anderson Lavina Fielding Anderson (born 13 April 1944 in Shelley, Idaho) is a Latter-day Saint scholar, writer, editor, and feminist. Anderson holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Washington. Her editing credits include ''Sisters in Spirit: Morm ...

:*Bruce Wayne Jorgensen ;In Memoriam :*Neila C. Seshachari ;Novel :* Chris Crowe for ''Mississippi Trial 1955'' ;Picture Book :* Rick Walton for ''Bertie Was a Watchdog'' ;Poetry :*

Kimberly Johnson Kimberly Johnson (born 1971) is an American poet and Renaissance scholar. Life Johnson was raised in Utah. She earned her MA in 1995 from the Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars, her MFA in 1997 Iowa Writers' Workshop, and a PhD in 2003 from ...

for ''Leviathan with a Hook'' ;Short Fiction :*Susan Palmer for "Breakthrough" In ''Sunstone'', issue 122, pages 42-45, April 2002. ;Short Fiction Honorable Mention :*

Karen Rosenbaum Karen may refer to: * Karen (name), a given name and surname * Karen (slang), a term and meme for a demanding woman displaying certain behaviors People * Karen people, an ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand ** Karen languages or Karenic l ...

for "Out of the Woods" :* Linda Paulson Adams for "First" ;Young Adult Literature :*Ann Edwards Cannon for ''Charlotte's Rose'' ;Young Adult Literature Honorable Mention :*

Martine Leavitt Martine Leavitt is a Canadian American writer of young adult novels and a creative writing instructor. Biography Leavitt was born in 1953 in Canada. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree, first class honours, from the University of Calgary a ...

for ''The Dollmage'' :*Kimberley Heuston for ''The Shakeress''AML Awards database
Retrieved 6 February 2016.

2003

;Drama :*LeeAnne Hill Adams for ''Archipelago'' ;Editing :*Chris Bigelow for '' Irreantum'' ;Film Adaptation :*Anne K. Black, Jason Faller, and Katherine Swigert for ''

Pride and Prejudice ''Pride and Prejudice'' is an 1813 novel of manners by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreci ...

'' ;Historical Fiction :*

and

for ''Standing on the Promises'' ; Marilyn Brown Novel Award :*Janean Justham for ''House Dreams'' ;Novel :* Douglas Thayer for ''The Conversion of Jeff Williams'' ;Publishing :*''

BYU Studies ''BYU Studies Quarterly'' is an academic journal covering a broad array of topics related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( Mormon studies). It is published by the church-owned Brigham Young University. The journal is abstracted ...

'' ;Short Fiction :* Coke Newell for "Toaster Road" ;Short Fiction Honorable Mention :* William Shunn for "The Day Pietro Coppino Spoke to the Mountain" :*Robert Van Wagoner for "A Good Sign" ;Young Adult Literature :*Kimberley Heuston for ''Dante's Daughter'' ;Young Adult Literature Honorable Mention :*

Shannon Hale Shannon may refer to: People * Shannon (given name) * Shannon (surname) * Shannon (American singer), stage name of singer Shannon Brenda Greene (born 1958) * Shannon (South Korean singer), British-South Korean singer and actress Shannon Arrum Wil ...

for ''

The Goose Girl "The Goose Girl" (german: Die Gänsemagd) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and first published in ''Grimm's Fairy Tales'' in 1815 (KHM 89). It is of Aarne-Thompson type 533. The story was first translated into English b ...

'' :*Kristen D. Randle for ''Slumming''

2004

;Criticism :*''

Meridian Magazine Scot Facer Proctor and Maurine Jensen Proctor are the founders of the Latter-day Saint oriented website ''Meridian Magazine''. They have also issued a revised edition of Lucy Mack Smith's history of Joseph Smith which reintroduces material from Lu ...

'' ;Film :* Adam Abel for ''

Saints and Soldiers ''Saints and Soldiers'' is a 2003 war drama film directed by Ryan Little and produced by Little and Adam Abel. It is loosely based on events that took place after the Malmedy massacre during the Battle of the Bulge. The film stars Corbin Allred, ...

'' ;Middle Grade Literature :*Patricia Wiles for ''My Mom's a Mortician'' :Middle Grade Literature Honorable Mention ::*Randall Wright for ''Hunchback'' ;Novel :*P. G. Karamesines for ''The Pictograph Murders'' :Novel Honorable Mention ::*Amber Esplin for ''Leaving Eden'' ;Poetry :*John Talbot for ''The Well-Tempered Tantrum'' ;Special Award Honorable Mention :*The

J. Willard Marriott Library The J. Willard Marriott Library is the main academic library of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. The university library has had multiple homes since the first University of Utah librarian was appointed in 1850. The current building ...

of the

University of Utah The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the flagship institution of the Utah System of Higher Education. The university was established in 1850 as the University of De ...

;Young Adult Literature :*

for '' Enna Burning'' :Young Adult Literature Honorable Mention ::*

Mette Ivie Harrison Mette Ivie Harrison (born 13 September 1970) is an American novelist. She writes young adult fiction and in 2014 began publishing an adult mystery series. Her background as a Mormon has influenced her topics of interest as a writer, especially in ...

for '' Mira, Mirror'' ::*Janette Rallison for ''Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Free Throws''AML Awards database
Retrieved 6 February 2016.

2005

;Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters :*

for ''Children of the Promise'' ;Biography :*

Richard Lyman Bushman Richard Lyman Bushman (June 20, 1931) is an American historian and Gouverneur Morris Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University, having previously taught at Brigham Young University, Harvard University, Boston University, and the Univ ...

for '' Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling'' ;Criticism :*William Morris, P. G. Karamesines, Kent Larsen, and Eric Russell for

A Motley Vision A Motley Vision is an online multi-author blog featuring criticism of the Mormon arts, LDS literature and film in particular. It was launched by William Morris on June 2, 2004. It won the Association for Mormon Letters award for criticism in ...

;Film :*

Greg Whiteley Greg Beck Whiteley (born November 11, 1969) is the creator, executive producer, and director of the Netflix documentary series ''Cheer'' (2020–2022) and ''Last Chance U'' (2016–2020). His films include ''New York Doll'' (2005), '' Resolved'' ...

for ''

New York Doll ''New York Doll'' is a documentary based on the life of former New York Dolls member Arthur Kane. It was nominated for both a Satellite Award and a Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, where it premiered in 2005. Synopsis The fil ...

'' ; Marilyn Brown Novel Award :* Arianne B. Cope for ''The Coming of Elijah'' ;Marilyn Brown Novel Award Honorable Mention :*Donald Marshall for ''Seeker'' ;Novel :*

Brandon Sanderson Brandon Winn Sanderson (born December 19, 1975) is an American author of high fantasy and science fiction. He is best known for the Cosmere fictional universe, in which most of his fantasy novels, most notably the ''Mistborn'' series and ''The ...

for ''

Elantris ''Elantris'' is a fantasy novel written by American fantasy and science fiction writer Brandon Sanderson. The book was published on April 21, 2005, by Tor Books and was Sanderson's first published book. The book gained generally positive reviews, ...

'' :Novel Honorable Mention ::*

for ''

Magic Street ''Magic Street'' (2005) is an urban fantasy novel by American writer Orson Scott Card. This book follows the magical events in the Baldwin Hills section of contemporary Los Angeles, including the life of protagonist Mack Street, his foster broth ...

'' ::*Roger Terry for ''God's Executioner'' ;Poetry :*

Lance Larsen Lance Larsen (born 1961 in Pocatello, Idaho) is an American poet. He served as poet laureate of Utah from 2012 to 2017. In 2007 he received the Literature Fellowship in Poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts. He has been published widely ...

for ''In All Their Animal Brilliance'' ;Special Award :*

Michael Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian an ...

and

Laura Allred Laura Allred is an American comics artist who is best known for her work as a colorist with her husband, the writer/artist Mike Allred. Awards * 1995: Won "Favorite Colorist" Wizard Fan Award * 1998: Nominated for "Best Colorist" Eisner Awa ...

for ''The Golden Plates'' ;Young Adult Literature :*

for '' Princess Academy'' :*Patricia Wiles for ''Funeral Home Evenings'' :Young Adult Literature Honorable Mention ::*

for ''Search and Destroy'' ::*

David Farland John David Wolverton (May 28, 1957 – January 14, 2022), better known by his pen names Dave Wolverton and David Farland, was an American author, editor, and instructor of online writing workshops and groups. He wrote in several genres but was ...

for ''Of Mice and Magic, Ravenspell Book One''

2006

;Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters :* Rick Walton ;Criticism :*Patricia Karamesines for "The Rhetoric of Stealing God" ;Drama :*

for ''Treasure'' ;Film :*

Annie Poon Annie Poon is an American animator based in New York City. Her short "Runaway Bathtub" is in the permanent collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art. Poon's works have appeared in other various venues, including the National Gallery, the B ...

for ''The Book of Visions'' :Film Honorable Mention ::*Melissa Puente for ''Sisterz in Zion'' ::*Tom Russell for ''Angie'' ;Novel :*Toni Sorensen Brown for ''Redemption Road'' :Novel Honorable Mention ::*

for ''

Empire An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...

'' ::*

for ''

Mistborn ''Mistborn'' is a series of epic fantasy novels written by American author Brandon Sanderson and published by Tor Books. The first trilogy, published between 2006 and 2008, consists of ''The Final Empire'', ''The Well of Ascension'', and ''The ...

'' ;Personal Essay :*John Bennion for 'Like the Lilies of the Field' :Personal Essay Honorable Mention ::* Wilfried Decoo for "The Unspeakable" ::*Patricia Karamesines for "The Birds of Summer" ;Service to AML :*Angela Hallstrom ;Short Fiction :*Kristen Carson for ''Atta Boy'' :Short Fiction Honorable Mention ::*Virginia Baker for "And Cry the Name of David" ::*Heather Marx for "Brother Singh" ::*Aaron Orullian for "Judgement Day" ;Special Award :*James V. D'Arc, Blaine L. Gale, E. Hunter Hale, and Richard I. Hale for ''Trapped By the Mormons'' ;Young Adult Literature :*

Brandon Mull Brandon Mull is an American author best known for his children's fantasy series, ''Fablehaven'', as well as ''Dragonwatch'', ''The Candy Shop War'', the '' Beyonders'' trilogy, and the ''Five Kingdoms'' series.Howard, Chris (March 7, 2008)Interv ...

for ''

Fablehaven ''Fablehaven'' is a fantasy literature, fantasy book series for children's literature, children written by Brandon Mull. The book series, which includes ''Fablehaven (novel), Fablehaven'', ''Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star'', ''Fablehaven: G ...

'' :Young Adult Literature Honorable Mention ::*

for '' River Secrets'' ::*Janette Rallison for ''It's a Mall World After All''AML Awards database
Retrieved 6 February 2016.

2007

;Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters :*

;Biography :*

Carol Cornwall Madsen Carol Cornwall Madsen (born 1930) is an emeritus professor of history at Brigham Young University (BYU) where she was a research historian with the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History. She also served as associate director of BYU's ...

for ''An Advocate for Women: The Public Life of

Emmeline B. Wells Emmeline Blanche Woodward Harris Whitney Wells (February 29, 1828 – April 25, 1921) was an American journalist, editor, poet, women's rights advocate, and diarist. She served as the fifth Relief Society General President of the Church of Jesus ...

, 1870-1920'' ;Criticism :* Terryl L. Givens for ''People of Paradox: A History of Mormon Culture'' ;Drama :*

Carol Lynn Pearson Carol Lynn Wright Pearson (born December 1, 1939) is an American poet, author, screenwriter, and playwright. A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), Pearson is best known for her book ''Goodbye, I Love You'', a ...

for ''Facing East'' ;Film :*

Helen Whitney Helen Whitney is an American producer, director and writer of documentaries and feature films that have aired on PBS, HBO, ABC and NBC. Whitney's subjects have included youth gangs, the 1996 American presidential candidates, a Trappist monast ...

for '' The Mormons'' ; Marilyn Brown Novel Award :*

Todd Petersen Todd or Todds may refer to: Places ;Australia: * Todd River, an ephemeral river ;United States: * Todd Valley, California, also known as Todd, an unincorporated community * Todd, Missouri, a ghost town * Todd, North Carolina, an unincorporate ...

for ''Rift'' :Marilyn Brown Novel Award Honorable Mention ::* Helynne Hollstein Hansen for ''Voices at the Crossroads'' ::*

Janet Kay Jensen Janet Kay Jensen is an American author. She was born April 3, 1951, in Berkeley, California. She earned the following degrees: B.S.Utah State University (Logan, Utah) and M.A. Northwestern University (Evanston, IL). Jensen resides in northern Utah ...

for ''Don't You Marry the Mormon Boys'' ;Novel :* Coke Newell for ''On the Road to Heaven'' :Novel Finalists ::*''

Austenland ''Austenland'' is a 2007 chick lit novel by Shannon Hale, published by Bloomsbury. It follows protagonist Jane Hayes, a graphic designer living in New York City who is secretly obsessed with Jane Austen's 1813 novel '' Pride and Prejudice'', s ...

'' by

::*''Before the Dawn'' by

::*''The Well of Ascension'' by

::*''The Boxmaker's Son'' by Donald Smurthwaite ::*''I Am Not Wolf'' by Roger Terry ::*''Effigy'' by Alissa York ::Novel Honorable Mention ::*

for ''Before the Dawn'' ::*

for ''

The Well of Ascension ''Mistborn: The Well of Ascension'' is a fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson. It was published on August 21, 2007, by Tor Books and is the second novel in the '' Mistborn trilogy''. It is preceded by ''The Final Empire'' ...

'' ;Short Fiction :* Lisa Torcasso Downing for "Clothing Esther” ;Short Fiction Honorable Mention :*

Darin Cozzens Darin may refer to Places *Darin, Anbarabad, a village in Kerman Province, Iran *Darin, Jebalbarez-e Jonubi, a village in Kerman Province, Iran *Darin, Sistan and Baluchestan, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran *Darin, Yazd, a villa ...

for "Light of the New Day” :* Sigrid Olsen for "The Nature of Comets” ;Short Fiction Finalists :*"Drought," Larry T. Menlove, Dialogue 40:3 (Fall 2007) :*"The Buzzard Tree," Johnny Townsend, Dialogue 40:4 (Winter 2007) ;Young Adult Literature :* Ann Dee Ellis for ''This Is What I Did:'' ;Young Adult Literature Honorable Mention :*

for '' The Princess and the Hound'' :*

for '' Alcatraz Vs. the Evil Librarians'' ;Young Adult Literature Finalists :*''Notes on a Near-Life Experience'' Olivia Birdsall :*''Dragon Slippers'' by

Jessica Day George Jessica Day George is an American author who lives in Utah. She is a ''New York Times'' bestselling author of Young Adult fantasy novels, and she received the 2007 Whitney Award for Best Book by a New Author for ''Dragon Slippers''. Having attend ...

:*''Book of a Thousand Days'' by

:*''Fablehaven: Rise of the Evening Star'' by

:*''Finding Daddy'' by Louise Plummer ;Special Award :*'' Segullah'' :Special Award Honorable Mention ::* Gideon Burton for "Mormons and Film"

2008

;Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters :* Douglas H. Thayer ;Lifetime AML Membership :* Terryl L. GivensAML Awards database
Retrieved 6 February 2016. ;Poetry :*

Neil Aitken Neil Aitken (born 1974 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian poet, editor, and translator. He founded ''Boxcar Poetry Review.'' His first book, ''The Lost Country of Sight'', won the 2007 Philip Levine Prize for Poetry. Biography Early ...

for ''The Lost Country of Sight'' :*Warren Hatch for ''Mapping the Bones of the World'' ;Short Fiction :*Stephen Tuttle for "Amanuensis" ;Novel :*Angela Hallstrom for ''Bound on Earth'' ;Youth Fiction :*

for '' Fablehaven: The Grip of the Shadow Plague'' ;Drama :*James Goldberg for ''Prodigal Son'' ;Personal Essay :* Patrick Madden for "A Sudden Pull Behind the Heart" :*Stephen Carter for "Calling" ;Film :*

for ''Errand of Angels'' :*Ron Williams for ''Happy Valley'' ;Special Award in Criticism :* Alan F. Keele ;Special Award in Textual Criticism and Bibliography :*

Dean C. Jessee Dean Cornell Jessee (born 1929) is a historian of the early Latter Day Saint movement and leading expert on the writings of Joseph Smith Jr. Biography Jessee was one of the sons of Phillip Cornell Jessee and Minerva Boss. He was raised in Springvil ...

, Mark Ashurst-McGee and

Richard L. Jensen Richard Louis Jensen (born 1943) is an American historian who specializes in the study of the 19th-century Latter Day Saint movement in Europe and of 19th-century European Latter Day Saint immigrants in the United States. Jensen received his Bac ...

for '' The Joseph Smith Papers, Journals Series, vol. 1, Journals 1832-1839'' ;Special Award in History :* Richard E. Turley, Jr.,

Glen M. Leonard Glen Milton Leonard (born 1938) is an American historian specializing in Mormon history. Background Leonard is a native of Farmington, Utah. He received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Utah. For a time he was managing editor of ''Ut ...

, and Ronald W. Walker for ''

Massacre at Mountain Meadows ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows'' is a book by Latter-day Saint historian Richard E. Turley, Jr. and two Brigham Young University professors of history, Ronald W. Walker and Glen M. Leonard. Leonard was also the director of the Museum of Church ...

2009

;Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters :* Levi Peterson ;Honorary Lifetime Membership :*James D'Arc ;Drama :*

for ''Little Happy Secrets'' ;Film :*Jed Wells for '' Fire Creek'' ;Humor :*

Elna Baker Elna Baker (born January 1982) is an American writer and comedian. She has worked for the radio program ''This American Life'' since 2010, and is currently a producer. She has made appearances on ''The Moth'', BBC Radio 4 and ''Studio 360''. In ...

for ''The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance '' ;Memoir :*Kathryn Lynard Soper for ''The Year My Son and I Were Born'' ;Novel ; Todd Robert Petersen for ''Rift'' :Novel Honorable Mention ::*

Jamie Ford Jamie Ford (born July 9, 1968) is an American author. He is best known for his debut novel, '' Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet.'' The book spent 130 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List, and was also awarded best "Adult Fiction" ...

for ''Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet'' ;Online Writing :* Sandra Tayler fo
One Cobble at a Time
;Poetry :*

for ''Backyard Alchemy'' ;Publishing :*Christopher Bigelow for Zarahemla Books ;Service to AML :*Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury ;Short Fiction :*Larry Menlove for "Path of Antelope, Pelican, and Moon" ;Young Adult Literature :* Carol Lynch Williams for ''The Chosen One''

2010

;Smith-Pettit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters :* Richard Cracroft ;Biography :*

Marilyn Arnold Marilyn Arnold (born November 26, 1935) is an American emeritus professor of English at Brigham Young University (BYU). She served as assistant to President Dallin H. Oaks and as dean of graduate studies. A native of Salt Lake City, Utah, Arnold ...

for ''Bittersweet: A Daughter's Memoir'' ;Criticism :*Grant Hardy for ''Understanding the Book of Mormon: A Reader's Guide '' ;Drama / WebFilm :*Jeffrey Parkin & Jared Cardon for ''

The Book of Jer3miah ''The Book of Jer3miah'' is an American live-action web series created by a group of Brigham Young University students and faculty members. It follows the experience of college freshman, Jeremiah Whitney, who accepts the charge to protect a myste ...

'' ;Editing :*Eric W. Jepson for "Comics!" ''

Sunstone Sunstone is a microcline or oligoclase feldspar, which when viewed from certain directions exhibits a spangled appearance. It has been found in Southern Norway, Sweden, various United States localities and on some beaches along the midcoast of ...

'' #160 :* Angela Hallstrom for ''Dispensation: Latter-day Fiction'' ;Memoir :* George B. Handley for ''Home Waters: A Year of Recompenses on the Provo River'' ;Novel :*

for ''The Lonely Polygamist: A Novel'' ;Online Writing :*

Ardis Parshall ''Keepapitchinin'' is an American history blog written by American independent historian Ardis Parshall (born 1959) who specializes in Mormon history. The site was founded in 2008, namesaked for a humorous newspaper published sporadically between ...

for "Beards" on ''

Keepapitchinin ''Keepapitchinin'' is an American history blog written by American independent historian Ardis Parshall (born 1959) who specializes in Mormon history. The site was founded in 2008, namesaked for a humorous newspaper published sporadically between ...

'' ;Personal Essay :* Patrick Madden for ''Quotidiana'' ;Poetry :*

Marilyn Bushman-Carlton Marilyn may refer to: * Marilyn (given name) * Marilyn (singer) (born 1962), English singer * Marilyn (hill), a type of mountain or hill in the British Isles with a prominence above 150 m * 1486 Marilyn, a Main-belt asteroid * ''Marilyn'' (195 ...

for ''Her Side of It: Poems'' ;Service to AML :*Darlene Young ;Short Fiction :*Jack Harrell for ''A Sense of Order and Other Stories'' ;Short Fiction Honorable Mention :*Darin Cozzens for ''Light of the New Day'' ;Young Adult Literature :*

Ally Condie Allyson Braithwaite Condie is an author of young adult and middle grade fiction."Ally Cond ...

for ''Matched''

2011

;Smith-Pettit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters :* Marilyn Brown ;Honorary Lifetime Membership :* Gideon Burton ;Biography :* Terryl L. Givens and Matthew J. Grow for ''

Parley P. Pratt Parley Parker Pratt Sr. (April 12, 1807 – May 13, 1857) was an early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement whose writings became a significant early nineteenth-century exposition of the Latter Day Saint faith. Named in 1835 as one of the first ...

: The Apostle Paul of Mormonism'' ;Autobiography :*Emma Lou Warner Thayne for ''The Place of Knowing: a Spiritual Autobiography'' ;Criticism :*Brant A. Gardner for ''The Gift and Power : Translating the Book of Mormon'' ;Film :*Tyler Measom and Jennilyn Merten for ''Sons of Perdition'' ;Special Award in Graphical Narrative :* Michael Dalton Allred for a lifetime of comic art ;Novel :*

Steven L. Peck Steven L. Peck (born July 25, 1957) is an evolutionary biologist, poet, and novelist. His literary work is influential in Mormon literature circles. He is a professor of biology at Brigham Young University (BYU). He grew up in Moab, Utah and live ...

for '' The Scholar of Moab'' ;Personal Essay :*Adam Miller, for the body of his work published in 2011 ;Poetry :* Tyler Chadwick for editing '' Fire in the Pasture: Twenty-first Century Mormon Poets'' (Peculiar Pages) ;Short Story :*David G. Pace for "American Trinity" ;Short Fiction :* Doug Thayer for ''Wasatch: Mormon Stories and a Novella'' ;Special Award in Literary Journalism :*Andrew Hall ;Young Adult Novel :*

Robison Wells Robison Wells (born April 4, 1978) is an American novelist and blogger. Personal life Robison Wells, the brother of author Dan Wells, was a reluctant reader as a child. He did not become interested in writing until he was in college. He gradu ...

for ''Variant'' ; Marilyn Brown Novel Award :*Paul Colt for ''Boots and Saddles: A Call to Glory''

2012

;Smith–Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters :*

;Lifetime AML Membership :*Mahonri Stewart :*Christopher Bigelow ;Film :*'' Redemption'', directed by Thomas Russell ;Novel :*''The Five Books of Jesus'' by James Goldberg ;Devotional :*''The God Who Weeps: How Mormonism Makes Sense of Life'' by Terryl and Fiona Givens ;Poetry :*''Amytis Leaves Her Garden'' by Karen Kelsay ;Award in Adaptation :*''The Street-Legal Version of Mormon’s Book'' by Michael Hicks ;Drama :*''Roof Overhead'' by Mahonri Stewart ;Short Fiction :*"Godshift" by Nancy Fulda (originally appeared in ''

Daily Science Fiction ''Daily Science Fiction'' is an email and online magazine devoted to publishing science fiction stories that was founded in 2010. Per the title, it is a daily publication, publishing each weekday, edited by Jonathan Laden and Michele Barasso. O ...

'') ;Young Adult Novel :*''Vodnik'' by Bryce Moore ;Memoir/Creative Non Fiction :*''The Book of Mormon Girl'' by

Joanna Brooks Joanna Brooks (born September 29, 1971) is an American author and professor of English and comparative literature at San Diego State University. Brooks is currently the associate vice president of faculty advancement and professor of English and ...

;Middle Grade Fiction Award :*''False Prince'' by Jennifer A. Nielsen ;Humor :*"Pat and Pete" by Larry Day (from his collection ''Day Dreaming: Tales from the Fourth Dementia'')

2013

Given out April 12, 2014. ;Smith–Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters :* Charlotte Hawkins England ;Outstanding Achievement Award :*

;Creative non-fiction :*Melissa Dalton-Bradford for ''Global Mom: Eight Countries, Sixteen Addresses, Five Languages, One Family'' ;Drama :*Ariel Mitchell for ''A Second Birth'' ;Film :*Garrett Batty for ''

The Saratov Approach ''The Saratov Approach'' is a 2013 American dramatic thriller film written and directed by Garrett Batty. It depicts the 1998 kidnapping of two missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Saratov, Russia. It be ...

'' ;Special Award :*Scott Hales for
The Garden of Enid
' ;Novel :*Sarah Eden ''Longing for Home'' ;Poetry :*Alex Caldiero ''sonosuono'' (awarded on March 28, 2015) ::Other finalists ::*Susan Elizabeth Howe ''Salt'' ::*Lance Larsen ''Genius Loci'' ;Short Fiction :*Brad R. Torgersen “The Chaplain’s Legacy”. ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'', July/August 2013 (awarded on March 28, 2015) ::Other finalists ::*“The Righteous Road” by Ryan Shoemaker, ''Silk Road Review'', Summer/Fall 2013 ::*“Expiation” by Richard Dutcher, ''Sunstone'' 171, July 2013 ::*“Duplex” by Eric Freeze, ''Prairie Fire'' 34.1, Spring 2013 ::*“The Gift of Tongues” by Annette Haws, ''Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'', Winter 2013 ;Young Adult Fiction :*Cindy M. Hogan ''Gravediggers'' ;Young Adult Speculative Fiction :*

for '' The Rithmatist''

2014

''Presented March 28, 2015, at the Utah Valley University Library.'' ;Smith–Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters :*

;AML Lifetime Achievement Award :*

:*Karen Rosenbaum ;Comics :*''iPlates, Volume 2: Prophets, Priests, Rebels, and Kings'' by Stephen Carter and Jett Atwood ;Creative non-fiction :*''Hemingway on a Bike'' by Eric Freeze ::Other finalists ::*''To the Mountain: One Mormon Woman’s Search for Spirit'' by Phyllis Barber ::*''Way Below the Angels: The Pretty Clearly Troubled But Not Even Close to Tragic Confessions of a Real Live Mormon Missionary'' by Craig Harline ::*''Hippie Boy: A Girl’s Story'' by Ingrid Ricks ;Criticism :*''Ender’s World: Fresh Perspectives on the SF Classic Ender’s Game'',

, editor ::Other finalists ::*“Of Many Hearts and Many Minds: The Mormon Novel and the Post-Utopian Challenge of Assimilation” by Scott Hales. Dissertation, University of Cincinnati ::*“Toward a Mormon Literary Theory” by Jack Harrell. BYU Studies Quarterly 53.3, 2014 ;Drama :*''Pride and Prejudice'' by Melissa Leilani Larsen ::Other finalists ::*''The Weaver of Raveloe'' by Erika Glenn and Melissa Leilani Larsen ::*''Single Wide'' by George Nelson and Jordan Kamalu ::*''Evening Eucalyptus'' by Mahonri Stewart ;Film :*'' Saints and Soldiers: The Void'',

, director ::Other finalists ::*''

Inspired Guns ''Inspired Guns'' is a 2014 comedy film. It was written, directed, and produced by Adam White, who also plays a role in the film. It is distributed by Pitch White Entertainment. Most of the cast and crew are members of the Church of Jesus Christ o ...

'', Adam White, director ::*''The Last Straw'', Rob Diamond, director ::*''

Meet the Mormons ''Meet the Mormons'' is a 2014 American documentary film directed by Blair Treu and produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The film documents the lives of six devout Mormons living in the United States, Costa Ri ...

'',

Blair Treu Blair Treu is an American film director. He directed '' Little Secrets'' and ''Wish Upon a Star''. More recently he has teamed up with Brigham Young University (BYU) professor Stephen F. Duncan, KBYU-TV and BYU TV to create ''Real Families, Real A ...

, director ::*''

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'',

, director ;Middle Grade Novel :*''The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place'' by Julie Berry ::*Honorable Mention: ''The End or Something Like That'' by Ann Dee Ellis ::Other finalists ::*''Almost Super'' by Marion Jensen ::*''Time of the Fireflies'' by Kimberley Griffiths Little ::*''Sky Raiders'' by

;Novel :*''City of Brick and Shadow'' by Tim Wirkus ::*Honorable Mention: ''

Words of Radiance ''Words of Radiance'' is an epic fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson and the second book in ''The Stormlight Archive'' series. The novel was published on March 4, 2014, by Tor Books. ''Words of Radiance'' consists of one p ...

'' by

::Other finalists ::*''A Song for Issy Bradley'' by Carys Bray ::*''The Bishop’s Wife'' by

::*''The Thieves of Summer'' by

;Picture Book :*''Girls Who Choose God: Stories of Courageous Women from the Bible'' by McArthur Krishna and Bethany Brady Spalding, illustrated by Kathleen Peterson ::*Honorable Mention: ''The Princess in Black'' by

and Dean Hale, illustrated by LeUyen Pham ::Other finalists ::*''Fetch'' by Adam Glendon Sidwell, illustrated by Edwin Rhemrev ::*''The World According to Musk Ox'' by Erin Cabatingan, illustrated by Matthew Myers ::*''The Tooth Fairy Wars'' by Kate Coombs, illustrated by Jake Parker ;Poetry :*''Picture Dictionary'' by Kristen Eliason ::Other finalists ::*''Uncommon Prayer'' and ''Made Flesh: Sacrament and Poetics in Post-Reformation England'' by

::*''In the Museum of Coming and Going'' by Laura Stott ;Religious Non-Fiction :*''Re-Reading Job: Understanding the Ancient World’s Greatest Poem'' by Michael Austin ::Other finalists ::*''Seeking the Promised Land'' by David E. Campbell, John C. Green, and J. Quin Monson. Cambridge University Press ::*''Wresting the Angel'' by

Terryl Givens Terryl Lynn Givens is a senior research fellow at the Neal A. Maxwell Institute of Religious Scholarship at Brigham Young University (BYU). Until 2019, he was a professor of literature and religion at the University of Richmond, where he held the ...

;Short Fiction :*“Two-Dog Dose” by Steven L. Peck, ''Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'', Spring 2014 ::Other finalists ::*“Recollection” by Nancy Fulda, ''Carbide Tipped Pens'' ::*“Anatomy” by Tim Wirkus, ''Weird Fiction Review'', June 2014 ::*“Jesus Enough” by

Levi S. Peterson Levi Savage Peterson (born 1933) is a Mormon biographer, essayist and fictionist whose best-known works include a seminal biography of Juanita Brooks, his own autobiography, and his novel '' The Backslider'', "standard for the contemporary Mormon n ...

, ''Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'', Winter 2014 ;Young Adult General Novel :*''Death Coming Up the Hill'' by Chris Crowe ::Other finalists ::*''Forbidden'' by Kimberley Griffiths Little ::*''On the Fence'' by Kasie West ::*''Signed, Skye Harper'' by Carol Lynch Williams ::*''Stronger than You Know'' by Jolene Perry ;Young Adult Speculative Novel :*'' Atlantia'' by

Ally Condie Allyson Braithwaite Condie is an author of young adult and middle grade fiction."Ally Cond ...

::Other finalists ::*''The Paper Magician'' by Charlie Holmberg ::*''The Unhappening of Genesis Lee'' by Shallee McArthur ::*''Son of War, Daughter of Chaos'' by Janette Rallison ::*''Ruins'' by Dan Wells ::*''Illusions of Fate'' by Kiersten White

2015

''Presented March 5, 2016, at the Heber J. Grant building on

Brigham Young University-Hawaii Brigham may refer to: Places * Brigham, Cumbria, England * Brigham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England * Brigham City, Utah, USA * Brigham, Wisconsin, USA * Brigham, Quebec, Canada People * Brigham (surname), including a list of people with t ...

campus.'' ;The Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters :*Phyllis Barber ;The Association for Mormon Letters Lifetime Achievement Award :*Donald R. Marshall ;Special Awards for Scholarly Publishing :*''The

Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

Handbook of Mormonism'' edited by Terryl L. Givens and

Philip L. Barlow Philip Layton Barlow (born 1950) is a Harvard-trained scholar who specializes in American religious history, religious geography, and Mormonism. In 2019, Barlow was appointed associate director of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Sch ...

Nephi Anderson Christian Nephi Anderson (January 22, 1865 – January 6, 1923) was a prominent Utah novelist and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). A prolific writer of the " Home Literature" period of LDS fiction, Anderso ...

's ''Dorian: A Peculiar Edition With Annotated Text & Scholarship'' edited by Eric W. Jepson ;Comics :*'' Dendō: One Year and One Half in Japan'' by Brittany Long Olsen ::Other finalists ::*''Stripling Warrior'' by Brian Andersen and James Neish ::*''My Hot Date'' by

Noah van Sciver Noah Van Sciver (born July 7, 1984) is an independent American cartoonist. He currently resides in Columbia, South Carolina. Early life Van Sciver grew up in a large family in New Jersey. A self-taught artist, he was influenced by many comics, ...

;Creative Non-Fiction :*''My Wife Wants You to Know I’m Happily Married'' by Joey Franklin ::Other finalists ::*''The Accidental Terrorist'' by William Shunn ::*''Fresh Courage Take: New Directions by Mormon Women'' edited by Jamie Zvirzdin ;Criticism :*

Jana Riess Jana Kathryn Riess (born December 13, 1969) is an American writer and editor. Riess's writings have focused on American religions, especially the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, of which she is a member, and other new religious mov ...

"Mormon Popular Culture" from the first of the two nominated collections below ::*''The Oxford Handbook of Mormonism'' edited by Terryl L. Givens and

::Other finalists ::*

's ''Dorian: A Peculiar Edition With Annotated Text & Scholarship'' edited by Eric W. Jepson ;Drama :*''Pilot Program'' by Melissa Leilani Larson ::Other finalists ::*''A/Version of Events'' by Matthew Ivan Bennett ::*'' Princess Academy'' by Lisa Hall Hagen, adapted from

;Film :*''

Peace Officer A law enforcement officer (LEO), or peace officer in North American English, is a public-sector employee whose duties primarily involve the enforcement of laws. The phrase can include campaign disclosure specialists, local police officers, pro ...

'', by Scott Christopherson and Brad Barber ::Other finalists ::*''

Christmas Eve Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. Christmas Day is observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation ...

'', by

Mitch Davis Mitch Davis is an American film director, writer, and producer noted for his 2001 film, ''The Other Side of Heaven'', about the trials and adventures of a Mormon missionary, missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Churc ...

::*''

Freetown Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educational and p ...

'', by Garrett Batty ::*'' Just Let Go'', by Christopher S. Clark and Patrick Henry Parker ::*''

Once I Was a Beehive ''Once I Was a Beehive'' is a 2015 American comedy film written and directed by Maclain Nelson, about a girl who attends an LDS Young Women's camp. The film was shot in Utah, and Upstate New York. It received positive reviews from critics. (A "b ...

'', by Maclain Nelson ;Lyrics :*''

The Desired Effect ''The Desired Effect'' is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter and The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers. It was released on May 15, 2015, by Island Records. It was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid and Flowers and mixed by Alan Moulder ...

'' from

Brandon Flowers Brandon Richard Flowers (born June 21, 1981) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and philanthropist, best known as the lead singer, keyboardist, and occasional bassist of the Las Vegas-based rock band the Killers. In addition to his w ...

::Other finalists ::*''

Smoke + Mirrors ''Smoke + Mirrors'' is the second studio album by American pop rock band Imagine Dragons. The album was recorded during 2014 at the band's home studio in Las Vegas, Nevada. Self-produced by members of the band along with English hip-hop producer ...

'' from

Imagine Dragons Imagine Dragons is an American pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, consisting of lead singer Dan Reynolds, guitarist Wayne Sermon, bassist Ben McKee and drummer Daniel Platzman. The band first gained exposure with the release of their sing ...

::*'' Ones and Sixes'' from

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::*'' Until I Live'' from The National Parks ;Middle Grade Novel :*''Mothman’s Curse'' by Christine Hayes ::Other finalists ::*''A Night Divided by'' Jennifer A. Nielsen ::*''Mysteries of Cove: Fires of Invention'' by J. Scott Savage ::*''The Sound of Life and Everything'' by Krista Van Dolzer ::*''Survival Strategies of the Almost Brave'' by Jen White ;Novel :*''Sistering'' by Jennifer Quist ::Other finalists ::*''The Agitated Heart'' by J. Scott Bronson ::*''Son of the Black Sword'' by

Larry Correia Larry Correia is an American fantasy and science fiction writer, known for his ''Monster Hunter International'', ''Grimnoir Chronicles'', and ''Saga of the Forgotten Warrior'' series. He has authored or co-authored over 20 novels, has over 50 pub ...

::*''His Right Hand'' by

;Picture Book :*''Zombelina Dances the Nutcracker'' by Kristyn Crow ::Other finalists ::*''Talon Wrestles an Anaconda'' by Auntie M (McArthur Krishna) ::*''Girls Who Choose God: Stories of strong women from the Book of Mormon'' by McArthur Krishna, Bethany Brady Spalding, and Kathleen Peterson ::*''Job Wanted'' by Teresa Bateman ;Poetry :*''Hive'' by Christina Stoddard ::Other finalists ::*''Glyphs'' by Colin Douglas ::*''Lake of Fire: Landscape Meditations from the Great Basin Deserts'' of Nevada by Justin Evans ::*''Let Me Drown With Moses'' by James Goldberg ;Religious Non-Fiction ::*''Traditions of the Fathers: The Book of Mormon as History'' by Brant A. Gardner :Other finalists ::*''The Oxford Handbook of Mormonism'' edited by Terryl L. Givens and

::*''Postponing Heaven: The Three Nephites, the Bodhisattva, and the Mahdi'' by Jad Hatem, translated by Jonathon Penny ::*''Planted: Belief and Belonging in an Age of Doubt'' by

Patrick Q. Mason Patrick Q. Mason (born 1976) is an American historian specializing in the study of the Latter-day Saint movement. Since 2019, he has held the Leonard J. Arrington Chair of Mormon History and Culture at Utah State University.< ...

::*''Relational Grace: The Reciprocal and Binding Covenant of Charis'' by Brent J. Schmidt ;Short Story :*"Remainder" by Spencer Hyde (''

Bellevue Literary Review ''Bellevue Literary Review'' (''BLR'') is an independent literary journal that publishes fiction, nonfiction and poetry about the human body, illness, health and healing. It was founded in 2001 in Bellevue Hospital and was published by the Divisi ...

'') ::Other finalists ::*"The Naked Woman" by Theric Jepson (''Pulp Literature'') ::*"Absolute Zero" by Scott Parkin (''1st & Starlight'') ::*"An Immense Darkness" by

Eric James Stone Eric James Stone (born 1967) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror author. He won the 2004 Writers of the Future contest, and has published in ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'', ''InterGalactic Medicine Show'', and ''Jim Baen's U ...

(''

Analog Science Fiction and Fact ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William C ...

'') ;Short-Story Collection :*''Mothers, Daughters, Sisters, Wives'' by Karen Rosenbaum ::Other finalists ::*''Dark Watch and Other Mormon-American Stories'' by William Morris ::*''Wandering Realities: Mormonish Short Fiction '' by Steve L. Peck ;Young Adult Novel :*''The Storyspinner'' by Becky Wallace ::Other finalists ::*''Shutter'' by Courtney Alameda ::*''Ink and Ashes'' by Valynne Maetani ::*''Firefight'' by

::*''Fish Out of Water'' by Natalie Whipple

2016

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, April 22, 2017. ;The Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters :*

;AML Lifetime Achievement Award :*Susan Elizabeth Howe ;Comics :*''Precious Rascals'' by Anthony Holden ::Other finalists ::*''Mormon Shorts, Vol. 1'' by Scott Hales ::*''White Sand'' by

(story), Rik Hoskin (script), Julius Gopez (art), and Ross Campbell (colors) ;Creative Non-fiction :*''Sublime Physick'' by Patrick Madden ::Honorable Mention ::*''Baring Witness: 36 Mormon Women Talk Candidly about Love, Sex and Marriage'' edited by Holly Welker ::Other finalists ::*''Immortal for Quite Some Time'' by Scott Abbott ::*''The Latter Days: A Memoir'' by Judith Freeman ::*''One Hundred Birds Taught me to Fly'' by Ashley Mae Hoiland ;Criticism :*''Writing Ourselves: Essays on Creativity, Craft, and Mormonism'' by Jack Harrell ;Drama :*''Burn'' by

Morag Shepherd Morag Shepherd is a Scottish-American playwright, screenwriter, producer and director. Biography Shepherd was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1979, and raised in rural Halkirk, Scotland

::Other finalists ::*''Gregorian'' by Matthew Greene ::*''Kingdom of Heaven'' by Jenifer Nii ::*''The King’s Men'' by Javen Tanner ;Film :*''The Split House'' by

::Other finalists ::*'' Masterminds'' by

Jared Hess Jared Lawrence Hess (born July 18, 1979) and Jerusha Elizabeth Hess ( Demke; born May 12, 1980) are husband-and-wife American filmmakers best known for their work on ''Napoleon Dynamite'' (2004), ''Nacho Libre'' (2006) and ''Gentlemen Broncos' ...

::*''The Next Door'' by Barrett Burgin ::*'' Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made'' by

Jeremy Coon Jeremy Coon (born 1979) is an American executive producer and editor of the 2004 film '' Napoleon Dynamite'', a cult hit made on a $400,000 budget that has earned more than $44 million since its release. Education Coon attended film school at B ...

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Tim Skousen Tim Skousen is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He grew up in London, The Bahamas, Washington, D.C., Santiago, and Winter Park, Florida. He graduated from Brigham Young University in 2001 with a degree in Media Arts. Career Sko ...

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Saturday's Warrior ''Saturday's Warrior'' is a religious-themed musical written by Douglass Stewart and Lex de Azevedo about a family who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The musical tells the story of a group of children ...

'' by Michael Buster ;Middle Grade Novel :*''Summerlost'' by

Ally Condie Allyson Braithwaite Condie is an author of young adult and middle grade fiction."Ally Cond ...

::Other finalists ::*''The Kidnap Plot: The Incredible Adventures of Clockwork Charlie'' by Dave Butler ::*''Cinnamon Moon'' by Tess Hilmo ::*''Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood'' by Liesl Shurtliff ;Novel :*''Over Your Dead Body'' by Dan Wells ::Other finalists ::*''Slave Queen'' by Heather. B. Moore ::*''Pigs When they Straddle the Air'' by Julie J. Nichols ::*''Daredevils'' by Shawn Vestal ;Picture Book :*''Our Heavenly Family, Our Earthly Families'' by McArthur Krishna and Bethany Brady Spalding. Illustrated by

Caitlin Connolly Caitlin Connolly is an American painter and sculptor. Connolly grew up in Utah with three brothers. Her mother was a flute teacher and Connolly began playing the flute when she was five years old. Connolly obtained a BFA in painting and drawing ...

::Other finalists ::*''What Would It Be Like'' by McArthur Krishna, Illustrated by Ayeshe Sadr & Ishaan Dasgupta ::*''She Stood for Freedom: The Untold Story of a Civil Rights Hero'' by Loki Mulholland and Angela Fairwell. Illustrated by Charlotte Janssen ::*''Defenders of the Family'' by Benjamin Hyrum White. Illustrated by Jay Fontana ;Poetry :*''Strange Terrain'' by Matthew James Babcock ::Other finalists ::*''Leviathan'' by

::*''flicker'' by Lisa Bickmore ::*''Who is the Dancer, What is the Dance'' by

::*''Kill February'' by Jeffrey Tucker ;Religious Non-fiction :*''As Iron Sharpens Iron: Listening to the Various Voices of Scripture'' edited by Julie M. Smith ::Other finalists ::*''Nothing New Under the Sun: A Blunt Paraphrase of Ecclesiastes'' by Adam S. Miller ::*''The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy'' by

::*''The Vision of All: Twenty-five Lectures on Isaiah in Nephi’s Record'' by Joseph M. Spencer ;Special Award for Religious Non-fiction Publishing :*''Let Your Hearts and Minds Expand: Reflections on Faith, Reason, Charity, and Beauty'' by Thomas F. Rogers, edited by Jonathan Langford and Linda Hunter Adams ;Short Fiction :*"Kid Kirby" by

(''Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'', 49:2, Summer 2016) ::Other finalists ::*"And Thorns Will Grow There" by Emily Belanger, ''Sunstone'' #180, Spring 2016 ::*"Light as Wings" by Spencer Hyde, ''

Glimmer Train ''Glimmer Train'' was an American short story literary journal. It was published quarterly, accepting works primarily from emerging writers. Stories published in ''Glimmer Train'' were listed in ''The Best American Short Stories'', as well as appe ...

''. Fall 2016, #97 ::*"The Mandelbrot Set" by Heidi Naylor, ''Sunstone'', #182, Fall 2016 ::*"Incomplete Slaughter" by

, ''The Colored Lens'', Summer 2016 ::*"Purytans" by

Brad R. Torgersen Brad R. Torgersen (born April 6, 1974) is an American science fiction author whose short stories regularly appear in various anthologies and magazines, including '' Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' and ''Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine ...

, ''Analog: Science Fact and Fiction'', July/Aug 2016 ;Short Fiction Collection :*''The Last Blessing of J. Guyman LeGrand and Other Stories'' by Darin Cozzens ::Other finalists ::*''Invisible Men'' by Eric Freeze ::*''Windows into Hell'' by various authors, edited by James Wymore ;Video Series :*''

Last Chance U ''Last Chance U'' is an American documentary streaming television series that is produced and premiered by Netflix. The six-episode first season explores the football program at East Mississippi Community College, which features several collegi ...

, director ::Other finalists ::*''Adam & Eve'' Davey & Bianca Morrison Dillard, directors ::*'' Studio C'' Jared Shores and Matt Meese, co-creators ::*''The Talking Fly'' Steve Olpin, director ;Young Adult Novel :*''The Serpent King'' by

Jeff Zentner Jeff Zentner is an American lawyer and author of young adult novels. Biography Before focusing on writing, Zentner worked as a singer-songwriter, releasing three albums as a solo artist and two with a band. Additionally, he has recorded music w ...

::Other finalists ::*''The Passion of Dolssa'' by Julie Berry ::*''And I Darken'' by Kiersten White

2017

The final winners were presented March 23, 2018. ;Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters :*

;AML Lifetime Achievement Award :*

Robert Kirby Robert Kirby (16 April 1948 – 3 October 2009) was a British-born arranger of string sections for rock and folk music. He was best known for his work on the Nick Drake albums, ''Five Leaves Left'' and ''Bryter Layter'', but also worked wi ...

;Novel2017 AML Awards Finalists #1: Novel and Short Fiction
by Andrew Hall. ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''. Accessed Feb. 26, 2018 :*''Gilda Trillim: Shepherdess of Rats'' by

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Roundfire Books John Hunt Publishing is a left-wing publishing company founded in the United Kingdom in 2001, initially named O Books. The publisher has 24 active autonomous imprints, with the largest of these being the Zero Books imprint (styled Zer0 Books) fou ...

) ::*''The Field is White'' by Claire Åkebrand (Kernpunct Press) ::*''Sins of Empire'' by Brian McClellan ( Orbit/Hachette Book Press) ::*''Prayers in Bath'' by Luisa Perkins (Mormon Artists Group) ::*''Nothing Left to Lose'' by Dan Wells (

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) ;Short fiction :*"The Pew" by Alison Maeser Brimley (originally published in ''

Dialogue Dialogue (sometimes spelled dialog in American English) is a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people, and a literary and theatrical form that depicts such an exchange. As a philosophical or didactic device, it is c ...

'') ::*"Le Train à Grande Vitesse" R.A. Christmas (originally published in ''

'') ::*"The Thicket" by Bradeigh Godfrey (originally published in ''

'') ::*"Jane’s Journey" by Heidi Naylor (originally published in ''Sunstone'') ::*"Bishop Johansen Rescues a Lost Soul: A Tale of Pleasant Grove" by

(originally published in ''

'') ;Creative nonfiction2017 AML Awards Finalists #3: Creative Non-Fiction and Religious Non-Fiction
by Andrew Hall. ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''. Accessed Feb. 26, 2018 :*''That We May Be One: A Gay Mormon’s Perspective on Faith and Family'' by Tom Christofferson ::*''Learning to Like Life: A Tribute to Lowell Bennion'' by George B. Handley ::*''The Burning Point'' by Tracy McKay ::*''Open Midnight: Where Ancestors and Wilderness Meet'' by Brooke Williams :::Notable mentions :::*''Heterodoxologies: Essays'' by Matthew James Babcock :::*''The OCD Mormon: Finding healing and hope in the midst of anxiety'' by Kari Ferguson :::*''Do Clouds Rest? Dementiadventures with Mom'' by Michael Hicks ;Religious nonfiction :*''What is Mormonism? A Student’s Introduction'' by

::*''Feeding the Flock: The Foundations of Mormon Thought: Church and Praxis'' by Terryl L. Givens ::*''The Sun Has Burned My Skin'' by Adam S. Miller ::*''Perspectives on Mormon Theology: Apologetics'' edited by Blair G. Van Dyke and Loyd Isao Ericson ;Middle-grade novel2017 AML Award Finalists #2: Middle Grade and Young Adult Novel
by Andrew Hall. ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''. Accessed Feb. 26, 2018 :*''You May Already Be A Winner'' by Ann Dee Ellis (

Dial Books for Young Readers The Dial Press was a publishing house founded in 1923 by Lincoln MacVeagh. The Dial Press shared a building with ''The Dial'' and Scofield Thayer worked with both. The first imprint was issued in 1924. Authors included Elizabeth Bowen, W. R. Bu ...

) ::*''Under Locker and Key'' by Allison K. Hymas (Aladdin) ::*''Mustaches for Maddie'' by Chad Morris and Shelly Brown (

Shadow Mountain The Shadow Mountains are located in the Mojave Desert of eastern California in the United States. The mountains lie in a generally north–south direction south of the Kingston Range and east of the Avawatz Mountains and the Silurian Hills. An is ...

) ::*''Forget Me Not'' by Ellie Terry (

Feiwel and Friends Macmillan Publishers (occasionally known as the Macmillan Group; formally Macmillan Publishers Ltd and Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC) is a British publishing company traditionally considered to be one of the 'Big Five' English language publi ...

) ::*''Paper Chains'' by Elaine Vickers (

Harper Harper may refer to: Names * Harper (name), a surname and given name Places ;in Canada * Harper Islands, Nunavut *Harper, Prince Edward Island ;In the United States *Harper, former name of Costa Mesa, California in Orange County * Harper, Il ...

) ;Young-adult novel :*''Goodbye Days'' by

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Crown Books for Young Readers The Crown Publishing Group is a subsidiary of Penguin Random House that publishes across several fiction and non-fiction categories. Originally founded in 1933 as a remaindered books wholesaler called Outlet Book Company, the firm expanded int ...

) ::*''Speak Easy, Speak Love'' by McKelle George (Greenwilow Books) ::*''The Duke of Bannerman Prep'' by Katie A. Nelson ( Sky Pony Press) ::*''Last Star Burning'' by Caitlin Sangster (

Simon Pulse Simon & Schuster () is an American publishing company and a subsidiary of Paramount Global. It was founded in New York City on January 2, 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. As of 2016, Simon & Schuster was the third largest publ ...

) ::*''Now I Rise'' by

Kiersten White Kiersten White is an American author of fiction for children and young adults. Her first book, '' Paranormalcy'', was published by HarperCollins in 2009. Early life White was born in Utah in 1983 and graduated in 2004 from Brigham Young Univer ...

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Delacorte Press Dell Publishing Company, Inc. is an American publisher of books, magazines and comic books, that was founded in 1921 by George T. Delacorte Jr. with $10,000 (approx. $145,000 in 2021), two employees and one magazine title, ''I Confess'', and ...

) ;Comics2017 AML Awards #4: Comics and Picture Books
by Andrew Hall. ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''. Accessed Feb. 27, 2018 :*''Real Friends'' by

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LeUyen Pham LeUyen Pham (born September 7, 1973) is a children's book illustrator and author. She has illustrated and written more than 120 books. In 2020, she won a Caldecott Honor for her illustrations in the book '' Bear Came Along''. Life and career Pham ...

::*'' Batman ’66 /

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DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

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Michael Allred Michael Dalton Allred is an American comic book artist and writer most famous for his independent comics creations, ''Madman'' and ''iZombie''. His style is often compared to pop art, as well as commercial and comic art of the 1950s and 1960 ...

::*''The Garden of Enid: Adventures of a Weird Mormon Girl, Vol. 2.'' by Scott Hales ::*''Comic Diaries'' by Brittany Long Olsen ::*''Necropolis'' by Jake Wyatt and Kathryn Wyatt ;Picture book :*''Colour Blocked'' by Ashley Sorenson and David W. Miles ::*''Heroic Stories from The Book of Mormon'' by Shauna Gibby and Casey Nelson ::*''Quiet as a Church Mouse'' by Stephen Bevan and Jeff Harvey ;Drama2017 AML Awards Finalists #5: Drama and Film
by Andrew Hall. ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''. Accessed Feb. 28, 2018 :*''Virtue'' by

::*''The Drown’ed Book, or the History of William Shakespeare, Part Last'' by

Mahonri Stewart Mahonri is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Mahonri Montes (born 1989), Mexican boxer * Mahonri Ngakuru (born 2000), New Zealand rugby union footballer *Mahonri Schwalger (born 1978), Samoan rugby union footballer *Mahonri You ...

::*''Not One Drop'' by

Morag Shepherd Morag Shepherd is a Scottish-American playwright, screenwriter, producer and director. Biography Shepherd was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1979, and raised in rural Halkirk, Scotland

;Film :*''Socorro'' written and directed by Marshal Davis ::*''The Man in the Camo Jacket'' written and directed by Russ Kendall ::*''Out of the Ground'' written and directed by Barrett Burgin ::*''A Pug & Wolf Christmas'' created by Davey and Bianca Morrison Dillard ::*''We Love You, Sally Carmichael!'' written by Daryn Tufts and directed by Christopher Gorham ;Criticism2017 AML Awards Finalists #6: Anthology, Criticism, and Poetry
by Andrew Hall. ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''. Accessed Mar. 5, 2018 :*“The Second Coming of Mormon Music,” by Michael Hicks from ''The Kimball Challenge at Fifty: Mormon Arts Center Essays'' (part of original nominee ''The Kimball Challenge at Fifty: Mormon Arts Center Essays'' from Mormon Arts Center) ::*'' On the Problem and Promise of

’s Sonosophy: Doing Dialogical Coperformative Ethnography; Or, Enter the Poetarium'' by Tyler Chadwick ;Anthology :*''Moth and Rust: Mormon Encounters with Death'' edited by Stephen Carter ::*''Seasons of Change: Stories of Transition from the Writers of'' Segullah edited by Shelah Mastny Miner and Sandra Clark Jergensen ::*''States of Deseret'' edited by Wm Morris ;Poetry :*''Mother's Milk'' by

Rachel Hunt Steenblik Rachel Hunt Steenblik is an American author and poet. Her writings have focused on topics of faith, motherhood, and feminism, particularly in relation to her own Mormonism and the belief in a Heavenly Mother. Her poetry compilation, ''Mother's Mi ...

::*''Babbage’s Dream'' by

::*''What Was Left of the Stars'' by Claire Åkebrand ::*''Ephemerist'' by Lisa Bickmore ::*''Owning the Moon'' by

;Special Award in Religious Non-Fiction Publishing :*''Proceedings of the Mormon Theology Seminar'', published by the

Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, or Maxwell Institute, is a research institute at Brigham Young University (BYU). Made up of faculty and visiting scholars who study religion (primarily the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- ...

’s Mormon Theology Seminar, Adam S. Miller, director

2018

The final winners were presented March 30, 2019, in

Berkeley, California Berkeley ( ) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland and Emer ...

. ;AML Lifetime Achievement AwardCarol Lynn Pearson, AML Lifetime Achievement Award
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;Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon LettersMelissa Leilani Larson: Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters
" ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''.

. 15 February 2019. Accessed 19 February 2019. :*

;Special Award in Publishing2018 AML Award Finalists #3: Drama and Poetry
" ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''.

. 13 February 2019. Accessed 19 February 2019. :*''Dove Song:

Heavenly Mother A mother goddess is a goddess who represents a personified deification of motherhood, fertility goddess, fertility, creation, destruction, or the earth goddess who embodies the bounty of the earth or nature. When equated with the earth or th ...

in Mormon Poetry'' edited by Tyler Chadwick, Dayna Patterson, Martin Pulido (Peculiar Pages) ;Novel2018 AML Award Finalists #1: Novel and Short Fiction
" ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''.

. 11 February 2019. Accessed 19 February 2019. :*''Witchy Winter'' by

D. J. Butler David John Butler is an American speculative fiction author. His epic flintlock fantasy novel ''Witchy Kingdom'' won the Dragon Award for Best Alternate History Novel in 2020. ''Witchy Winter'' won the 2018 AML Award for Best Novel and the 2018 ...

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Baen Books Baen Books () is an American publishing house for science fiction and fantasy. In science fiction, it emphasizes space opera, hard science fiction, and military science fiction. The company was established in 1983 by science fiction publisher an ...

) ::*''The Apocalypse of Morgan Turner'' by Jennifer Quist (Linda Leith Publishing) ::*''The Infinite Future'' by Tim Wirkus (

Penguin Press Penguin Group is a British trade book publisher and part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. The new company was created by a merger that was finalised on 1 July 2013, with Bertelsmann initial ...

) ;Short-fiction collections :*''The Science of Lost Futures'' by Ryan Habermeyer (BOA Editions) ::*''Revolver'' by Heidi Naylor (BCC Press) ::*''Beyond the Lights'' by Ryan Shoemaker (No Record Press) ;Short fiction :*"Thin Walls" by Alison Maeser Brimley (''

Western Humanities Review The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the flagship institution of the Utah System of Higher Education. The university was established in 1850 as the University of D ...

'') ::*"All Light and Darkness" by Amy Henrie Gillett (

Writers of the Future Writers of the Future (WOTF) is a science fiction and fantasy story contest that was established by L. Ron Hubbard in the early 1980s. A sister contest, Illustrators of the Future, presents awards for science fiction art. Hubbard characterized th ...

) ::*"Tower" by Ryan McIlvain (''

'') ::*"Light Departure" by Ryan Shoemaker (''

'') ;Drama :*''Good Standing'' by Matthew Greene ::*''The Shower Principle'' by Ariel Mitchell ;Poetry :*''What the Body Knows'' by

(University of Tampa Press) ::*''The Lapidary’s Nosegay'' by Lara Candland (The Center for Literary Publishing, Colorado State University) ::*''The God Mask'' by Javen Tanner (Kelsay Books) ::*''Half-Hazard'' by Kristen Tracy (

Graywolf Press Graywolf Press is an Independent publisher, independent, non-profit publishing, publisher located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Graywolf Press publishes fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Graywolf Press collaborates with organizations such as the Co ...

) ;Creative nonfiction2018 AML Awards Finalists #5: Non-Fiction, Criticism
" ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''.

. 15 February 2019. Accessed 19 February 2019. :*''Destroying Their God: How I Fought My Evil Half-Brother to Save my Children'' by Wallace Jeffs, Shauna Packer, Sherry Taylor ::*'' Educated: A Memoir'' by

Tara Westover Tara Jane Westover (born September 27, 1986) is an American memoirist, essayist and historian. Her memoir '' Educated'' (2018) debuted at No. 1 on ''The New York Times'' bestseller list and was a finalist for a number of national awards, includin ...

::*''How the Light Gets In'' by Keira Shae ;Religious nonfiction :*''An Early Resurrection: Life in Christ Before you Die'' by Adam S. Miller ::*''Faith Is Not Blind'' by

Bruce C. Hafen Bruce Clark Hafen (born October 30, 1940, in St. George, Utah) is an American attorney, academic and religious leader. He has been a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1996. Early life Hafen ...

and Marie K. Hafen ::*''Thou Art the Christ, the Son of the Living God: The Person and Work of Jesus in the New Testament'' edited by Eric D. Huntsman, Lincoln H. Blumell, and Tyler J. Griffin ::*''The Power of Godliness: Mormon Liturgy and Cosmology'' by ''Jonathan Stapley'' ::*''On Fire in Baltimore: Black Mormon Women and Conversion in a Raging City'' by Laura Rutter Strickling ;Criticism :*''Mormon Cinema: Origins to 1952'' by Randy Astle ::*"Low and the Hermeneutics of Silence" by Jacob Bender (''Sunstone'') ::*"Isms and Prisms: A Mormon View on Writing about Nature and Women" by Ángel Chaparro-Sainz (''Women’s Studies'') ::*"Mormon Poetry, 2012 to the Present" by Bert Fuller (''Dialogue'') ::*''A Book about the Film ''Monty Python’s Life of Brian'': All the References from Assyrians to Zeffirelli'' by Darl Larsen ;Comics2018 AML Award Finalists #4: Comics and Film
" ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''.

. 14 February 2019. Accessed 19 February 2019. :*''One Dirty Tree'' by

Noah Van Sciver Noah Van Sciver (born July 7, 1984) is an independent American cartoonist. He currently resides in Columbia, South Carolina. Early life Van Sciver grew up in a large family in New Jersey. A self-taught artist, he was influenced by many comics, ...

(Uncivilized Books) ::*''Green Monk: Blood of the Martyrs'' by Brandon Dayton (

Image Comics Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-ow ...

) ::*''Comic Diaries, Vol. 1'' by Brittany Long Olsen (Self-published) ::*''SkyHeart Book One: The Search for the Star Seed'' by

Jake Parker Jake Parker is an American comics short-story creator, concept artist, illustrator, and animator. Parker worked as a set designer for Blue Sky Studios where he contributed to the animated films '' Horton Hears a Who'', ''Rio'' and '' Epic''. Park ...

(Self-published) ::*''Cooties #11'' by Nick Perkins ;Documentary film :*'' Church & State'' ::*'' Believer'' ::*'' The Insufferable Groo'' ::*''

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'' ;Narrative film :*'' When She Runs'' ::*'' Jane and Emma'' ::*''

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'' ::*''Passenger Seat'' ;Picture book :*''The Dress and the Girl'' by Camille Andros and Julie Morstad (

Abrams Books for Young Readers Abrams, formerly Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (HNA), is an American publisher of art and illustrated books, children's books, and stationery. The enterprise is a subsidiary of the French publisher La Martinière Groupe. Run by President and CEO Michael ...

) ::*''Jesus is Born: A Flashlight Discovery Book'' by Shauna Gibby and Casey Nelson (

Deseret Book Deseret Book () is an American publishing company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, that also operates a chain of bookstores throughout the western United States. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation (DMC), the ...

) ::*'' The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare'' by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (

Candlewick Press Candlewick Press, established in 1992 and located in Somerville, Massachusetts, is part of the Walker Books group. The logo depicting a bear carrying a candle is based on Walker Books's original logo. Sebastian Walker launched Walker Books from ...

) ::*''If Wendell Had a Walrus'' by Lori Mortensen and Matt Phelan (

Henry Holt and Company Henry Holt and Company is an American book-publishing company based in New York City. One of the oldest publishers in the United States, it was founded in 1866 by Henry Holt and Frederick Leypoldt. Currently, the company publishes in the fields ...

) ::*''If Da Vinci Painted a Dinosaur'' by Amy Newbold and Greg Newbold (Tilbury House Publishers) ;Middle-grade novel :*''Squint'' by Chad Morris and Shelley Brown (

) ::*''Where the Watermelons Grow'' by Cindy Baldwin (

) ::*''Wishes and Wellingtons'' by Julie Berry ( Sourcebooks Young Readers) ::*''Resistance'' by Jennifer A. Nielsen (

Scholastic Press Scholastic Corporation () is an American multinational publishing, education, and media company that publishes and distributes books, comics, and educational materials for schools, parents, and children. Products are distributed via retail and on ...

) ::*''Grump: The (Fairly) True Tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves'' by Liesl Shurtliff (

Alfred A. Knopf Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. () is an American publishing house that was founded by Alfred A. Knopf Sr. and Blanche Knopf in 1915. Blanche and Alfred traveled abroad regularly and were known for publishing European, Asian, and Latin American writers in ...

) ;Young-adult novel" 018 AML Award Finalists #2: Children’s literature 2018 AML Award Finalists #2: Children’s literature" ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''.

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2019

The final winners were presented May 2, 2020, online, due to a cancellation of the 2020 AML Conference caused by the

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. 2 May 2020. Accessed 2 May 2020. ;Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters :*

James Arrington James Arrington (born 12 September 1952) is an American stage actor, director, playwright and scholar. His plays are about the people or the culture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Arrington studied at the American ...

;Lifetime Achievement Award :* R. A. Christmas ;Special awards : in Literature and Art :: ''HIVE ZINE'' ::: The ARCH-HIVE : in Literature and Performance :: ''Thorns and Thistles: A Concert of Literature'' ::: Curated and compiled by James Goldberg and Nicole Wilkes Goldberg, directed by Ariel Rivera, music by Nicole Pinnell; supported by and performed at the Center for Latter-day Saint Arts : in Literature :: ''Irreversible Things'' :::Lisa Van Orman Hadley ;Novel2019 AML Awards Finalists #1: Novels and Short Fiction
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) ::* ''Irreversible Things'' by Lisa Van Orman Hadley (Howling Bird Press) ::* ''Maggie’s Place'' by Annette Haws (

Covenant Communications Deseret Book () is an American publishing company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, that also operates a chain of bookstores throughout the western United States. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation (DMC), the ...

) ::* ''The Glovemaker'' by Ann Weisgarber (Skyhorse Publishing) ;Short fiction :* "Next of Kin" by Karen Rosenbaum ('' Irreantum'') ::* "You Can Give Him a Kiss" by Alison Maeser Brimley (''

'') ::* "My Father’s Liahona" by Danny Nelson (''In Press Forward Saints: A Mormon Steampunk Anthology'') ::* "Bode and Iris" by Levi Peterson ('' Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'') ;Young-adult novel2019 AML Awards Finalists #2: Children’s Literature
by Andrew Hall. ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''.

. 9 March 2020. Accessed 17 March 2020. :* ''Lovely War'' by Julie Berry (

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) ::* ''Let’s Call it a Doomsday'' by Katie Henry (Katherine Tegan Books) ::* ''Scars Like Wings'' by Erin Stewart ( Delacorte) ::* ''Waiting for Fitz'' by Spencer Hyde (

) ;Middle-grade novel :* ''Words on Fire'' by Jennifer A. Nielsen ( Scholastic) ::* ''Out to Get You: Thirteen Tales of Weirdness and Woe'' by Josh Allen (

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) ::* ''The Red Flower'' by Kate Coombs (Blue Sparrow Books) ::* ''Time Castaways: #1 The Mona Lisa Key'' and ''#2 The Obsidian Compass'' by Liesl Shurtliff (

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) ;Picture book :* ''Girls Who Choose God: Stories of Extraordinary Women from Church History'' by McArthur Krishna, Bethany Brady Spalding, Kathleen Peterson (Deseret Book) ::* ''From a Small Seed: the Story of Eliza Hamilton'' by Camille Andros and Tessa Blackham ( Henry Holt) ::* ''If

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Painted a Monster'' by Amy Newbold and Greg Newbold (Tilbury House Publishers) ::* ''Lola Dutch: When I Grow Up'' by Kenneth Wright and Sarah Jane Wright ( Bloomsbury Children’s Books) ;Drama2019 AML Awards Finalists #3: Drama and Film
by Andrew Hall. ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''.

. 10 March 2020. Accessed 17 March 2020. :* ''Project X'' by Taylor Hatch ::* ''Tales of Tila'' by Carolyn Chatwin Murset ::* ''Bitter Lemon'' by

;Narrative feature films :* '' The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith'' directed by

::* ''

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'' directed by T.C. Christensen ::* ''

Out of Liberty ''Out of Liberty'' is a 2019 film directed by Garrett Batty, starring Jasen Wade as deputy jailer Samuel Tillery. The film tells the story of Joseph Smith (Brandon Ray Olive), his brother Hyrum Smith (Casey Elliott), and four other men being held ...

'' directed by

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;Documentary feature films :* '' Jimmer: The Lonely Master'' directed by Scott Christopherson ::* ''After

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'' directed by Loki Mulholland ::* '' The Jets: Making it Real'' directed by Kels Goodman ;Short film :* "Father of Man" directed by Barrett Burgin ::* "Paper Trails" directed by Heather Moser ::* "Stickup Kid" directed by Daniel Tu ::* "Man and Kin" directed by Max Johnson ;Poetry2019 AML Awards Finalists #4: Poetry and Criticism
by Andrew Hall. ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''.

. 11 March 2020. Accessed 17 March 2020. :* ''Homespun and Angel Feathers'' by Darlene Young (BCC Press) ::* ''Into the Sun: Poems Revised, Rearranged, and New'' by Colin Douglas (Waking Lion Press) ::* ''After Earth'' by Michael Lavers (

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) ::* ''The Tree at the Center'' by Kathryn Knight Sonntag ( BCC Press) ::* ''The Marriage of the Moon and the Field'' by Sunni Brown Wilkinson (

Black Lawrence Press Black Lawrence Press is an independent publishing company founded in upstate New York by Colleen Ryor. It was an imprint of Dzanc Books from 2008 to 2013. It hosts the Big Moose Prize for the novel, the Hudson Prize and the St. Lawrence Book Awa ...

) ;Criticism :* "Poetic Representations of Mormon Women in Late Nineteenth-Century Frontier America" by Amy Easton-Flake in ''Representing Rural Women'' (edited by Whitney Womack Smith and Margaret Thomas-Evans, Lexington Books) ::* "Danites, Damsels, and World Domination: Mormons in the Dime Novels" by Michael Austin in ''Sunstone'' ::* "Wrestling with God: Invoking Scriptural Mythos in LDS Literary Work" by James Goldberg in ''Remember the Revolution: Mormon Essays and Stories'' (self-published) ::* ''Mormons,

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, and Belonging in America'' by Jake Johnson (

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) ::* ''Latter-day Screens: Gender, Sexuality, and Mediated Mormonism'' by Brenda R. Weber (

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) ;Creative nonfiction 2019 AML Awards Finalists #5: Non-Fiction and Comics
by Andrew Hall. ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''.

. 12 March 2020. Accessed 17 March 2020. :* ''Crossings: A Bald Asian-American Latter-day Saint Woman Scholar’s Ventures through Life, Death, Cancer, & and Motherhood'' by Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye (Deseret Book/

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) ::* ''Remember the Revolution: Mormon Essays and Stories'' by James Goldberg (self-published) ::* ''A New Constellation: A Memoir'' by Ashley Mae Hoiland (BCC Press) ;Religious nonfiction :* ''A Place to Belong: Reflections from Modern Latter-day Saint Women'' edited by Hollie Rhees Fluhman and Camille Fronk Olson (Deseret Book) ::* ''If Truth Were a Child: Essays'' by George B. Handley (Maxwell Institute) ::* ''The Next Mormons: How Millennials Are Changing the LDS Church'' by

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Oxford University Press Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its printing history dates back to the 1480s. Having been officially granted the legal right to print books ...

) ;Comics :* ''That’s One Small Step for a Mom, One Giant Leap for Missionarykind'' by Kevin Beckstrom (self-published) ::* ''Dick Tracy: Dead or Alive'' by

, Lee Allred,

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and

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First Second First Second Books is an American publisher of graphic novels. An imprint of Roaring Brook Press, part of Holtzbrinck Publishers, First Second publishes fiction, biographies, personal memoirs, history, visual essays, and comics journalism. It als ...

) ::* ''Super Elders & the Rise of Legion'' by Matt Vroom (self-published)

2020

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. ;Lifetime Achievement :*John Serge Bennion ;Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters :*

;Special Award in Religious NonfictionAML Special Award: The Book of Mormon: Brief Theological Introductions
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:: Series editors: D. Morgan Davis,

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, Kristine Haglund, Joseph M. Spencer, Rosalynde Welch :: Authors: Joseph M. Spencer, Terryl L. Givens, Deidre Nicole Green, Sharon J. Harris, James E. Faulconer, Kylie Turley,

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, Kimberly Berkey, Daniel Becerra, Adam S. Miller, Rosalynde Frandsen Welch,

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:: Illustrator: Brian Kershisnik ;Special Award in Nonfiction :*''This is the Plate: Utah Food Traditions'' (

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) ::Editors: Carol Edison, Eric A. Eliason, Lynne S McNeill ;Novel2020 AML Awards Finalists #1: Novels, Poetry, and Short Fiction
" ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''. Association for Mormon Letters. April 5, 2021. Accessed April 5, 2021. ::*''Bountiful'' by Charity Shumway (BCC Press) : Other finalists: :*''The Desert Between Us'' by Phyllis Barber (

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) :*''116'' by Rick Grunder (BookBaby) :*''Sylvia'' by Twila Newey ( BCC Press) :*''A New Age of Miracles'' by Mahonri Stewart (Prospero Arts and Media) ;Short story ::* "The Water Between Us" by Ryan Shoemaker (''Barzakh'' 12, Spring 2020) : Other finalists: :* "Every Nerve Singing" by Ryan Habermeyer (''Fugue'' 58, Winter/Spring 2020) :* "Upcycling Death" by M.K. Hutchins (''Brain Games: Stories to Astonish'') :* "Certain Places" by

William Morris William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was a British textile designer, poet, artist, novelist, architectural conservationist, printer, translator and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement. He ...

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(''Irreantum''17.1, Fall 2020) ;Short-fiction collection ::* ''A Craving for Beauty: The Collected Writings of Maurine Whipple'' by

, edited by Veda Hale, Andrew Hall, and Lynne Larson (BCC Press) : Other finalist: :* ''The Humans in the Walls and Other Stories'' by

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WordFire Press Kevin James Anderson (born March 27, 1962) is an American science fiction author. He has written spin-off novels for '' Star Wars'', '' StarCraft'', ''Titan A.E.'' and ''The X-Files'', and with Brian Herbert is the co-author of the ''Dune'' pr ...

) ;Poetry ::* ''If Mother Braids a Waterfall'' by Dayna Patterson (

) : Other finalists: :* ''I, Taliesin'' by Michael R. Collings (Self-published) :* ''Ese golpe de luz'' by Gabriel González Núñez (FlowerSong Books) :* ''An Imperfect Roundness'' by Melody Newey Johnson (BCC Press) ;Creative nonfiction2020 AML Awards Finalists #2: Nonfiction, Audiobooks, Podcasts
" ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''. Association for Mormon Letters. April 6, 2021. Accessed April 6, 2021. ::* ''Lies of the Magpie: A Memoir'' by Maleah Day Warner (Author Academy Elite) : Other finalists: :* ''Disparates'' by Patrick Madden (

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) :* ''Wiving: A Memoir of Loving Then Leaving the Patriarchy'' by Caitlin Myer (Arcade) ;Religious nonfiction ::* ''Buried Treasures: Reading the Book of Mormon Again for the First Time'' by Michael Austin (BCC Press) : Other finalists: :* ''Mercy without End'' by

(Signature Books) :* ''Visions in a Seer Stone; Joseph Smith and the Making of the Book of Mormon'' by William L. Davis (

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) :* ''Tabernacles of Clay: Sexuality and Gender in Modern Mormonism'' by Taylor G. Petrey (University of North Carolina Press) :* ''The Book of Mormon For the Least of These, volume 1: 1 Nephi-Words of Mormon'' by Fatimah Salleh and Margaret Olsen Hemming (BCC Press) ;Audiobook ::* ''Clogs and Shawls: Mormons, Moorlands, and the Search for Zion'' by Ann Chamberlin, narrated by Jacqueline de Boer : Other finalists: :* ''Witchy War Series'' (''Witchy Eye'', ''Witchy Winter'', ''Witchy Kingdom'') by

, narrated by Courtney Patterson :* ''Kingdom of Nauvoo: The Rise and Fall of a Religious Empire on the American Frontier'' by Benjamin Park, narrated by Bob Souer :* ''The Book of Mormon for the Least of These, volume 1'' by Fatimah Salleh and Margaret Olsen Hemmings, narrated by Margaret Olsen Hemmings :* ''Church History Department. Saints, Book 2, No Unhallowed Hand: 1846-1893'' by

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, history department, narrated by

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;Podcast ::* ''Dialogue Book Report'' from Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, hosted by Andrew Hall : Other finalists: :* ''The Center’s Studio Podcast'' from the Center for Latter-day Arts, hosted by Glen Nelson :* ''Mattathias Reads the World'', hosted by Mattathias Westwood :* ''Unfinished: Short Creek'', part of Witness Docs from

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, hosted by Ash Sanders and Sarah Ventre ;Picture book2020 AML Awards Finalists #3: Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult
" ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''. Association for Mormon Letters. April 8, 2021. Accessed April 9, 2021. ::* ''Nonsense: The Curious Story of

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'' by Lori Mortensen and Chloe Bristol (

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) : Other finalists: :* ''You’ll Find Me'' by Amanda Rawson Hill and Joanne Le-Vriethoff. ( Magination Press) :* ''I’ll Walk with You'' by

and Jane Sanders (

Gibbs Smith Gibbs Smith is an American publisher based in Utah. The publishing house was founded in 1969 by Gibbs M. Smith (1940–2017) and his wife Catherine. Its offerings include children's books, including the BabyLit line, cookbooks, home reference bo ...

) :* ''All Aboard the Moonlight Train'' by Kristyn Crow and Annie Won ( Doubleday Books for Young Readers) ;Middle-grade novel ::* ''96 Miles'' by J. L. Esplin (Starscape/

Tor Teen Tor Books is the primary imprint of Tor Publishing Group (previously Tom Doherty Associates), a publishing company based in New York City. It primarily publishes science fiction and fantasy titles, and is the largest publisher of Chinese scie ...

) : Other finalists: :* ''What Stars are Made Of'' by Sarah Allen (

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) :* ''Beginners Welcome'' by Cindy Baldwin (

) :* ''On these Magic Shores'' by Yamile Saied Mendez (Tu) :* ''The Elephant’s Girl'' by Celesta Rimington (

) ;Young-adult novel ::* ''Furia'' by Yamile Saied Méndez (

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) : Other finalists: :* ''Chasing Starlight'' by Teri Bailey Black (Tor Teen) :* ''Displaced'' by

(

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) :* ''The Shadows Between Us'' by Tricia Levenseller (

) :* ''One Way or Another'' by Kara McDowell ( Scholastic) ;Comics2020 AML Awards Finalists #4: Comics, Criticism, Drama, Film
" ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''. Association for Mormon Letters. April 9, 2021. Accessed April 11, 2021. ::* ''Future Day Saints: Welcome to New Zion'' by

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: Other finalists: :* ''Everything Is Going to Be Okay'' by Dani Jones :* ''Pillar of Light: Joseph Smith’s First Vision'' by Andrew G. Knaupp and

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:* ''Magic in the Valley: The Story of Moira Green, Witch'' by Brittany Long Olsen ;Criticism ::* "Repicturing the Restoration: New Art to Expand our Understanding" by Anthony Sweat (BYU Religious Studies Center) : Other finalists: :* ''Spencer Kimball’s Record Collection: Essays on Mormon Music'' by Michael Hicks (Signature) :* "The 'New Woman' and the ''Woman’s Exponent'': An Editorial Perspective" by Carol Cornwall Madsen (''

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'', 59:3, 2000) :* ''

Josephine Spencer Josephine Spencer (April 30, 1861 - October 28, 1928) was an American writer, journalist, and political activist from Utah. She was an important figure in the Mormon Home Literature movement of the late 19th century who published more than a hund ...

: Her Collected Works, Vol. 1, 1887-1899'' edited by

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and Michael Austin (BCC Press) :* ''A Craving for Beauty: The Collected Writings of Maurine Whipple'' edited by Veda Hale, Andrew Hall, and Lynne Larson (BCC Press) ;Drama ::* ''Mountain Law'' by

(Women’s Voices Play Festival,

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) : Other finalists: :* ''The Captivity of Hannah Dunston'' by Glen Nelson (liberetto) and Lansing McLoskey (music) ( Guerilla Opera Company) :* ''Give Me Moonlight'' by Ariel Mitchell (Motor House,

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) :* ''Escape from Planet Death'' by Tom Russell and BYU School of Media Arts Students (BYU) ;Film ::* ''Heart of Africa'' written by Tshoper Kabambi and

, directed Tshoper Kabambi : Other finalist: :* ''Gruff'' written and directed by Kohl Glass

2021

The winners were announced July 23, 2022, at the AML Conference. Note that, for the fiction awards, the additional of bilingual judges led to

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-language works published as far back as 2016. Additionally, with the return of a lyrics award, music was considered from the year prior to 2021.2021 AML Award Winners
" ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''. Association for Mormon Letters. July 24, 2022. Accessed September 30, 2022. ;Special award in fiction"https://www.associationmormonletters.org/2022/06/2020-aml-awards-finalists-1-novels-and-short-fiction 2020 AML Awards Finalists #1: Novels and Short Fiction." ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''. Association for Mormon Letters. June 17, 2022. Accessed June 17, 2022. : ''Estampas del Libro de Mormón'' by Gabriel González Núñez ;Special award in fiction ''Eugene England: A Mormon Liberal'' by Kristine L. Haglund (University of Illinois Press) ;Novel : ''Eleusis:The Long and Winding Road'' by R. de la Lanza (Intendencia de las Letras/Ulterior Editorial) :: ''The Jupiter Knife'' by

and Aaron Michael Ritchie (Baen) :: ''Picnic in the Ruins'' by Todd Robert Petersen (Counterpoint) :: ''Noria'' by Juan Antonio Santoyo (Ulterior Editorial) ;Short fiction : "Y no preguntes mas . . ." ("So Ask no More . . .") by Mario R. Montani (''Irreantum'') :: "Good Shepherd Church" by Riley Clay ('' Irreantum'') :: "Between Glory and Ruin"

James Goldberg James Goldberg is an American historian, playwright, poet, and writer. He has Jewish, European, and Punjabi ancestors, and his grandfather, Gurcharan Singh Gill, was the first Sikh to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS ...

(A Desolating Sickness: Stories of Pandemic) :: "Skillick’s Bride" Rachel Helps :: "The Wall" by Spencer Hyde (''Image'') ;Young Adult Novel2021 AML Awards Finalists #2: Young Adult, Middle Grade, Picture Book
" ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''. Association for Mormon Letters. June 20, 2022. Accessed June 20, 2022. : ''Beyond the Mapped Stars'' by Rosalyn Eves (Knopf) :: ''A Sisterhood of Secret Ambitions'' by Sheena Boekweg (Feiwel & Friends) :: ''Where I Belong'' Marcia Mickelson (Carolrhoda Lab) :: ''Fadeaway'' by E. B. Vickers (Knopf) :: ''In the Wild Light'' by

(Crown Books) ;Middle Grade Novel : ''Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls'' by Kaela Rivera (HarperCollins) :: ''Breathing Underwater'' by Sarah Allen (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) :: ''Horace & Bunwinkle: The Case of the Rascally Raccoon'' by P.J. Gardner (illustrated by Dave Mottram) (Balzer + Bray) :: ''Friends Forever'' by

(illustrated by Leuyen Pham) (First Second) :: ''Tips for Magicians'' by Celesta Rimington (Crown Books for Young Readers) ;Picture Book : ''A Child of God'' by Chantel Bonner, Mauli Bonner, and Morgan Bissant (Shadow Mountain/Ensign Peak) :: ''The Boy and the Sea'' by Camile Andros and Amy June Bates (Abrams) :: ''We Believe: Illustrated Articles of Faith'' by

(Covenant) :: ''Thankful'' by Elaine Vickers and Samantha Cotterill (Paula Wiseman Books) :: ''10 Little Disciples'' by Sierra Wilson (Ambassador-Emerald Intl) ;Film2021 AML Awards Finalists #3: Film, Drama, Poetry, Podcasts
: ''Witnesses'' (directed by Mark Goodman, written by

) :: ''His Name is Green Flake'' (directed and written by Mauli Bonner) :: ''Maggie on Stratford Ave'' (directed and written by James May) :: ''Scenes from the Glittering World'' (directed by Jared Jakins) :: ''The Touch of the Master’s Hand'' (directed and written by Gregory Barnes) ;Drama : ''REDEEMHer: How I Screwed up my perfect Mormon life'' by Tatum Langton :: ''The King Stag'' by Janine Sobeck Knighton :: ''Gin Mummy'' by

:: ''1820: The Musical'' (book: George Nelson; music and lyrics: Kayliann Lowe Juarez, Doug Lowe, and Kendra Lowe) ;Poetry : ''The Ache and The Wing'' by Sunni Brown Wilkinson (Sundress Publications) :: ''Beneath the Falls'' by Mark D. Bennion (Resource publications) :: ''Down Their Spears'' by Jared Pearce (Cyberwit) ;Podcast : ''This Is the Gospel'' (

LDS Living Deseret Book () is an American publishing company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, that also operates a chain of bookstores throughout the western United States. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation (DMC), the ...

) :: ''Faith Matters'' hosted by Aubrey Chaves, Tim Chaves, and

; produced by Bill Turnbull and Branson Hirschi ( Faith Matters Foundation) :: ''Latter-day Contemplation'' hosted by Christopher Hurtado and Riley Risto; created by Shiloh Logan and Riley Risto; edited by Christian Hutardo (Latter-day Peace Studies) :: ''Leading Saints'' hosted by Kurt Francom; executive produced by Kurt Francom; produced by Lillian Angelovic :: ''Sunstone Mormon History'' ( Sunstone Education Foundation) ;Comics2022 AML Conference: Mormon Literature Progress & Prospects: The Legacy of Eugene England
" ''Dawning of a Brighter Day''. Association for Mormon Letters. Accessed September 30, 2022. : ''Friends Forever'' by

(illustrated by Leuyen Pham) (First Second) :: ''Future Day Saints: The Gnomlaumite Crystal'' by Matt Page :: ''The Glass Looker: Collected Tales of Joseph Smith'' by Mark Elwood ;Criticism : ''

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: A Mormon Novelist'' by Michael Austin (University of Illinois Press) :: “The Case for Resurrection: A Mormon Movie Manifesto” by Barrett Burgin in ''Mormonism and the Movies'', edited by Chris Wei, (BCC Press) :: “Theologies of the Afterlife in Mormon Women’s Late-Nineteenth-Century Poetry” Amy Easton-Flake in ''Nineteenth-Century American Women Writers and Theologies of the Afterlife'' (Routledge) :: ''Mormonism in SF'' edited by Adam McClain for ''SFRA Review'' 51:3, Summer 2021. ;Creative Nonfiction : ''Zion Earth, Zen Sky'' by Charles Shirō Inouye (Neal A. Maxwell Institute) :: ''Blossom as the Cliffrose: Mormon Legacies and the Beckoning Wild'' edited by Karin Anderson and Danielle Dubrasky (Torrey House Press) :: ''Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops'' by Allison Hong Merrill (She Writes Press) :: ''Scrupulous: My Obsessive Compulsion for God'' by Taylor Kerby (BCC Press) :: ''Where the Soul Hungers: One Doctor’s Journey from Atheism to Faith'' by Samuel M. Brown (Neal A. Maxwell Institute) ;Religious Nonfiction : ''Proclaim Peace: The Restoration’s Answer to an Age of Conflict'' by

and J. David Pulsipher (Maxwell Institute) :: ''Stretching the Heavens: The Life of Eugene England and the Crisis of Modern Mormonism'' by Terryl L. Givens (University of North Carolina Press) :: ''The Restoration: God’s Call to the 21st Century World'' by Patrick Q. Mason (Faith Matters) :: ''The Anatomy of Book of Mormon Theology'', Vols. 1 and 2 Joseph M. Spencer (Greg Kofford Books) :: ''Humility: A Practical Approach'' by Shawn Tucker (BCC Press) ;Lyrics : ''Fragility'' by

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Winners of multiple AML Awards

The following people have won more than one AML Award (does not include being a finalist; does not include publishers or other non-person entities): ;

Mike Allred Michael Dalton Allred is an American comic book artist and writer most famous for his independent comics creations, ''Madman'' and ''iZombie''. His style is often compared to pop art, as well as commercial and comic art of the 1950s and 1960s ...

:: Special award 2005 :: Special award in graphical narrative 2011 ;

::Honorary Lifetime Membership 2002 ::Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters 2017 ;Michael Austin :: Criticism 1995 :: Religious nonfiction 2014, 2020 ;Phyllis Barber :: Autobiography 1993 :: Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters 2015 ;

:: Special Awards for Scholarly Publishing 2015 (with Terryl Givens), 2020 (with Spencer Fluhman) ;Martine Bates :: Young-adult literature 1993, 1998 ;Elouise Bell :: Honorary lifetime membership 1988 :: Personal essay 1990 ;John Serge Bennion :: Lifetime achievement 2020 :: Personal essay 2006 :: Short story 1988 ; Julie Berry :: Middle-grade novel 2014 :: Young-adult novel 2019 ;Christopher Bigelow :: Editing 2003 :: Lifetime membership 2012 :: Publishing 2009 ; Andrew Black :: Film 2002 (honorable mention), 2003 ;Wayne Booth :: Honorary lifetime achievement 1988 :: Special recognition in criticism 1988 ; Mary L. Bradford :: Honorary lifetime membership 1988 :: Personal essay 1987 ;Bethany Brady Spalding :: Picture book 2014, 2016, 2019 ;Alison Maeser Brimley :: Short fiction 2017, 2018 ;

Marilyn McMeen Miller Brown Marilyn McMeen Miller Brown (born 1938) is an American novelist best known for her work within her native Mormon culture. She is the creator and namesake of the Marilyn Brown Novel Award. Brown has written 14 novels. In 2000, she served as pres ...

:: Novel 1980 :: Poetry 1978 (honorable mention) :: Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters 2011 ;Gideon O. Burton :: Criticism 1994 :: Honorary Lifetime Membership 2011 :: Special Award Honorable Mention 2007 ;

:: Poetry 1998, 2013 ;Ann Edwards Cannon :: Novel 1988 :: Young-adult literature 2002 ;

:: Criticism 2014 :: Novel 1984, 1991, 1992, 2005 (honorable mention), 2006 (honorable mention) :: Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters 2016 ; Stephen R. Carter :: Anthology 2017 :: Comics 2014 :: Personal essay 2008 ;Tyler Chadwick :: Poetry 2011 :: Special award in publishing 2018 ;Robert A. Christmas :: Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 :: Short fiction 1981 :: Poetry 1987 ;Dennis Marden Clark :: Poetry 1986, 1988 ;Marden J. Clark :: Honorary Lifetime Membership 1991 :: Personal Essay 1992 :: Poetry 1978 (honorable mention), 1979, 1986, 1995 ;

Ally Condie Allyson Braithwaite Condie is an author of young adult and middle grade fiction."Ally Cond ...

:: Middle-grade novel 2016 :: Young-adult literature 2010, 2014 ;Darin Cozzens :: Short fiction 2007 (honorable mention), 2010 (honorable mention) :: Short-fiction collection 2016 ; Richard Cracroft :: Honorary Lifetime Membership 2000 :: Smith-Pettit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters 2010 ; Chris Crowe :: Novel 2002 :: Young-adult general novel 2013 ;James V. D'Arc :: Honorary lifetime membership 2009 :: Special award 2006 ;Ann Dee Ellis :: Middle-grade novel 2014 (honorable mention), 2017 :: Young-adult literature 2007 ;

::Criticism 1982–83 ::Personal essay 1984, 1993 ;Michael Fillerup ::Short story 1986, 1991 ; Judith Freeman ::Novel 1989, 1996 ;Brant A. Gardner :: Criticism 2011 :: Religious nonfiction 2015 ; Terryl L. Givens :: Biography 2011 :: Criticism 2007 :: Devotional 2012 (with Fiona Givens) :: Lifetime AML Membership 2008 :: Special award for scholarly publishing 2015 (with

) :: Special award in religious nonfiction 2020 (shared with many other people connected to the

) ;James Goldberg :: Drama 2009 :: Novel 2012 :: Special award in Literature and Performance 2019 (with Nicole Wilkes Goldberg, Ariel Rivera, Nicole Pinnell) ;

:: Historical fiction 2003 :: Novel 2000 ;

:: Comics 2017 :: Young-adult literature 2003 (honorable mention), 2004, 2005, 2006 (honorable mention) ;Andrew Hall :: Podcast 2020 :: Special award in literary journalism 2011 ;Angela Hallstrom :: Editing 2010 :: Novel 2008 :: Service to AML 2006 ; Jack Harrell :: Criticism 2016 :: Marilyn Brown Novel Award 1998 :: Short fiction 2010 ;

:: Young-adult literature 2004 (honorable mention), 2007 (honorable mention) ;Edward L. Hart :: Honorary Lifetime Membership 1991 :: Poetry 1979 ;Kimberley Heuston :: Young-adult literature 2002 (honorable mention), 2003 ; Michael Hicks ::Adaptation 2012 ::Criticism 1989, 2017 ;Susan Elizabeth Howe ::Lifetime Achievement Award 2016 ::Poetry 1989, 1997 ;

::Novel 1998, 2007 (honorable mention), 2019 ::Outstanding Achievement Award 2013 ::Young-adult literature 1994, 2005 (honorable mention) ::Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters 2005 ;P. G. Karamesines :: Criticism 2005, 2006 :: Novel 2004 :: Personal essay 2006 (honorable mention) ;Eric W. Jepson ::Editing 2010 ::Special award for scholarly publishing 2015 ;McArthur Krishna :: Picture book 2014, 2016, 2019 ;Bruce W. Jorgensen ::Criticism 1987, 1996 ::Honorary Lifetime Membership 2002 ::Short fiction 1994 ;Clifton Holt Jolley :: Critical Writing 1975–77 :: Humor (second place) 1982–83 ;

:: Honorary Lifetime Membership 1991 :: Poetry 1978, 1983, 1988 (Special Recognition) ;

:: AML Lifetime Achievement Award 2014 :: Poetry 2005, 2009, 2018 ;

:: Drama 2002 (honorable mention), 2009, 2014, 2015, 2020 :: Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters 2018 ;

:: Film 2002 (honorable mention), 2003 ;

Gerald Lund Gerald Niels Lund (born September 12, 1939) was a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2002 to 2008. Lund was released as a general authority and member of the church's Second Quorum of the Seve ...

::Honorary lifetime membership 1988 ::Novel 1991, 1993 ;Patrick Madden :: Creative nonfiction 2016 :: Personal essay 2008, 2010 ;Donald R. Marshall :: Lifetime Achievement Award 2015 :: Marilyn Brown Novel Award 2005 (honorable mention) :: Short fiction 1975–1977 ;

::Devotional literature 1999 ::Special Commendation for Sustained Excellence in the Mormon Sermon 1982-83 ; Adam S. Miller :: Personal essay 2011 :: Religious nonfiction 2018 :: Special award in religious nonfiction 2020 (shared) :: Special award in religious nonfiction publishing 2017 ;

:: Young-adult literature 2006, 2008 ; Coke Newell :: Novel 2006 :: Short fiction 2003 ; Jennifer A. Nielsen :: Middle-grade fiction 2012 :: Middle-grade novel 2019 ; Chieko N. Okazaki :: Devotional literature 1997 :: Sermon 1993 ;Dayna Patterson :: Poetry 2020 :: Special award in publishing 2018 ;

:: AML Lifetime Achievement Award 2018 :: Drama 2007 :: Special award 1984 ;

:: Novel 2011, 2017 :: Short fiction 2014 :: Short-fiction collection 2015 :: Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters 2020 ;

:: Novel 1994, 1999 :: Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters 2007 ; Todd Robert Petersen :: Marilyn Brown Novel Award 2007 :: Novel 2009 ;Kathleen Peterson :: Picture book 2014, 2019 ;

:: Biography 1988 :: Honorary Lifetime Membership 1988 :: Novel 1986 :: Short fiction 1978, 1983, 2016 :: Short-story anthology 1983 :: Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters 2009 ;

:: Picture book 2014 (honorable mention) :: Comics 2017 ; Louise Plummer :: Young adult literature 1991, 1995, 2001, 2007 (finalist) ;

:: Film 2006, 2016 ;Janette Rallison :: Young-adult literature 2004 (honorable mention), 2006 (honorable mention) ;Thomas F. Rogers ::Drama 1982–83 ::Honorary Lifetime Membership 2001 ::Special Award for Religious Non-fiction Publishing 2016 (shared with Jonathan Langford and Linda Hunter Adams) ;Karen Rosenbaum :: AML Lifetime Achievement Award 2014 :: Short fiction 1978 (honorable mention), 2002 (honorable mention), 2019 :: Short-story Collection 2015 ;Thomas Russell :: Film 2006 (honorable mention), 2021 ;

::Drama 1994, 1997, 1999 :: Smith–Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters 2012 ;

:: Novel 2005, 2006 (honorable mention), 2014 (honorable mention) :: Young-adult literature 2007 (honorable mention) :: Young-adult speculative fiction 2013 ;Neila Seshachari :: In Memoriam 2002 :: Service to Mormon Letters 1993 ;

:: Criticism 1980 :: Novel 1987 :: Poetry 1975–77, 1993 :: Poetry and Short Fiction 1981 ;

:: Drama 1995, 1996, 2002 (honorable mention), 2006, 2017 ;Steven P. Sondrup :: Criticism 1978 :: Honorary Lifetime Membership 1988 ;Darrel Spencer :: Short fiction 1987, 1993, 2000 ;Mahonri Stewart :: Drama 2012 :: Lifetime AML Membership 2012 ;

:: Autobiography 2011 :: Honorary Lifetime Membership 1992 :: Personal essay 1989 :: Poetry 1980, 1985 ; Douglas H. Thayer :: Honorary Lifetime Membership 1988 :: Short fiction 1975–77, 2011 :: Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters 2008 :: Novel 1982–83, 2003 ;

:: Novel 2001, 2010 :: Short fiction 1997 ; Laurel T. Ulrich ::Biography 1991 ::Honorary lifetime membership 1988 ;

:: Film 2002, 2008 ;Rick Walton :: Children's literature 1996 :: Picture book 2002 :: Smith-Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters 2006 ;Holly Welker ::Creative nonfiction 2016 (honorable mention) ::Personal essay 1997 ::Poetry, Young Poet's Prize 1983 ;

:: Honorary lifetime membership 1991 :: Short-fiction collection 2020 ;

:: Film 2005 :: Video series 2016 ; Carol Lynch Williams :: Middle-grade literature 2001 :: Young-adult literature 2010 ;

::Honorary lifetime membership 1998 ::Personal essay 1991, 1995 ;Patricia Wiles :: Middle-grade literature 2004 :: Young-adult literature 2005 ;William A. Wilson ::Criticism 1990 ::Honorary lifetime membership 1988 ;

:: Drama 2000 :: Film 2020 :: Historical fiction 2003 :: Novel 2000 :: Short fiction 1992 :: Smith–Pettit Foundation Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mormon Letters 2014 ;Darlene Young :: Poetry 2019 :: Service to AML 2010 ;Jeff Zentner ::Young-adult novel 2016, 2017

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