The Association for Mormon Letters is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 Irreantum fiction contest. A committee of judges considered 71 entries and awarded three cash prizes.

First place ($250): “A Confession,” by Lisa Rubilar of Niskayuna, New York

Second place ($175): “Abominations,” by Heather Halcrow of Orem, Utah

Third place ($100): “When We Remembered Zion,” by Thom Duncan of Sandy, Utah

Next year’s fiction contest will be announced in early 2010. With no official connection to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Irreantum fiction contest is supported by the Utah Arts Council, with funding from the State of Utah and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.

Irreantum 2009 Charlotte and Eugene England Personal Essay Contest Winners

The Association for Mormon Letters is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 Charlotte and Eugene England Personal Essay contest. A committee of judges considered 42 entries and awarded three cash prizes as well as two honorable mentions.

First place ($200): “Mornings and Nights,” by Melissa Inouye of Costa Mesa, California

Second place ($150): “Reluctant Saints,” by Alison Stone Roberg of Bridgewater, New Jersy

Third place ($100): “Garden of Dead,” by Catherine Curtis of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Honorable mentions were given to “Blue,” by Stephen Carter of Lyman, Wyoming and “The Missionary,” by Stephen David Grover of Sugarland, Texas.

Next year’s personal essay contest will be announced in early 2010. With no official connection to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Charlotte and Eugene England Personal Essay Contest is funded through the estate of Eugene England.

Congratulations to all the winners!