The Sunstone Education Foundation invites writers to enter its annual fiction contest, made possible by a generous grant from an anonymous donor. All entries must relate to adult Latter-day Saint experience, theology, or worldview. All varieties of form are welcome. RULES 1. Up to three entries may be submitted by any one author. Send manuscript in …
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Danites, Damsels, and World Domination: Mormons in the Dime Novels
By Michael Austin Michael Austin is co-editor of the Mormon Image in Literature series from Greg Kofford Books, which includes annotated reprints of 19th-century novels about Mormons including many of the works mentioned in this article such as The Doomed Dozen, The Bradys among the Mormons, and Eagle Plume: The White Avenger. Or …
Tower
By Ryan McIlvain Ryan McIlvain is the author of Elders (2013) and The Radicals (2018). A former Stegner Fellow in Fiction at Stanford, McIlvain has taught writing and literature at Rutgers, Stanford, and USC. Dad came home that afternoon from a last-minute grocery run, honking the horn from the driveway. I’d just …
A Dove and a Serpent
By Tom Kimball Tom Kimball is an English student at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, Ohio where he also works as a staff volunteer at the Kirtland Temple. This text is by a presenter who has since been found in violation of our code of conduct. For more info on Tom Kimball and his history, …
420 North
By Alex Peterson Alex Peterson was born of goodly parents. He lives in Ephraim, Utah with his wife and offspring, with whom he likes to hang. The whispering came again—this time a hint stronger than before. The feeling was distinct, like what they taught me in Sunday school. I don’t think it …
Jesus Christ (Almost) Visits the Mormons
By Ryan Shoemaker Ryan Shoemaker’s story collection Beyond the Lights is forthcoming from No Record Press. T.C. Boyle called it a collection that “moves effortlessly from brilliant comedic pieces to stories of deep emotional resonance.” Ryan’s work has appeared in Gulf Stream, Santa Monica Review, Booth, Juked, and Silk Road. Find him at RyanShoemaker.net. …
2018 Sunstone Fiction Contest Winners
It seems like the Sunstone Fiction Contest grows more every year–producing more submissions and better quality! Thus, these writers deserve a special round of applause for winning the 2018 contest. 1st Place: “You Can Give Him a Kiss,” by Alison Brimley From the judges: “Any time a second-person POV can pull me in like this, …
2018 Sunstone Fiction Contest
The Sunstone Education Foundation invites writers to enter its annual fiction contest, made possible by a generous grant from an anonymous donor. All entries must relate to adult Latter-day Saint experience, theology, or worldview. All varieties of form are welcome. RULES 1. Up to three entries may be submitted by any one author. Send manuscript in …
2017 Sunstone Fiction Contest Winners
Every year, Sunstone sponsors a fiction contest funded by the generosity of an anonymous donor. Today, we’re pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Sunstone Fiction Contest. 1st Place: “Tower,” by Ryan McIlvain. On the heels of his father’s suicide, an aspiring writer reinterprets a fateful home teaching visit. 2nd Place: “Jesus Christ (Almost) …
“The Dead Are All Around Us”
By Luisa Perkins He came in through the bathroom window, just like that stupid Beatles song her mother loved. That’s how she knew he was a ghost. That and his teeth. Two years ago, he’d knocked his two front ones out when he tripped on some concrete at a cross-country meet. He’d had to …