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Monsters & Mormons: early admit class

8.26.10

Back in the June progress update, I mentioned the possibility of having an early admit class to the Monsters & Mormons anthology. Theric and I have decided to go ahead and do that for a few reasons:
1. We received a ton of submissions early on and we wanted to acknowledge that support. We’re currently at [...]

Mormon Artist Magazine interview–three cut Qs & As

7.23.10

Mormon Artist Magazine interviewed me for their latest issue (Issue 10).  You can find my interview here.
Mormon Artist Magazine Literature editor and fellow AMVer Katherine Morris suggested I post here at AMV questions and answers cut from the interview.   So, for your reading pleasure:
There also seems to be an underlying theme of agency in your [...]

Monsters & Mormons: July update

7.13.10

Theric and I have now read all of the 20 or so submissions we have received so far. I’m not going to go in to much detail about them, but I will say that we are pleased with this set of stories as a starting point. Many thanks to everybody who sent work in. It’s [...]

WIZ kids: Call for nature writing by children

7.08.10

AMV’s companion blog Wilderness Interface Zone is on the search for an endangered species: children who spend time in nature and are willing to write about it.
Richard Louv’s book Last Child in the Woods makes the case that a beautiful, ages old relationship is on the rocks: children and nature have fallen out of love.  [...]

Monsters & Mormons: June progress update

6.16.10

I’m pleased to announce that you all have already submitted 14 short stories and 2 novellas to Monsters & Mormons. Theric and I are, well, we are somewhat surprised and totally delighted and just a wee bit overwhelmed — this is really awesome, guys. Thanks so much.
We’re also ready to start reading, and depending on [...]

Announcing: LDS Cinema Online

6.14.10

I’m pleased to announce that LDS Cinema Online has joined the AMV family. This new blog features reviews and criticism from Kevin B (also known as the Baron of Deseret, whose reviews previously were published at The Waters of Mormon) and Adam Figueira of Towards an LDS Cinema. By combining forces, they will, I’m sure, [...]

Proselyting for Mormon Literature

5.06.10

I was over at Amazon.com the other day, trying to figure out someplace to post about my book in the Mormon community. I mean, I was able to find a couple of places to post in the Gay etc. community. Surely there ought to be a place to post in the Mormon community.
Except, not. Oh, [...]

Vote for WIZ’s Spring Poetry Runoff Popular Vote Award

5.03.10

Over at AMV’s companion blog Wilderness Interface Zone, our nearly six-week flood of verse has finished.  The last poems have posted, and voting to decide which one wins the Spring Poetry Runoff Popular Vote Award begins today, Monday, May 3rd,  and runs through Friday, May 7th.  Poets, please come vote, and let your friends and [...]