Children and young adult lit author Rick Walton gave the plenary address at this year’s conference. Rick is a funny guy. He’s very straight-faced and physically still, even when giving a plenary address, but when he talks the words fly fast, laden with both humor and urgency.
In the July 1977 issue of Ensign, President Kimball said:
We are proud of the artistic heritage that the Church has brought to us from its earliest beginnings, but the full story of Mormonism has never yet been written nor painted nor sculpted nor spoken. It remains for inspired hearts and talented fingers yet to reveal [...]
Mahonri, Shawn, Katherine (William’s sister, head of the AML’s BYU student chapter, and newly appointed AML board member) and I made it to the 2007 AML conference this year, where we attended sessions on Mormon folklore, film, literature, and critical theory, and got to know each other a little better. It was fun; I look forward to doing it again. [...]
From the Association of Mormon Letters:
“AML’s 2007 annual meeting and conference will be held from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm in the Computer Science Building at Utah Valley State College.
The conference will feature papers and panels on many aspects of Mormon literature. This year’s focus is on Children and Young Adult fiction, and our featured [...]
The Association for Mormon Letters in conjunction with the Religious Studies Program at UVSC has issued a call for papers to be presented at its annual conference to be held on April 7, 2007, at UVSC in Orem, Utah. The theme of this year’s conference will be children’s and young adult literature, but papers on other topics [...]
After I mentioned last week that the American Academy of Religion will introduce a Mormon Studies Consultation next year, I learned that this announcement coincides with the launch of two new Mormon Studies programs next year, at Utah State University and at the Claremont Graduate University. If I have this right, they join the Mormon [...]
Reviewing my posts here in the past few months, I realize that I’ve not been very positive about the status of the LDS market. But I recently found an area where I can be positive. I see a glimmer of hope in the recent development of new academic and literary groups and conferences.
The Association for Mormon Letters has begun posting information, including a preliminary program and list of speakers, for its annual Writers’ Conference to be held Saturday, November 4, 2006, at Utah Valley State College in Orem. Pre-registration for the event must be completed October 27th (see registration form), but those deciding to attend at [...]
