AML Conference Program 2015

AML Conference: Everything you wanted to know about Mormon Literature (but were afraid to ask)

Saturday, March 28, 1-5 pm, Utah Valley University Library (rooms LI 515 and LI 516)

Photos and MP3 recordings provided by Katherine Morris.

12:30: Free registration opens, mingling begins

1 pm:

Debate: What is the Role of the Mormon Writer in the Community? Stephen Carter vs. James Goldberg

Panel Discussion: “The Mormon Lit Scene Today”:  Laura Hilton Craner, Boyd Petersen, Nicole Wilkes Goldberg, and Katherine Morris

2 pm:

Writing Workshop: Inventing Truth: The Art and Craft of the Personal Essay, led by Sharlee Mullins Glenn

Debate: Should Mormons Study Literature? Eric Samuelsen vs. Gideon Burton

3 pm:

Panel: My Favorite Mormon Book and Why it Matters: Melissa Leilani Larson, Glenn Gordon, Ardis E. Parshall, Shelah Miner, and Lance Larsen

Poetry Slam: Led by Tyler Chadwick. Featuring Emily Adams, Shawn Bailey, Laura Hilton Craner, Jessica Dixon, Marianne Hales Harding, Keven Klein, Steven Peck, Bonnie Shiffler-Olsen, Darlene Young

4 pm:

Announcement of Annual AML Award Winners