The Association for Mormon Letters (AML) is a nonprofit founded in 1976 to “foster scholarly and creative work in Mormon letters and to promote fellowship among scholars and writers of Mormon literature.” Other organization mottos have included the promotion of quality writing “by, for, and about Mormons” and promoting the “production and study of Mormon literature.” The association holds an annual conference in the spring. Each year the AML has presented the juried AML Awards for works published in the previous year. The AML has published the literary journal Irreantum since 1999 and the literature blog Dawning of a Brighter Day since 2009.
AML Board, 2024
Board (Term Expiring 2024):
Shelley Graham, Natalie Brown, Liz Busby
Shelley Graham, Natalie Brown, Liz Busby
Board (Term Expiring 2026):
Kent Larsen, Joe Monson, Sharlee Mullins Glenn, Cece Proffitt, Kylie Turley
Kent Larsen, Joe Monson, Sharlee Mullins Glenn, Cece Proffitt, Kylie Turley
Staff, 2024
Co-President: Jessie Christensen
Co-President: Kjerste Christensen
Past-President: William Morris
Treasurer: Melissa Leilani Larson
Awards Chair: Andrew Hall
Co-President: Kjerste Christensen
Past-President: William Morris
Treasurer: Melissa Leilani Larson
Awards Chair: Andrew Hall
Reviews Coordinator: Andrew R. Hamilton
Webmaster: Michael Andrew Ellis
Irreantum Managing Editor: Theric Jepson
Social Media Manager: Cece Proffitt
Discord Admin: Rachel Helps
Webmaster: Michael Andrew Ellis
Irreantum Managing Editor: Theric Jepson
Social Media Manager: Cece Proffitt
Discord Admin: Rachel Helps
Past Presidents
| Name | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Maureen Ursenbach Beecher | 1976–1977 | Church History Department |
| Neal E. Lambert | 1977–1978 | Brigham Young University English, American Studies |
| Richard J. Cummings | 1978–1979 | University of Utah French/Theatre, d. 2017 |
| Eugene England | 1979–1980 | BYU English. d. 2001 |
| Levi Peterson | 1980–1982 | Weber State University English |
| Lavina Fielding Anderson | 1982–1983 | Editor, author, d. 2023 |
| Candadai Seshachari | 1983–1984 | Weber State English, d. 2015, first AML president not to be a Latter-day Saint. |
| Edward A. Geary | 1984–1985 | BYU English |
| Edward L. Hart | 1985–1986 | BYU English, d. 2008 |
| John S. Tanner | 1986–1988 | BYU English |
| William A. Wilson | 1988–1989 | BYU English (folklore), d. 2016 |
| Levi Peterson | 1989–1990 | Weber State English |
| Bruce Jorgensen | 1990–1991 | BYU English |
| Richard Cracroft | 1991–1992 | BYU English, d. 2012 |
| Ann Edwards Cannon | 1992–1993 | Author, columnist |
| Linda Brummett | 1993–1994 | BYU bookstore |
| Susan Elizabeth Howe | 1994–1995 | BYU English |
| Robert M. Hogge | 1995–1996 | Weber State English, d. 2017 |
| MaryJan Munger | 1996–1997 | BYU Studies |
| Neal W. Kramer | 1997–1999 | BYU English, BYU Studies |
| John Bennion | 1999–2000 | BYU English |
| Marilyn Brown | 2000–2001 | Author |
| Cherry Silver | 2001–2002 | Author, historian |
| Neila Seschachari (president-elect; died before taking office) | 2002 | Weber State English, first female AML president not to be a Latter-day Saint, d. 2002 |
| Gideon Burton | 2002–2004 | BYU English |
| Melissa Proffitt | 2004–2005 | Author |
| Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury (acting president) | 2005–2006 | Author |
| Linda Hunter Adams | 2006–2007 | BYU Humanities, editor, d. 2016 |
| Eric Samuelsen | 2007–2009 | BYU Theater, d. 2019 |
| Boyd J. Peterson | 2009–2010 | Utah Valley University Mormon Studies |
| Margaret Blair Young | 2010–2013 | BYU English |
| Glenn Gordon and Kathy Gordon (co-presidents) | 2013–2014 | Musician, Covenant editor |
| Joe Plicka | 2014–2016 | BYU-Hawaii English |
| Sheldon Lawrence | 2016–2018 | BYU-Idaho Writing Center |
| Eric W. Jepson | 2018–2020 | Author, editor, publisher |
| James Goldberg | 2020–2021 | Playwright, poet, novelist |
| Melissa Leilani Larson | 2021–2022 | Playwright |
| William Morris | 2022–2023 | Critic, fictionist, PR specialist |
| Kjerste Christensen and Jessie Christensen (co-presidents) | 2023– | Librarians |