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For the Welfare of Your Soul from Fall 2006

“But . . . but . . . I . . . want to show you something,” Katie says quietly. I have embarrassed her. She shows me a miniature Book of Mormon. Perfect for an eight-year-old to love. I finger the pages and listen to her tell me how her inactive grandmother found it when they were starting to paint. Katie asked if she could have it, and her grandmother obliged. The first person she wanted to tell about her new book was me, and I had yelled at her before she could show me.

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Courtney Kendrick

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Now Accepting Entries

Announcing the Heather Campbell Award for Excellence in Writing, Segulllah’s annual essay contest! And our Annual Poetry Contest! We want to read your stories! And your poems! And we hope you use more restraint with your exclamation points than I have done in this post!!!

Please send them to us by December 31, 2007. We have provided you with a handy list of links to help you as you ponder what to write about and how to write it.

Essay Contest

Submissions Guidelines

2005 Winning Essay, “When Life Begins,” by Kerry Spencer
2006 Winning Essay, “Honor in the Ordinary,” by Lisa Rumsey Harris
2006 Honorable Mention, “Finding Myself on Google,” by Emily Milner

Writing Tips: Happy Literary
Writing Tips: The Beginning from the End
Writing Tips: Melonie’s Marvelous Ideas

Poetry Contest

Submissions Guidelines

2006 Winning Poems:
First Place: To Be by Noelle Carter
Second Place: Sailing to Manti by Melissa Dalton-Bradford
Third Place: Be Still by Melody Newey
Honorable Mentions:
The Sparrow’s Defense by Andrea Stacy
What Abish Saw by Emily Milner
Holy Night by Candace Melville
Law of the Harvest by Melody Newey

Writing Tips: Unleash Your Inner Poet
Writing Tips: Weak Words Made Strong

Please post any contest-related questions here. We look forward to reading your entries!

1 Comment

Mormon Mommy Wars » So you think you can write? :: 12 Nov 2007 @ 2:13 pm ::
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