A collection of award winning poetry and prose from League of Utah Writers 2024 contests

A collection of Utah's Best Poetry & Prose from the League of Utah Writers annual writing contests. Pieces chosen by 2023 Writer of the Year Bryan Young.

Since 1935, the League of Utah Writers has welcomed, supported, and educated the writers and poets of our beautiful state. This anthology is a testament to the gentle outreach and embrace of the volunteers of this organization, to the community that the League has cultivated and nurtured ever since its founding. If you believe in magic, then welcome, my friend, for you are write where you belong.Featuring fiction and poetry from:Talysa SainzMaggie RussellC.R. ...

"The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places."- Ernest Hemingway
What does it mean to break, to fall, to fail, to suffer? When we emerge from life's trials, are we the same people we were before they began? In Strong at Broken Places, members from across the League of Utah Writers explore challenges and adversity, illuminating the hope, joy, and triumph of finding strength in the choices we make.Featuring fiction, poetry, a...

A collection of the year's best fiction, poetry, and personal essays, featuring thirty-seven recipients of the Olive Woolley Burt and Typewriter Awards: Linda Allison, Alice M. Batzel, Joseph A. Batzel, Lauryn Christopher, Emily Robyn Clark, Megan Condie, Vince Font, Gina G, Alexis Hansen, Jo Lynne Harline, Danielle Harward, Amanda Hill, Lorraine Jeffery, Rachelle Knapp, L. S. Kunz, Caryn Larrinaga, C. H. Lindsay, Terra Luft, Inna V. Lyon, Wm David Mallery, Paula Murcia, Eve Oeme, John M. ...

The League of Utah Writers, in cooperation with Thrive125 and Utah Humanities, presents a look back at the first 125 years of Utah's statehood. This collection of poetry, prose, and essays paint a picture of Utah as a place through its history and its future. Journey with us through hidden stories of unknown lore, forgotten by folks and history books—sometimes even on purpose. These unique works come from a fascinating and diverse array of authors, each exploring what Utah means.Fe...

A collection of the year's best fiction, poetry, and personal essays selected by the League of Utah Writers 2021 Writer of the Year, Caryn Larrinaga.Featuring twenty recipients of the Olive Woolley Burt Awards for Creative Writing: Kylie N. Birch, Tracey G. Boyle, Liz Christensen, Kevin Lane Dearinger, Denis Feehan, Greg R. Goodman, Amy Lynn Hardy, Aren K. Hatch, Lorraine Jeffery, McKel Jensen, Grace Diane Jessen, Rachelle Knapp, C. H. Lindsay, September Roberts, Joyce Schmid, Rufo...

Love doesn't end at the grave-it begins beyond it. From Now Until Forever is a paranormal romance anthology featuring twelve original stories from Utah's own talented romance authors, all members of the League of Utah Writers' Romance Chapter.Ghosts, vampires, fae, and otherworldly beings find their perfect match in these enchanting tales that blur the line between this life and the next. Whether love is eternal, cursed, or just beginning, each story explores passi...