ear-ee-an’-tum: 1 Nephi 17:5. And we beheld the sea, which we called Irreantum, which, being interpreted, is many waters.

Irreantum: a Review of Mormon Literature and Film is published twice annually (Fall/Winter, Spring/Summer) by the Association for Mormon Letters.

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2011 Irreantum Contest Winners

The Association for Mormon Letters and Irreantum magazine are pleased to announce the winners of our 2011 literary contests. The response this year was robust: we received 73 fiction entries, 47 creative nonfiction entries, and 91 poetry collection entries. Entries were judged blind, and our contest committee had a number of strong submissions from which to choose. We are grateful to the Eugene England foundation for providing funding for our fiction and creative nonfiction contests, and to Mary Ann Taylor for providing funding for our poetry contest. These contests would not be possible without their support, as well as the time and thoughtful consideration offered by Irreantum's editorial staff and literary contest committee. Thank you to all who submitted, and congratulations to this year's winners.

2011 Irreantum Fiction Contest Winners

First place ($300): "The Last Blessing of J. Guyman LeGrand," by Darrin Cozzens of Dobson, North Carolina

Second place ($200): "Anonymity," by Laura McCune-Poplin of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

Third place ($100): "The End of Happy Endings," by Courtney Miller Santo of Memphis, Tennessee

Honorable mention: "Fitness for Life," by Julie Turley of New York, New York

Honorable mention: "Our Students," by Ryan Shoemaker of Burbank, California.

Next year's fiction contest will be announced in early 2012. With no official connection to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Irreantum fiction contest is funded through the Eugene England Foundation.

Irreantum 2011 Charlotte and Eugene England Personal Essay Contest Winners

First place ($300): "Seeing Stars," by Kathryn Lynard Soper of South Jordan, Utah

Second place ($200): "Being Alone," by Suzette Gee of Sugar City, Idaho

Third place ($100): "Bridge to Elysium," by Melissa Dalton-Bradford of Singapore

Honorable mention: "The Marriage Bed," by Shelah Miner of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Next year's personal essay contest will be announced in early 2012. With no official connection to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Charlotte and Eugene England Personal Essay Contest is funded through the Eugene England Foundation.

2011 Irreantum Poetry Contest Winners

First place ($200): "My Heart is Like a Bluebird on the Banks of the Sweetwater," "Genesis," and "In the River" by Javen Tanner of Sandy, Utah

Second place ($150): "Celestial Bodies," "Walking Through Winter in Rexburg, Idaho," "After Reading Exodus," "Poetry as the Art of Theft," and "Speaking in Tongues" by Jared White of Tampa, Florida

Third place ($100): "Intervention," "A Day in the Life of Jesus," and "Coals" by Lisa Rubilar of Niskayuna, New York

Honorable mention: "I Once Found Religion," "Self Portrait with Closed Eyes," "Landscape, with a Cricket's Chirr," "Litany, With Wings," and "Pater Noster" by Tyler Chadwick of Pocatello, Idaho

Honorable mention: "Honeymoon at Thirty-Something," "Fling," and "Eve in the Garden" by Elizabeth Garcia of Duluth, Georgia.

With no official connection to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The Irreantum fiction contest is funded by Mary Ann Taylor.

Congratulations to all the winners!