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2009
AML Award:
Publishing
Presented to:
Christopher Bigelow
For:
Zarahemla Books
Since 2007, Zarahemla Books has sought to fill a niche in the Mormon market. With its mission to publish “provocative, unconventional, yet ultimately faith-affirming stories” firmly in mind, Zarahemla Books, with Christopher Bigelow at its helm, has published critically acclaimed and culturally relevant work that might not have been able to find a home with more conservative LDS publishers. Zarahemla’s fiction serves an important but often overlooked audience in Mormon publishing: readers who want well-written novels that don’t shy away from complexity, but that also embrace their Mormon characters and themes without apology. For serving this segment of the LDS market with diligence and enthusiasm, and for continuing to further the cause of excellence in Mormon literature, the Association for Mormon Letters is pleased to present the 2009 award in Publishing to Christopher Bigelow and Zarahemla Books.