1986  AML Awards

Children's Literature
Steve Wunderlie for Marty’s World
Brent Watts for Marty’s World

Novel
Levi Peterson for The Backslider

Personal and Family History Book
Myrtle McDonald for No Regrets: The Life of Carl A. Carlquist

Personal and Family History Essay
Paul M. Edwards for "When Will the Little Woman Come Out of the House?" (John Whitmer Historical Association Journal)

Personal Essay
Susan Taber for "In Jeopardy Every Hour" (Dialogue)

Poetry
Dennis Marden Clark for "Sunwatch" (Literature and Belief)

Religious Literature
Dennis Rasmussen for The Lord’s Question

Short Fiction
Michael Fillerup for "Hozohoogoo Nanina Doo" (Dialogue)