![]() In 1888, Elder Whitney delivered a speech entitled " Home Literature" in which he stated: Whitney, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as a poet and writer. ![]() Until the 2010 awards (presented 2011), books were not allowed to win in more than one category. The awards are presented at a dinner held at the conclusion of the annual LDStorymakers conference and writing "boot camp." ![]() By a popular vote, they decide on the winners. The official nominees are presented to the Whitney Awards Committee which checks for eligibility and acts as a preliminary judging panel, reducing the number of nominees to no more than five per category.įinally, ballots are sent to the Whitney Awards Academy, an invitation-only group consisting of authors, bookstore owners/managers, distributors, critics, and other industry professionals. Once a book has received five or more nominations, it becomes an official nominee. To be eligible, a novel must be written by an LDS author during the award year, and be at least 50,000 words long. ![]() ![]() The Whitney Committee states that it is unlikely that other areas of LDS art-such as music, poetry, or non-fiction books-will be added to the categories. ![]()
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