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Margaret Blair Young

Margaret Young, a frequent award recipient from the Association for Mormon Letters, is a novelist and playwright best known for her work co-written with Darius Gray regarding the African-American Mormon experience, Standing on the Promises.
Margaret B. Young, Margaret Blair Fox, Margaret Young, Margaret Blair
LDS
LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Bruce Young
Four (Kaila, Robert, Julia, Michael)
Contact: Margaret_Young@byu.edu
1955

1979, B.A. Brigham Young University, Emphasis: Theater and Cinematic Arts

1988, M.A. Brigham Young University, English, Emphasis: Creative Writing

Margaret Young has taught writing part-time at Brigham Young University since 1984, as well as at BYU-Hawaii in 1994.
Female
Author, Director, Interviewee, Producer, Writer
English

62 Works by Margaret Blair Young

Title Role Year Genre
One More River to Cross Author 2000 Novel
Love Chains Author 1997 Short Story
Salvador Author 1992 Novel
Elegies and Love Songs Author 1992 Short Story
House Without Walls Author 1991 Novel
Before the Years She Went Insane Author Poetry
Miguel Aju Author Fiction
Doing Huebener Author Personal Essay
Elegy for John Donne: For the Bearded Guy Author Short Story
Grandma’s Dying Author 1989 Fiction
At Temple Square Author Short Story
Evvie’s Nails Author Short Story
Ghosts Author Short Story
Outsiders Author 1991 Fiction
Standing on the Promises Author Novel
Heresies of Nature Author 2002 Novel
Bound for Canaan Author 2002 Novel
Elijah's Calling Author 1999 Fiction
Essay for June 9, 1998 Author Personal Essay
Zoo Sounds Author Short Story
In Search of Spilled Root Beer Author Short Story
My Men Author Short Story
Sandboxers Author Short Story
Guaymas Author Short Story
Strange Juxtapositions Author Short Story
Digging Author Short Story
Grandpa’s Growth Author Short Story
Invitations Author Short Story
Hearing Gene's Voice Author Tribute
[Interview with Margaret Young] Interviewee Interview / Panel
The Bond of Love Author Novel Excerpt
Hanauma Bay Author Short Story
Dear Stone Author Drama
I Am Jane Author Drama
[Review of] The Other Side of Heaven by Mitch Davis Author Review
[Review of] Only Once by Rocco DeVilliers Author Review
Eros in LDS Life and Literature Interviewee Interview / Panel
Domesticity and the Call to Art Author Interview / Panel
The China Doll Author Short Story
Sharks! Author Personal Essay
The Affair Author Short Story
Hanging out the Dirty Language Author Short Story
God on Donahue Author Short Story
Brothers Author Short Story
Winds Author Short Story
Verdadera Hermana Author Short Story
Dirge for Rosaidalva Aju Author Short Story
Balance Beam Author Short Story
Griever Author Short Story
The Go Between Author Short Story
Project Author Short Story
The Last Mile of the Way Author 2003 Novel
Mrs. Brant Author Short Story
Home for Xmas Author Short Story
Dirge for Thomas Kuku Author Personal Essay
Sanctuaries Author Fiction
Walking the Tightrope Author Interview / Panel
Bare Legs, Bare Soul Author Personal Essay
Jane Manning James Writer Biographical films
States of Grace, God's Army 2: In the True Spirit of Christmas Author Review
Nobody Knows Director
Nobody Knows Producer
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