Interviews and Articles[]
- Interview of Melissa Leilani Larson by Benjamin Crowder in Mormon Artist, issue 1 (September 2008)
- A brief interview with Melissa Leilani Larson just before closing weekend by Theric Jepson at A Motley Vision, April 16, 2010
- Contrite Courage (article on Larson and her work by Eric Samuelsen in the June 2010 Provo Orem Word; pg. 78)
- Little Happy Secrets with Melissa Leilani Larson, interview by Glenn Ostlund and Tom at Mormon Expression, July 13, 2010
Awards[]
2001 Winner of the Arlene R. and William P. Lewis Playwriting Contest for Women for Lady in Waiting
Awards for Standing Still Standing:
- 2002 Winner of the Vera Hinckley Mayhew playwriting competition (under the title Wake Me When It's Over)
- 2002 Association for Mormon Letters Award honorable mention (under the title Wake Me When It's Over)
- 2006 Winner of the LDS Film Festival screenplay competition for film adaptation
2005 IRAM Award winner for Martyrs' Crossing
2009 Association for Mormon Letters Award for Little Happy Secrets
Plays[]
2000-2005
Lady in Waiting (Premiered August 1, 2001)
Standing Still Standing (July 17, 2002)
The Beggar's Opera (March 26, 2004)
Martyrs' Crossing (April 15, 2004)
2006-2009
A Flickering (February 23, 2006)
A Place Apart (March 1, 2007)
Hope Falls (March 22, 2007)
The Church of St. Pinky at Katy, Texas (May 5, 2007)
Up Deer Creek (April 10, 2008)
Cherry Pie (August 1, 2008)
A Burning in the Bosom (October 2008)
Little Happy Secrets (March 19, 2009)
Persuasion (November 6, 2009)
External Links[]
- Melissa Leilani Larson (personal website)
- Casseroles on the Porch (personal blog)
- Melissa Leilani Larson at Mormon Literature Database
- Melissa Leilani Larson (bio) at LDS Film