Marilyn McMeen Miller Brown
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Marilyn Brown is an American novelist best known for her work within her native Mormon
culture.
She is the creator and namesake of the Marilyn Brown Novel Award
.
Marilyn Brown is also a Latter-day Saint hymnwriter
. She has written 14 novel
s. In 2000 she served as president of the Association for Mormon Letters
.
Brown has also had works attributed to her not only as Marilyn Brown, but as Marilyn Miller, Marilyn McMeen Miller, Marilyn R. Brown and several other related variants.
Marilyn was born in Denver, Colorado. She holds two degrees from Brigham Young University
and another from the University of Utah
. She is married to Bill Brown and they are the parents of six children.
Brown has taught English at BYU and served as an editor for the Brigham Young University Press
.
Brown wrote the words to the hymn "Thy Servants Are Prepared" which is included in the 1985 LDS Church English-language hymnal
.
Brown has also written a large amount of poetry. She has been included in a listing of 75 significant Mormon poets
.
Brown's first novel Earth Keepers was published in 1979. Her most recent novel Serpent in Paradise was published in 2006. Her novel The Wine Dark Sea of Grass is her fictional take on the Mountain Meadows massacre
.
Mormon
The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
culture.
She is the creator and namesake of the Marilyn Brown Novel Award
Marilyn Brown Novel Award
The Marilyn Brown Novel Award is an occasional award given to the best unpublished novel focusing on realistic cultural experiences of the Utah Region submitted for consideration. The award includes a $1000 honorarium....
.
Marilyn Brown is also a Latter-day Saint hymnwriter
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymns
This article is about LDS church hymns in general, for the book, see Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saint hymns come from many sources, and there have been numerous hymn books printed by the Church since its organization in 1830...
. She has written 14 novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
s. In 2000 she served as president of the Association for Mormon Letters
Association for Mormon Letters
The Association for Mormon Letters is a nonprofit founded in 1976 to promote quality writing "by, for, and about Mormons." The broadness of this definition of Mormon literature has led the AML to focus on a wide variety of work that has sometimes been neglected in the Mormon community...
.
Brown has also had works attributed to her not only as Marilyn Brown, but as Marilyn Miller, Marilyn McMeen Miller, Marilyn R. Brown and several other related variants.
Marilyn was born in Denver, Colorado. She holds two degrees from Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
and another from the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
. She is married to Bill Brown and they are the parents of six children.
Brown has taught English at BYU and served as an editor for the Brigham Young University Press
Brigham Young University Press
Brigham Young University Press is the university press of Brigham Young University .-History:Brigham Young University Press was formed in 1967 through the consolidation of BYU's various publishing activities into one central organization....
.
Brown wrote the words to the hymn "Thy Servants Are Prepared" which is included in the 1985 LDS Church English-language hymnal
Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 book)
Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the official hymn book of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ....
.
Brown has also written a large amount of poetry. She has been included in a listing of 75 significant Mormon poets
LDS poetry
LDS poetry is poetry written by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about spiritual topics or themes. Latter-day Saints have composed religious poetry since the Church's beginnings in the early 19th century. For Latter-day Saints, poetry is a form of art that can bring the...
.
Brown's first novel Earth Keepers was published in 1979. Her most recent novel Serpent in Paradise was published in 2006. Her novel The Wine Dark Sea of Grass is her fictional take on the Mountain Meadows massacre
Mountain Meadows massacre
The Mountain Meadows massacre was a series of attacks on the Baker–Fancher emigrant wagon train, at Mountain Meadows in southern Utah. The attacks culminated on September 11, 1857 in the mass slaughter of the emigrant party by the Iron County district of the Utah Territorial Militia and some local...
.