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2018 Praiseworthy Award Winners

Winners were announced at the 2018 Annual Conference on November 2, 2018.

Multimedia

Winner
Mormon Insights
Mormon Insights Staff

Suzy Bills (President), Rebecca Cazanave, and LoriAnne Spear (Awards director)

Honorable Mention
Marriott Student Review
Marriott Student Review Staff

Sara Anderson, Marianna Richardson, and LoriAnne Spear (Awards director)

Text: Short Form

Winner
A Disease with Perks
Alan B. Sanderson, MD

Honorable Mention
An Ever-Larger Cadre of Young Scholars: Chiasmus in Jeffrey R. Holland’s “The Greatness of the Evidence”
Mark J. Sanderson and Ivan Sanderson

Mark Sanderson, Ivan Sanderson, and Alan Sanderson, with LoriAnne Spear (Awards director)

Text: Long Form

Winner
The Power of Having Fun: How Meaningful Breaks Help You Get More Done
Contributors: Dave Crenshaw, Valerie Brewster Caldwell, and Sue Malikowski

Dave Crenshaw (Author) and LoriAnne Spear (Awards director)

Honorable Mention
Petals
Laurisa White Reyes

Laurisa White Reyes (Author) and LoriAnne Spear (Awards director)

Audio/Video

Winner
“Mormon Exorcism Lore”
Blair Hodges and Stephen Taysom

Honorable Mention
“‘The Sky Below’ by Scott Parazynski with Susy Flory”
Janet Perry

Janet Perry (Podcaster) and LoriAnne Spear (Awards director)
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