2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁award ▁was ▁presented ▁every ▁other ▁year ▁by ▁the ▁Association ▁for ▁M orm on ▁Let ters . ▁Begin ning ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁award , ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁Valley ▁University ' s ▁English ▁Department ▁accepted ▁ste ward ship ▁over ▁the ▁award . ▁Jen ▁Wahl qu ist ▁was ▁the ▁professor ▁in ▁charge , ▁and ▁she ▁bro aden ed ▁the ▁award ' s ▁scope ▁to ▁all ▁fiction ▁about ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁region ▁with ▁the ▁intent ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁an ▁annual ▁award . ▁The ▁award ▁has ▁a ▁$ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁end ow ment . ▁ ▁Upon ▁Wal qu ist ' s ▁ret irement ▁and ▁given ▁a ▁low ▁number ▁of ▁novel ▁subm issions , ▁the ▁end ow ment ▁was ▁rep ur posed ▁into ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁fund ▁for ▁U V U ▁students , ▁and ▁renamed ▁the ▁Mar il yn ▁& ▁Bill ▁Brown ▁End owed ▁Writing ▁Sch olar ship . ▁The ▁scholar ship ▁is ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁U V U ▁library . ▁ ▁Past ▁w inners ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁V ernal ▁Prom ises ▁by ▁Jack ▁Har rell ▁▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁M orm on ville ▁by ▁A . ▁Jeff ▁Call ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁House ▁Dream s ▁by ▁Jane an ▁Just ham ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁The ▁Com ing ▁of ▁E lij ah ▁by ▁A rian ne ▁C ope ▁▁ ▁Honor able ▁M ention : ▁Se ek er ▁by ▁Donald ▁Marshall ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁R ift ▁by ▁Tod