Pandeism Collegiate Writing Competition

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The editors of Pandeism: An Anthology (hereafter, collectively "Sponsors") announce the Pandeism Collegiate Writing Competition.

This competition is open to all persons who are undergraduate and graduate collegiate students of philosophy, theology, religious studies, social sciences, arts, literature, applied sciences, or comparable disciplines, at any time during the contest year. Persons who graduate from such a degree program within one year of the deadline to enter remain eligible to enter.

Students who wish to enter this competition must submit an article presenting original thought in exploring implications of the modern theological theory of Pandeism (pantheistic Deism, belief in a Creator wholly becoming our Universe, proposed to be discernible by application of logic and reason). Submissions do not need to take a position in favor of or opposed to this theory, but must present original thought about its relative possibility, relation to other areas of theology, or implications. Submissions must be a minimum of 3,000 words. Only one (1) article may be submitted by each student.

The deadline to enter the contest is Friday, March 18, 2015, at 5:00 PM PST (8:00 PM EST). Articles may be submitted at any time prior to this deadline, but no submissions will be reviewed until after the deadline has passed. Submissions must be emailed as attached Microsoft Word documents to Pandeism@hotmail.com.

One (1) grand prize winner will be honored by:

* the publication of their article in Pandeism: An Anthology, a collection of articles by leading authors in fields relating to the theology of consciousness, to be published by John Hunt Publishing Ltd, forthcoming in 2016; and

* a prize in the amount of $250, to be conveyed in the form of an Amazon.com gift card.

Transmission of the prize may be provided electronically or by mail. Sponsors will consider the preference of the winner in determining the method of delivery.

Entrants, as a condition of entry, release Sponsors, any prize provider in this contest, and any related entities from liability for damages of any kind sustained through participation in this contest and/or use of any prize.

Sponsors will judge all entries, and the decisions of the judges are final. The judges may choose no grand prize winner for the competition if they find no submission that, in their estimation, merits this award. Winning entries will be announced Monday, March 21, 2016 on the Institute for Pandeism Studies website, and winners will be contacted directly through the email address that they have provided.

In addition to the grand prize winner, other submissions of high quality may be honored by publication in Pandeism: An Anthology, as space permits. Competition sponsors may additionally publish any submissions as part of a future anthology, or as part of a wholly electronic supplement to a printed publication.

Inquiries with respect to this contest may be directed to pandeism@hotmail.com, or to the Twitter Pandeism account, @Pandeism.