Pacific NW Region

2010 Call for Papers

University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia

The Call for Papers and Electronic Submission of Paper Proposals are found at the following urls

• http://www.aarweb.org/About_AAR/Regions/Pacific_Northwest/call.asp

• http://www.aarweb.org/About_AAR/Regions/Pacific_Northwest/Call/default.asp

Although these urls are provided for us by the AAR in Atlanta, you do not have to be a member of the AAR to access these pages.

Call for Nominations and Volunteers:

The work of our region is done entirely by volunteers, and I am particularly grateful for all of the work done on the part of the Program Unit Chairs, the Student Paper Competition Committee, the SBL al Scholars Regional Committee, the Nominating Committee, and the Executive Committee! We have a constant need, however, for new faces and new ideas. If you know of someone whom you would like to nominate or if you yourself would like to be considered for service in the region, we would be delighted! For the Executive Committee (e.g., this year we will be electing a new Vice-President from our SBL membership), please contact Priscilla Pope-Levinson (

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SBL Regional Scholar Program

SBL members presenting a paper at the meeting may wish to be considered for the Regional Scholars Program. To qualify as a candidate for this award, the applicant must be either ABD or no more than 4 years past receipt of the PhD. The applicant must present a paper at the SBL regional meeting, and then submit the paper and a complete CV (both in electronic and hard copy) to the Regional Coordinator after the meeting. Applicants should inform the Regional Coordinator prior to the meeting that he or she intends to apply for the award. If selected as a winner by the National Society's Regional Scholar Award Selection Committee, the winner receives $1000 in support of attendance at the Annual SBL Meeting, and will be honored at the Regional Scholars Dinner at the Annual Meeting. The winner is also strongly encouraged to submit a proposal to the Annual Meeting in the year following his or her selection.

For more information, contact:

Ardy Bass
PNW SBL Regional Coordinator

502 E Boone Ave
Religious Studies
Gonzaga University
AD Box 57
Spokane, WA 99258
(509)313-6785

2010 STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION

Awards for Outstanding Student Papers in the Field of Religious Studies:

• (2) $100 awards for winning graduate papers
• (2) $100 awards (1st Place) and (2) $50 awards (2nd place)
  for winning undergraduate papers

Submissions must meet the following criteria to be considered:

• no more than 5,000 words (including footnotes) for undergraduate papers
• no more than 7,000 words (including footnotes) for graduate papers
• in 12 point font and double spaced
• formatted according to either JAAR or JBL guidelines
• free of clerical or grammatical errors

Submissions should include:

• one paper copy
• one electronic version in standard word processing format, without author information. Submit author information in a separate file.
• a brief letter of support from a Pacific Northwest Region AAR, SBL, or ASOR faculty member;
• name, social security number/social insurance number, educational institution, graduate or undergraduate status

Submit by March 15, 2010 to:

• Dr. Robert Hauck
• Religious Studies Department, AD 57
• Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA 99258-0057
• E-mail:

Awards will be announced at the Pacific Northwest AAR/SBL and ASOR Regional Meeting, University of Victoria, May 7-9, 2010. Students need not be present to win.