BSA Essay Prize
BSA Essay Prize
The 2008 BSA Essay Prize Competition has been won by Andrew Kania (Trinity University, San Antonio) for his essay “ Fundamental Musical Ontology; Methodology and a New Proposal” . There were twenty two entries this year. Congratulations to Andrew who wins £ 500 and has the opportunity to read the paper at the 2008 annual conference of the BSA.
The regulations for the competition were as follows;
i) Aim
The aim of the prize is encourage and reward new talent in the field of philosophical aesthetics.
ii) Amount.
The amount of the Prize is £ 500.
iii) Deadline.
The deadline for submissions is December 31, 2007.
iv) Eligibility.
The Prize is intended to foster the development of the field of aesthetics. The competition is open to anyone who has not been employed as lecturer (or equivalent) at a higher education institution for more than five years. Persons in doubt about their qualifications are encouraged to consult the secretary of the British Society of Aesthetics in advance. Entrants must include with their entry a statement indicating how they qualify. Entry is not limited to members of the BSA nor to residents of the United Kingdom.
v) Essay Content and Length.
The essay may be on any topic in aesthetics or the philosophy of art. The essay should be a maximum of 7, 500 words (about 25 double-spaced typed pages).
vi) Judging.
The judges for the Prize are drawn from members of the British Society of Aesthetics Executive Committee in consultation with the Editor of the British Journal of Aesthetics.
There will be no appeals against any decisions and the Journal Editor’ s decision on publishing the winning essay is final.
The Prize will not be awarded if, in the opinion of the judges, no entry of sufficient merit to be published in the BJA is received. The Prize will be presented at the 2008 BSA annual conference.
vii) Presentation.
The winning author will have the opportunity to read the paper at the 2008 annual conference of the Society. If the author is an enrolled student, they will be automatically eligible for a BSA postgraduate conference subsidy. The winning essay will be published in the British Journal of Aesthetics. The winner’ s name will be announced in the journal.
viii) Submission Requirements
Submissions should be clearly identified as entries for the BSA Essay Prize and be sent electronically to the Secretary of the BSA, Kathleen Stock - email; secretaryATbritish-aesthetics. org (please replace 'AT' with @). Entries should be in English, and should not exceed 7, 500 words in length (including footnotes). Each entry must be accompanied by an abstract not exceeding 250 words. Entries that are too long or without an abstract will not be considered. Essays should be prepared for blind review and should follow guidelines for submissions to the British Journal of Aesthetics.
Each entry should contain a separate title page giving the name, institution and address of the author. Candidates should supply evidence that they are eligible for the prize.
Essays will not be considered for the prize if they are currently under consideration by another journal or competition. No non-winning essay will be considered for publication in the BJA unless it has been separately submitted to that journal.