last week, a new official member of the CoC, Rough Magick, contributed money so that others could join without having the financial means to do so themselves.
his gracious donation of $50 is the start of a new scholarship program for would-be Cultists of little means. but how do we decide who is to benefit? this time, we have decided upon an essay writing contest (maybe next year an art work contest?)
entries should be submitted between November 1st and November 15th. the three best essays will be chosen and each winning author will elevated to a Herald of the Old Gods on my birthday, Nov. 25th. only non-official Cultists who seek initiation into our organization should compete.
each essay should be approximately 3,000 words and based on one of these topics:
1. the relationship between Satanism and the Cthulhu Mythos.
2. a personal account of your relationship with the Mythos and Cult of Cthulhu... past, present, and future.
3. critical analysis and exploration of H.P. Lovecraft's writing.
each essay will be judged on the following merits:
1. powerful ideas.
2. originality of content and/or presentation.
3. persuasiveness... creating strong, compelling emotion that takes hold of the reader.
entries can be sent to me by email with "CoC scholarship" in the subject line to: darrick@CultofCthulhu.net
additionally, any and all essays may be used by the Cult of Cthulhu, as well as, the respective authors themselves. post here or email me if you have questions or comments. also, contact me about contributing future scholarship money; i hope we can make this an annual promotion.
good luck to all...
Venger As'Nas Satanis
Cult of Cthulhu High Priest
Cultist scholarship (essay writing contest)
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Very interesting. This may give me an excuse to write the critical anaylsis of The Crawling Chaos that I have kicking around in my head.
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