Sunstone, Mormonism’s largest independent magazine, will be printing a special issue in summer 2010 dedicated to comics by, for, or about Mormons. We are seeking single panels, strips, complete single- and multiple-page stories, and graphic novel excerpts. We encourage a wide variety of styles, themes, and stories: from Nephites to Danites, from Happy Valley to the Himalayas, from covered wagons to space cruisers.  We are especially interested in works that explore Mormon worldview, theology, and experience from unique, unconventional perspectives. Material doesn’t necessarily need to include explicitly Mormon characters or situations.

Those accepted will give Sunstone one-time, non-exclusive rights to the work, receive $25 per page remuneration, and be published alongside such artists as Sal Velluto, Jake Parker, Howard Tayler, Brian Crane, and Adam Koford. Previously published work is welcome if the artist still retains reprint rights to the work. Page dimensions: 8.5 x 11. Page colors: black and white.

Deadline: 15 May 2010

Email submissions to: theric@thmazing.com

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Last night’s lecture featuring Jan Shipps received a nice write up in Mormon Times!

Click the link to read the article.

http://www.mormontimes.com/studies_doctrine/research_discoveries/?id=11725

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Please join us on Tuesday, November 17th for a special lecture by Jan Shipps, long-time scholar of Mormonism and frequent participant at Sunstone.

Her lecture will consist of reflections on the field of religious studies, and how the advances and techniques of this larger field equip scholars of Mormonism.

Tuesday, November 17
Level 4 Meeting Room, Salt Lake City Main Library
210 East 400 South, Salt Lake.

Mingling at 6:30 pm, lecture starts at 7:00 pm.

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In her 1985 book, Mormonism, Jan Shipps describes the movement founded by Joseph Smith as a “new religious tradition.” Since then, some have confused her ideas with Rodney Stark’s claim that Mormonism is a “new world religion” and most recently with Douglas Davies’s claim at the Library of Congress symposium on Joseph Smith that Mormonism is a “global” but not a “world” religion. In this presentation, Shipps will evaluate and clarify Distinctions between these three positions.

Speaker: Jan Shipps
Session Date: 7/28/2005

Price: $0.00

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We’re decking the halls of the Sunstone office for a festive gathering of friends. Plan for an evening of lively conversation, plenty of holiday cheer, and a charitable project to be announced. If you can, please bring an appetizer or finger food to share.

Friday December 4, 6:00 – 9:00 pm at the Sunstone office, 343 N. Third West, Salt Lake City.

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