Previous Writing Competitions

This list of Previous Writing Competitions may be helpful as you make long-range plans. Often, sponsors repeat their contests, and the deadline may fall at the same approximate time of year. If you are interested in a Writing Competition on this list, please verify the topic, prize, and due date with the sponsor. For a list of current Writing Competitions with upcoming deadlines, please click “Currently Active Writing Competitions.”

Competition Name	Topic	Sponsor	Prize	Due Date
	Papers submitted to the Shannon Bybee Scholarship Award shall enhance the understanding of gaming law or recommend a beneficial change in gaming law. Sponsor's Website	International Association of Gaming Advisors	2500	9/4/2012
	Papers must address a topic within the field of economic, social and cultural rights or human rights-based approaches to economic and social justice. Sponsor's Website	Northeastern University School of Law	500	9/1/2012
	ATRIP's Essay Competition for Young Researchers in Intellectual Property Law invites authors no older than 33 as of 12/31/2012 to submit a paper on any topic related to intellectual property law.? Papers should be written in English or French. Sponsor's Website	International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property	invitation to give a presentation	8/31/2012
	This competition, held in honor of Benjamin B. Ferencz, addresses the very difficult issue of the relationship between crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression, both as a matter of substantive law and jurisdiction.? In particular, given that the crime of aggression is not currently enforceable in the ICC, the essay should address whether illegal uses of force, interstate or otherwise, resulting in significant loss of life may currently be prosecutable before the ICC as crimes against humanity. Sponsor's Website	Washington University Law	10000 2500 2500	8/31/2012
	Papers should discuss the interplay of International and National Law. Papers are judged based on the appeal of the special topic chosen, its argumentation, structure and compliance with formalities. Max. 3000 words	Goettingen Journal of International Law	Publication	8/15/2012
	Students who attend an ABA accredited law school in a SEAFWA state or who are legal residents of a SEAFWA state may submit papers on their own topic relating to fish and wildlife, habitat or conservation law or choose from the following topics: (1) constitutional issues relating to the state regulation of hunting and fishing, (2) criminal law issues related to the regulation of hunting and fishing, (3) liability of states for damages by wildlife, (4) privatization of fish and wildlife resources, (5) issues arising under the endangered species act, or (6) regulation of exotic wildlife/holding wildlife as pets/exotic wildlife trade and commerce. For a list of the states in SEAFWA, refer to http://www.seafwa.org. Sponsor's Website	Legal Committee of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies	Publication and up to $1000 travel expenses	7/31/2012
	The assignment for the 2012 Thomas J. Trenta Memorial Law Student Writing Competition is, as a first year law associate, write a research memo on the legal issue and considerations that arise with regard to the use, access, and intergration of Personal Health Records by health care systems. For the complete assignment and submission instructions, please visit the competition website. Sponsor's Website	State Bar of Michigan Health Care Law Section	1st: $2,000 2nd: $1,500	7/31/2012
	Each law school may certify up to 8 J.D. papers and 8 LL.M. papers. Papers must focus primarily upon technical or policy-oriented tax issues relating to any type of existing or proposed U.S. federal or state tax or taxation system (including topics relating to ethical and professional responsibility matters in tax practice).? Submissions must be sponsored by a faculty member. All J.D. students who are planning to enter?the competition must seek a faculty sponsor and?inform JoAnne Rogers in J.D. Academic Services,( McDonough?352, jer78@law.georgetown.edu). All LL.M. students must inform?Ellis Duncan?in Graduate Programs, Hotung 6000, ged5@law.georgetown.edu. ?Contest deadline: 7/3/2013.? Sponsor's Website	Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. Foundation for Excellence in Tax Scholarship	1st: $5,000 2nd: $2,500 3rd: $1,500	7/1/2012
	Essays can be on any topic, and concern any matter, provided only that they somehow address the relationship between law and the Holocaust. Particularly welcome are essays which pursue the continuing significance of the Holocaust to law and human rights generally, and to the legal community and legal education in particular. Sponsor's Website	Faculty of Law, University of Alberta	500.00 CAD	7/1/2012
	The Chicago-Kent College of Law Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize is designed to honor an exemplary work of scholarship exploring the tension between civil liberties and national security in contemporary American society. Sponsor's Website	Chicago-Kent College of Law	10000	7/1/2012
	Submissions to the 2012 Student Writing Competition in Cultural Heritage Law may address any aspect of cultural heritage law, including art, cultural property, historic preservation, indigenous peoples, and intangible heritage (but not intellectual property, except as it relates to cultural heritage). Sponsor's Website	Lawyers' Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation	1st: $1,000 2nd: $500	6/8/2012
	Submissions to the George Hutchinson Writing Competition may discuss any topic that lies within the procedure, substance, or scope of the jurisdiction of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Sponsor's Website	Federal Circuit Bar Association	3000	6/30/2012
	The Jacques Leroy International Prize Business and Human Rights Student Competition is open to all law students under the age of 30. The prize is awarded for a submission which deals with the theme, "The Jurist and the Development of Human Rights in the Business World". Sponsor's Website	Union Internationale des Avocats	EUR 1,000	6/30/2012
	Original, unpublished scholarly writing on any aspect of California legal history, ranging from the Supreme Court itself, and its justices and decisions, to local events of legal historical importance—including biography, significant cases, independent state interpretation, the California Constitution, and reorganization of the court system, as well as areas of law such as criminal law, civil rights, family law, tort liability, environmental law, and taxation—in any time period from 1846 to the present. On the leading position and nationwide influence of the California Supreme Court, see the article on “Followed Rates” by Jake Dear and Edward W. Jessen: http://lawreview.law.ucdavis.edu/issues/41-2_Dear.pdf Sponsor's Website	California Supreme Court Historical Society	2500	6/30/2012
	The 2012 Edward F. Langs Writing Award seeks essays which make significant contributions to the knowledge and understanding of information technology law. Sponsor's Website	State Bar of Michigan Information Technology Section	$1,500 divided among winners	6/30/2012
	Articles may concern any topic on animal law. Sponsor's Website	New York State Bar Association Committee on Animals and the Law	1st: $1,000 2nd: $500	6/29/2012
	Submissions to the K. William Kolbe Law Student Writing Competition should address a current topic of general interest in a legal area covered by the Section. Sponsor's Website	ABA Section of Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law	2500	6/1/2012
	Submissions to the Mary Moers Wenig 2012 Student Writing Competition shall address one or more legal issues in the area of trusts and estates, broadly defined. Sponsor's Website	American College of Trust and Estate Counsel	1st: $5,000 2nd: $3,000 3rd: $1,000	6/1/2012
	Submissions to the Robert T. Matsui Annual Writing Competition may be on any topic that reasonably relates to Asian Pacific Americans and the law. Sponsor's Website	Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund	1500	6/1/2012
	Entrants to the University of Connecticut School of Law's Student Legal Writing Competition should submit a paper on a legal issue affecting persons struggling with homelessness, mental illness, addiction, or substance abuse. Sponsor's Website	University of Connecticut School of Law	1st: $750 2nd: $500 3rd: $250	6/1/2012
	We invite submissions of research, analysis, narrative, theory, and commentary that critically examine the intersection of gender with one or more other axes of subordination, including, but not limited to, race, class, sexual orientation, and disability. Pieces may be geared toward theoretical legal philosophy or pragmatic, on-the-ground lawyering. We welcome interdisciplinary pieces, but there must be a focus on the law. Sponsor's Website	Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law, and Justice	Publication	5/15/2012
	Essays submitted to the 2012 National Association of Counsel for Children Law Student Essay Competition should address topics of national importance and advance the legal interests of children. Sponsor's Website	National Association of Counsel for Children	1000	5/1/2012
	Entries should address a procedural or substantive issue in international investment arbitration. Sponsor's Website	International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes - ICSID Review Foreign Investment Law Journal	1000	5/1/2012
	Papers may be written in English, Spanish, Portuguese, or French on one of the following topics: 1) Independence of the Justice System as a pillar of democracy; 2) poverty reduction and sustainable development; 3) personal safety and law in Latin American democractic systems; 4) fraud, risk, safety, and education in ICT; 5) cybercrime and electronic commerce; 6) Electronic Government and Citizen's Rights. Sponsor's Website	Inter-American Bar Association	Certificate of award, IABA membership, and possible publication	4/23/2012
	"Legislating Stereotypes: Reproductive Rights Rollback in the States." Sponsor's Website	Center for Reproductive Rights	1st: $750 2nd: $500 3rd: $250	3/5/2012
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