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 |
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International economic law, from private business matters to international trade conflicts.
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Houston Journal of International Law |
500 |
3/4/2012 |
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Submission to the Chief Justice John B. Doolin Writing Competition shall address any area of the law relating to Native Americans or other indigenous peoples. |
The Oklahoma Supreme Court |
1st: $500 |
3/31/2012 |
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The Second Annual Georgetown International Arbitration Society/International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution International Arbitration Writing Contest is open to students currently enrolled in a Georgetown University law program, as well as recent graduates of a law program. Recent graduates must have earned a legal degree at Georgetown in 2011. Submissions shall be 1,000-3,000 words on any hot topic in international arbitration. The winning entry should be well-written and clearly expressed. It should include a timely discussion of an international arbitration topic of the author's choosing concerning cases, regulation, or other legal developments. It may take the form of an op-ed commentary. The winning entry will be published on the website of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution--The CPR Institute Entries must be sent to cprgeorgetownwritingcontest@cpradr.org |
Georgetown International Arbitration Society/International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution |
Web Publication |
3/31/2012 |
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Journal style articles on any current topic concerning business or securities law may be submitted to the Elliot A. Spoon Business Law Writing Competition. |
Michigan State University College of Law Journal of Business and Securities Law |
500 |
3/2/2012 |
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The case chosen for the competition is based in part on Sackett v. EPA, currently before the U.S. Supreme Court. Full hypothetical and information packets are available on request from Jeff Augello, Staff Counsel, National Association of Home Builders, at jaugello@nahb.org. Students who wish to participate in the competition may choose to argue on behalf of either the petitioners or the EPA. |
National Association of Home Builders |
500 |
3/16/2012 |
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Are past legal constructions for the development of other resources effective prologues, or should alternative energy deployment (including renewables) or climate change issues be addressed through sui generis rules? |
ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources |
Publication |
3/1/2012 |
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Students are encouraged to submit substantive papers which advance and serve the interests and understanding of health law on any emerging topic. |
ABA Health Law Section |
500 |
12/7/2012 |
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Law students are invited to submit publishable papers on subjects relating to the protection of intellectual property not published elsewhere, scheduled for publication, or awarded another prize. Students not enrolled in a law school in New York may submit papers so long as they are members of the New York State Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section. |
New York State Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section |
1st: $2,000 |
12/7/2012 |
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Papers should address a topical issue of interest to the construction industry. |
ABA Forum On The Construction Industry |
Possible Publication |
12/31/2012 |
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Accepting submissions regarding any timely, compelling aspect of labor and employment law. |
New York State Bar Association |
1st: $3000 and Publication |
12/3/2012 |
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Each law school may nominate papers to the Mendes Hershman Student Writing Competition.? The paper shall be on a high quality business law topic written in the 2011-2012 or current academic year by a student currently enrolled in the law school?s J.D. program.? Papers must be sponsored by?a law school professor or Dean,?so be sure to seek a professor or Dean's approval no later than December 17th to allow them time to?approve. If you need?help in gaining this approval, please?turn in your paper (hard copy plus Word file) to JoAnne Rogers in J.D. Academic Services, McDonough 352, no later than December 21st, 2012.? Deadlines: |
ABA Section of Business Law |
1st: $2,500 |
12/21/2012 |
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An essay may be submitted to the Victoria Fisher Memorial Prize by any person regardless of qualifications provided the candidate has never had work published in a learned journal or in or as a non-fiction book. The essay may be on any topic relating to Women and the Law. |
University of Leicester, United Kingdom |
?250 |
11/30/2012 |
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Any student-authored paper on a pro-life topic that is published, scheduled, or accepted for publication in a law journal between January 1, 2012 and November 30, 2012 may be submitted. For the purposes of this competition, a law journal includes 1) any official law review or journal at an ABA-accredited law school or 2) publication of the American Bar Association that is available on the Westlaw and LexisNexis legal research databases. |
Mass Citizens for Life |
750 |
11/30/2012 |
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National Law Review |
Publication |
11/19/2012 |
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The topic may be any subject in the field of securities law. |
ASECA Alumni |
5000 |
11/16/2012 |
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The topic may be any subject in the field of securities law. |
Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni, Inc. |
1st: $5,000 |
11/15/2012 |
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National Law Review |
Publication |
10/15/2012 |
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Any topic in the field of law and armed conflict, including but not limited to the use of force in international law, the conduct of hostilities during armed conflicts, protected persons and objects under the rules of armed conflict, the law of weapons, operational law, rules of engagement occupation law, peace operations, counter-terrorist operations, and humanitarian assistance. |
Lieber Society of the American Society of International Law |
1st: $500 |
1/16/2012 |
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The scope of permissible topics is broad, i.e., any aspect of workers'compensation law. Students are encouraged to present: a public policy issue; a critique of a leading case or doctrine; or a comment on a statute or the need for a statutory modification. |
College of Workers' Compensation Lawyers |
1st: $1500 and publication |
1/15/2012 |
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This global competition is designed to encourage student scholarly inquiry into human rights topics and afford emerging student scholars an opportunity to develop their research and contributions by interacting with Virginia’s preeminent international law faculty. |
Human Rights Program of the University of Virginia and the Virginia Journal of International Law |
1st: $500 and Publication in the Virginia Journal of International Law |
1/13/2012 |
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Any person enrolled in an accredited U.S. law school during 2011 may enter one of two contests: Track A participants shall submit an analysis of the legal rights and obligations of futuristic persons. Track B participants shall submit an appellate brief in support of or opposition to the granting of U.S. citizenship to a futuristic person. |
Terasem Movement |
1000 |
9/9/2011 |
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Submissions to Whittier Law Review's Intellectual Property Writing Competition should relate to legal issues and challenges that surround Intellectual Property with an emphasis in New Media Topics. |
Whittier Law Review |
1000 |
9/9/2011 |
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Topical issues in public contract or grant law. Eligibility: Law students who are members of the ABA Section of Public Contract Law at the time of article submission. |
ABA Section of Public Contract Law and the Public Contract Law Journal |
1st: $5000 |
9/30/2011 |
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The topic for the Washington Legal Foundation's 2011 Freedom and Justice Legal Writing Competition is "To what extent does the Constitution limit the severity of the civil punishment that may be imposed on those convicted of a misdemeanor under the Park Doctrine?" |
Washington Legal Foundation |
possible publication |
8/26/2011 |
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Submissions should bear some relationship to the topic for the annual symposium convened by the Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution at the University of Missouri School of Law. This year's symposium topic is "Border Skirmishes: The Intersection Between Litigation and International Commercial Arbitration." |
University of Missouri School of Law Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution |
300 |
8/15/2011 |
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