2014 ESSAY CONTEST [DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 17, 2014 BY 5:30 P.M. EST]
Eligibility: The Center for Alcohol Policy is sponsoring a writing contest for all interested participants who are over the age of 18 as of November 18. Students, academics, practicing attorneys, policymakers and members of the general public are encouraged to submit essays.
Topic:
As states contemplate the legalization of prohibited products, like marijuana, what are some lessons policymakers and regulators can learn from the movement to end alcohol Prohibition in the 1930s?
Submission guidelines: (complete contest rules and formatting guidelines available @ centerforalcoholpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014_Essay_Contest_Rules.pdf)
- Essays must be accompanied by an entry form (available for download @ centerforalcoholpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014_Essay_Contest_Entry_Form.pdf)
- Double spaced with at least 12-point Times New Roman font
- Should not exceed 25 pages in length, exclusive of endnotes
Send to:
ELECTRONIC entries: essay@centerforalcoholpolicy.org
MAILED entries: Center for Alcohol Policy
Attn: Essay Contest
1101 King St., Suite 600-A
Alexandria, VA 22314
Awards:Cash prizes will be awarded to the first, second and third place winners in the amounts of $5,000, $2,500 and $1,000 respectively
- Awards will be provided when winners are announced in early 2015
- The winning essays will be posted indefinitely to the Center for Alcohol Policy website and attempts to further highlight these winning entries will be undertaken
Additional information: Available @ centerforalcoholpolicy.org/essay-contest/
Contact: For additional information, please feel free to contact the Center for Alcohol Policy @ 703.519.3090
THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL SERVICES LAWYERS (ACCFSL) – ANNUAL WRITING COMPETITION [DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1, 2014]
Each year the ACCFSL seeks to recognize written contributions to the field of consumer financial services law. Eligible papers include publishable articles, substantial book reviews, or book chapters; books; and student case note or comment. In any year, depending on the quality of the submissions, awards may be made in all or some of these three categories.
Topic:
Eligible entries must discuss some aspect of consumer financial services law. Topics that relate principally to securities regulation, insurance, or the safety and soundness aspects of banking regulation are not eligible, but works on subjects within these (or other) areas will be considered if they bear directly on consumer financial services.
Submission guidelines:
- Entries are eligible if they have been written or published within the 12 months preceding the deadline date of December 1st
- Unpublished manuscripts should be double-spaced and conform to law review standards
- All entries should be submitted in electronic format
Send to:
L. Jean Noonan, Esquire
Writing Competition Chair
Hudson Cook, LLP
1020 19th St., NW
7th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202.327.9700
Fax: 202.223.6935
jnoonan@hudco.com
Awards: The awards include a cash payment ($2,500 for books, $2,000 for articles, reviews, or book chapters; and $1,000 for student work), a certificate or other token of recognition, and travel expenses to attend the College’s annual dinner held in conjunction with the Spring Meeting of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association.
Complete details: Available @ accfsl.org/writing-competition/