Sponsors/facilitators of student writing competitions provide more detailed instructions and rules at their websites. Students need to review the information and rules available at these websites.
Topic in 2025 Competition: "The Competition asks students to consider how they might use litigation and the law to advance gun violence prevention. Example topics may include, but are not limited to, reducing gun violence through:
Representing survivors of gun violence
Challenging the gun industry’s dangerous business practices
Lawsuits seeking stronger enforcement of existing gun safety laws
Defending gun safety laws against constitutional challenges
Litigating at the intersection of civil rights and gun violence prevention
Litigating at the intersection of gender justice and gun violence prevention
Emerging topics in Second Amendment jurisprudence"
Format requirements in 2025 Competition include: "Preferred submission length is 5,000 to 15,000 words, including footnotes, but may be as long as a law review note. Please follow the Bluebook for citations. For anonymous evaluation of the entries, no information that could identify the author should appear anywhere in the body of the paper, including in the header, footer, or document properties."
Eligibility requirements in 2025 Competition include: "All submissions must be composed of original research and writing. Law school notes and academic articles that have previously been submitted or the student is planning to submit to law school reviews and journals for publication are eligible for submission. Note that submissions that have been previously published or accepted for publication are welcome but must be accompanied by written authorization for re-print to be eligible for The Competition. Failure to submit an original essay or permission to re-print will result in disqualification and may result in the selection of a new winner. Only one written work, per competition, may be submitted by each entrant." "The Competition is open to law students who are enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school and are legal residents of the United States. Employees of Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, its affiliated organizations (collectively “Everytown”) and their immediate family or household members are not eligible for the Competition."
Prize Descriptions in 2025 Competition: "Everytown Law may award up to three prizes: a first prize of $2,500 and two runners-up prizes of $1,000 each. The winner and two runners-up may receive a speaking opportunity at an Everytown Law convening. All three top papers may be eligible for publication on Everytown Law’s website or social media. Winning submissions will be announced on or before September 19, 2025."
Deadline for submission in 2025 Competition:"Entries must be received on or before June 20, 2025 by midnight ET via submission in the form."
