NACT Annual Law Student Writing Competition

04/30/22

• Student

Open

National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees

 

TOPIC
Entrants should submit an essay, article, or comment on an
issue concerning Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code.

ELIGIBILITY
Essays will be accepted from students enrolled at any law
school during the 2021-2022 school year. The essays must be
the law student author’s own work and must not have been
submitted for publication elsewhere. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, students may incorporate feedback as part of a
course requirement or supervised writing project.

FORMAT
Essays must be typed, double-spaced in 12-point font, and
Times New Roman font type. All margins must be at least
one inch. Entries must not exceed fifteen (15) total pages
of text, including notes, with footnotes placed as endnotes.
Citation style should conform to the most recent edition
of The Bluebook - A Uniform System of Citation. Essays
longer than 15 pages of text, including notes, or which are
not in the required format will not be read. The winner may
be required to abridge the winning article for publication in
the NACTT Quarterly.

SUBMISSION AND DEADLINE
Entries must be received by April 30, 2022. Entries received
after the deadline will be considered only at the discretion of
the NACTT Publications Committee. Entries may be submitted
via email (in Microsoft Word format) to the NACTT Quarterly
c/o Robert G. Drummond, Trustee@MTChapter13.com.