The list below contains opportunities for students to publish their writing, win scholarships/contests for their writing, and/or submit to conferences. We list each item once, with the approximate due date. We will not update these every year. So, click on the link for specifics and contact the publication, school or organization to get current information.
Dr. K. York & M. Noelle Chynn CUNY Ethics and Morality Essay Contest- Due October 31st 2014
The CUNY Ethics and Morality Essay Contest is funded by an endowment gift of $100,000 to the City University of New York by Dr. K. York Chynn and his wife Noelle Chynn. This annual award is intended to promote and stimulate thinking by college students at CUNY about the topic of ethics, morality, and virtuous behavior in their lives. More than ever, these issues arise not only in the personal relationships of individuals and family and friends, but also in the context of corporate, government, and social responsibility, whether it is about treating others fairly and honestly, or food safety.
The Asian American / Asian Research Institute will award the top three essays, selected by the Selection Committee, the following prizes at its 13th Annual Gala in October:
- Best Essay ($1,000)
- First Runner-up ($300)
Second Runner-up ($200)
For Submission Guidelines and the Fall 2014 Essay Topic visit http://www.aaari.info/ethics.htm
The Future of Justice Contest: A Call for Student Artistic Expression- Due December 22, 2014
Human rights of all kinds have first seen their visions and heard their voices in the
works of artists. Humanity’s most profound expression is found in its quest for
justice, and writers, visual artists, and performers have all used their art to promote
those values.
In approaching our 50th Anniversary, John Jay College of Criminal Justice invites
students to imagine the possibilities of a more just future and calls upon them to
submit creative expressions of all types (i.e., visual arts, literary pieces, multimodal/
digital creations, musical compositions, photographs, etc.) to express their ideas
about the future of justice.
Students are invited to submit their expressions of “The Future of Justice” in any
medium that best conveys their ideas. The best selections from the contest will be
exhibited at the college in March 2015; the winning submission will receive a
monetary award of $500 and two runners-up will receive $250 each.
Deadline for submissions: 4PM on Monday, December 22, 2014 to the Office of
Undergraduate Studies in room 6.66 NB. Hard copy or digital submissions will be
accepted. Digital submissions should be sent to <thefutureofjustice@jjay.cuny.edu>.
(Digital submissions must arrive in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .jpg, mp3, or .mov.)
For more information, contact:
Prof. Mark McBeth, thefutureofjustice@jjay.cuny.edu or visit http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/centers/justice_academy/5849.php
Law & Humanities Junior Scholar Workshop- Due January 5, 2015
CALL FOR PAPERS – Law & Humanities Junior Scholar Workshop
Columbia Law School, the University of Southern California Center for Law,
History & Culture, UCLA School of Law, and Georgetown University Law
School invite submissions for the eleventh meeting of the Law & Humanities
Junior Scholar Workshop to be held at Columbia Law School Law in New York
City on June 8 & 9, 2015.
PAPER COMPETITION:
The paper competition is open to untenured professors, advanced graduate
students, and post-doctoral scholars in law and the humanities; in addition to
drawing from numerous humanistic fields, we welcome critical, qualitative work in
the social sciences. Based on anonymous evaluation by an interdisciplinary
selection committee, between five and ten papers will be chosen for presentation
at the June Workshop. At the Workshop, two senior scholars will comment on
each paper. Commentators and other Workshop participants will be asked to
focus specifically on the strengths and weaknesses of the selected scholarly
projects, with respect to subject and methodology. The selected papers will then
serve as the basis for a larger conversation among all the participants about the
evolving standards by which we judge excellence and creativity in
interdisciplinary scholarship, as well as about the nature of interdisciplinarity
itself.
For more detailed information and submission guidelines visit http://web.law.columbia.edu/law-culture/law-and-humanities-junior-scholar-workshop
Annual John Jay-Rubin Museum Essay Contest- Due April 1st 2015
Few other opportunities at the College allow students to engage with ideas of Justice while simultaneously offering the chance to win a significant cash award. Please share this with your students and encourage them to participate in this year’s competition. Open to all undergraduate students in good standing at John Jay, the contest offers prizes ranging from $500 to $3,000. Last year [2014] we had 31 entrants; from that pool, we know that the students who received faculty encouragement to engage with this enriching opportunity produced the highest quality essays, resulting in winning the top awards.
We encourage faculty to get involved too, whether by mentoring student entrants or simply encouraging them to get a jump start on writing their winning essays, due April 1st, 2015.
Please post on Blackboard, and forward the attachment or the below message. Help to ensure that our students start preparing now and use their spring break wisely!
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact: Elizabeth Kaylor, Program Manager, at ekaylor@jjay.cuny.edu
Also, for complete information see the following: 2015 John Jay Essay Contest
Teaching Writing at John Jay College 