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Entries should illuminate the role of law and/or lawyers in modern life. The winner will receive a prize of $5,000.</p> <p>Learn more: <a href="https://www.abajournal.com/contests/ross_essay/">ABA Journal/Ross Writing Contest for Legal Short Fiction</a></p> </div> <hr/> <br/><!-- <div class="contest_panel"> <a name="harper_lee"></a> <h2>Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction</h2> <div style="width:70px; float:right; padding:10px; margin:10px;"> <img src="/images/main_images/harper_lee_promo70px.jpg"/> </div> <p>The Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, created in honor of the 50th anniversary of Harper Lee's acclaimed classic <em>To Kill a Mockingbird</em>, is sponsored by the University of Alabama School of Law and the <em>ABA Journal</em>.</p> <p>The prize is awarded annually for a published book-length work of fiction that best exemplifies the role of lawyers in society and their power to effect change.</p> <p>Nominations for books published in 2018 are due March 31, 2019. A committee from the <em>ABA Journal</em> and the University of Alabama School of Law selects three finalists from the nominees. Members of the public will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite among the finalists on the <em>ABA Journal</em> website, and the winner of the public vote will be considered during the prize selection process.</p> <p>For complete rules and the entry form, click here: <a href="https://www.law.ua.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019-HLP_Entry_Form.pdf">Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction entry form and details</a></p> <p>For past winners, visit our topic page: <a href="https://www.abajournal.com/topic/harper_lee_prize">Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction</a></p> </div> <hr/> <br/> --> <div class="contest_panel"> <a name="cartoon"></a> <h2>Previous: Cartoon Caption Contest</h2> <p>Readers were asked to help us craft captions for cartoons that were published in upcoming issues of the magazine.</p> <p>Check out all <a href="https://www.abajournal.com/topic/cartoon_caption_contest">the cartoon contests here</a>, or view galleries of the <a href="https://www.abajournal.com/gallery/2018_cartoons/">best cartoons of 2018</a>, <a href="https://www.abajournal.com/gallery/2017_cartoons">2017</a>, <a href="https://www.abajournal.com/gallery/2016_cartoons">2016</a>, <a href="https://www.abajournal.com/gallery/2015_cartoons">2015</a> and <a href="https://www.abajournal.com/gallery/2014_cartoons">2014.</a><p> <!-- <h2>Current Contests</h2> <div class="contest_panel"> <a name="cartoon"></a> <h2>Cartoon Caption Contest</h2> <p>Readers are being asked to help us craft captions for cartoons that will be published in upcoming issues of the magazine. The cartoon caption contest will run 10 times in 2019.</p> <p>The caption contests have two components:</p> <p><ol start="1"> <li>Cartoons will be published, and readers are invited to submit captions by emailing captions[at]abajournal[dot]com with “[Current month] Caption Contest” in the subject line.</li> <li>ABA Journal staff will pick three entries that make us laugh or groan and post those at ABAJournal.com for public voting. The caption with the most votes during the published voting period is the winner and will be published in an upcoming issue of the ABA Journal.</li> </ol></p> <p><strong>Rules:</strong></p> <ul> <li>You are welcome to submit as many captions as you’d like.</li> <li>Bite your tongue: No foul language, hate speech or sexual references.</li> <li>Decisions of the ABA Journal editorial staff are final.</li> <li>The deadline for entries is 11:59 p.m. CT on Sundays—typically the second Sunday of the month. The deadline for voting is 11:59 p.m. CT on usually the last Sunday of the month.</li> <li>Entries must be original to the author.</li> <li>Entries may be edited for clarity and style.</li> <li>By submitting a caption for consideration in the contest, the author grants the American Bar Association and/or the ABA Journal the nonexclusive and perpetual right to license the caption to others and to publish the caption in its periodicals, books, anthologies, e-books, audiobooks or any other publication platform, whether print or digital.</li> <li>Contest entries will be judged initially by ABA Journal staff, then put up for public vote.</li> <li>Winning entries will be published online at ABAJournal.com and in the print ABA Journal.</li> <li>Those ineligible to enter include: ABA staff members, members of the ABA Journal Board of Editors and their relatives, and freelance writers for the ABA Journal who have been paid for articles published after January 1, 2018. This contest is void where prohibited. </li> <li>There is no monetary award for the contest. The prize: bragging rights.</li> <li>Entering or voting by bot may result in disqualification of an entry.</li> <li>If you don’t make us laugh, we reserve the right not to publish the winning entry.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Sponsor:</strong> American Bar Association, ABA Journal, 321 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654</p> <p>Look for <a href="https://www.abajournal.com/topic/cartoon_caption_contest">the latest cartoon contest here,</a> or view galleries of the <a href="https://www.abajournal.com/gallery/2018_cartoons/">best cartoons of 2018</a>, <a href="https://www.abajournal.com/gallery/2017_cartoons">2017</a>, <a href="https://www.abajournal.com/gallery/2016_cartoons">2016</a>, <a href="https://www.abajournal.com/gallery/2015_cartoons">2015</a> and <a href="https://www.abajournal.com/gallery/2014_cartoons">2014.</a><p> --> </div> <hr/> <br/> <!--peeps rules <div class="contest_panel"> <a name="peeps"></a> <h2>Peeps in Law</h2> <p>Those delightful marshmallow treats from <a href="http://www.justborn.com/">Just Born</a> aren't just for eating anymore. They now come in so many shapes and sizes that there are full sites devoted to honoring the beloved candy.</p> <p>Our whimsical annual contests include diorama galleries created by our readers, highlighting legal stories, places and ideas with sugary sweet Peeps as the main characters.</p> <p>Our rules are as follows: Create a law-related diorama with Peeps, take a photo of the diorama and send the photo (JPG, GIF or PNG) to peeps[at]abajournal[dot]com by 11:59 p.m. Central Time on Sunday, March 25, 2018. Include a title of the diorama, how you would like to be identified, and a short (no more than 150 words) description. <em>ABA Journal</em> staff will select finalists, looking for creative expression of legal themes. Finalists will be posted online for readers to vote for their favorites. Winners will be announced on April 2, 2018. The ABA is not responsible for late, lost, or misdirected entries, or for computer errors or technical failures.</p> <p>By submitting a photo, you are acknowledging that you understand and agree to the ABA’s Terms of Use available at <a href="http://www.americanbar.org/utility/terms.html">http://www.americanbar.org/utility/terms.html</a> and the Fine Print Rules below. In addition, by submitting a photo you also agree to allow the <em>ABA Journal</em> to reprint your photo and description in all forms of media at any time. Individual email addresses will not be posted.</p> <p><strong>Fine Print Rules:</strong></p> <ul> <li>You are welcome to submit as many photos of dioramas as you’d like.</li> <li>Bite your tongue: No foul language, hate speech, or sexual references.</li> <li>All decisions of the <em>ABA Journal</em> editorial staff are final.</li> <li>Entries must be original to the author.</li> <li>Entries may be edited for clarity and style.</li> <li>By submitting a photo of a diorama for consideration in the contest, the author grants the American Bar Association and/or the <em>ABA Journal</em> the non-exclusive and perpetual right to license the photo of a diorama to others and to publish the diorama photo in its periodicals, books, anthologies, ebooks, audiobooks or any other publication platform, whether print or digital. The author also grants the American Bar Association and/or the <em>ABA Journal</em> the non-exclusive worldwide right to use the author’s name and likeness in connection with the [picture] or this Contest, in each case, without compensation. The author understands that publication is not guaranteed.</li> <li>Contest entries will be judged initially by <em>ABA Journal</em> staff, then put up for public vote.</li> <li>Selected diorama photos will be published online at ABAJournal.com.</li> <li>Those ineligible to be selected as finalists: ABA staff members, members of the <em>ABA Journal</em> Board of Editors and their relatives, and freelance writers for the <em>ABA Journal</em> who have been paid for articles published after January 1, 2018. However anyone is welcome to enter a diorama photo for the public gallery.</li> <li>There is no monetary award from the <em>ABA Journal</em> for the contest. The <em>ABA Journal</em> prize: bragging rights.</li> <li>Entering or voting by bot may result in disqualification of an entry.</li> </ul> <h4>See previous galleries of Peeps in Law entries here:</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.abajournal.com/gallery/peeps2017/">Peeps in Law 2017</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.abajournal.com/gallery/peeps2016/">Peeps in Law 2016</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.abajournal.com/gallery/peeps2015/">Peeps in Law 2015</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.abajournal.com/gallery/peeps_2014/">Peeps in Law 2014</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.abajournal.com/gallery/peeps2013/">Peeps in Law 2013</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.abajournal.com/gallery/peeps2012/">Peeps in Law 2012</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.abajournal.com/gallery/peeps2011/">Peeps in Law 2011</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.abajournal.com/gallery/peeps2010/">Peeps in Law 2010</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.abajournal.com/gallery/peeps/">Peeps in Law 2009</a></li> </ul> </div> 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