The National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees has established an annual
student writing competition to encourage and reward original law student writing on issues concerning consumer bankruptcy and the law. The rules for the
competition are as follows.
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 2017- 2018 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.
JUDGING
The NACTT Quarterly Editorial Committee will judge the competition. Essays will be judged based upon content, exhaustiveness of research, originality, writing style, and timeliness.
QUESTIONS
Questions regarding this competition should be addressed to the chair of the
Writing Competition at the address that appears below.
SUBMISSION AND DEADLINE
Entries must be received by April 30, 2018. 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.
AWARD
The author of the first-place essay will receive a $1000.00 cash prize. The winning essay will be published in the NACTT Quarterly – The Quarterly Journal of the
National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees. The winner will also receive free
registration and a room for the 2018 NACTT annual seminar in Miami, Florida.