GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER AWARD

Deadline: 1/31/26

The Law and Society Division announces its 2026 Lindesmith Graduate Student Paper Competition. Papers may be empirical or theoretical, and they may be on any aspect of law and society. To be eligible, a paper must have been written during 2025. At the time of submission for the Award, the paper may not be published or accepted for publication. However, it may be submitted to a journal and/or under review. Papers presented at a professional meeting or accepted for presentation at a professional meeting are eligible. Papers must be student-authored; they can be single-authored or co-authored by students but may not be co-authored by a faculty member or other non-student. Authors must be enrolled as full-time students at the time of submission. Papers may be submitted to only ONE division of SSSP per year. Submissions made to multiple divisions will be disqualified. Previous winners are not eligible.

Please submit in MS Word. There is a 30-page limit, including all notes, references, and tables. Submissions should use 12-point font, one-inch margins, and double spacing throughout. Please send papers and a cover letter specifying that the paper is to be considered in the SSSP Law and Society Division Lindesmith Graduate Student Paper Competition to both Dr. Michael Branch, branchms@hawaii.edu, and Sino Esthappan, sinoesthappan2026@u.northwestern.edu. In addition, authors are required to submit their papers through the Annual Meeting Call for Papers online system.

The winner will be announced in Spring 2026. The winner will receive a $150 stipend, an electronic certificate of recognition, and is eligible to present the paper at the 2026 Annual Meeting in New York with SSSP membership and conference registration paid by SSSP. Additionally, the winner of the 2026 paper award will be invited to sit on the adjudicating panel for the 2027 paper submissions. Nominations must be received no later than January 31, 2026.

EDWIN H. SUTHERLAND BOOK AWARD

Deadline: 1/31/26

The Law and Society Division announces the 2026 Edwin H. Sutherland Book Award. The primary purpose of this award is to focus on excellence in scholarship within the study of law and society. Eligible books must have been published in 2024 or 2025. Authors may nominate their work and multiple-authored books are acceptable. All nominees must be members of SSSP. Please email either Dr. Michael Branch, branchms@hawaii.edu, and Sino Esthappan, sinoesthappan2026@u.northwestern.edu to arrange for shipment of three copies of the nominated book (or e-book versions) and submission of a letter of nomination.

The winner will be announced in Spring 2026, receive a $100 award, and be recognized at the 2026 SSSP Annual Meeting in New York. Nominations must be received no later than January 31, 2026.