GRADUATE STUDENT PAPER AWARD

Deadline: 1/31/27

The Law and Society Division announces its 2027 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 2026. At the time of submission for the Award, the paper may not be published or accepted for publication.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 are not eligible if previously presented at SSSP or presented or accepted for presentation at other professional meetings, unless substantially revised with new data, findings, or theoretical contributions. 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. NOTE: 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. Amani Awwad (awwada@canton.edu) and Dr. Sino Esthappan (sino.esthappan@hofstra.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 2027. Nominations must be received no later than January 31, 2027.

Edwin H. Sutherland Book Award

Deadline: 1/31/27

The Law and Society Division announces the 2027 Edwin H. Sutherland Book Award. The primary purpose of this award is to celebrate excellent scholarship in the social scientific study of law and society. Eligible books must have been published in 2025 or 2026. Authors may nominate their work and multiple-authored books are acceptable. All nominees must be members of SSSP. Please e-mail Dr. Amani Awwad (awwada@canton.edu) and Dr. Sino Esthappan (sino.esthappan@hofstra.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 2027 and recognized at the 2027 SSSP Annual Meeting in Chicago. Nominations must be received no later than January 31, 2027.