We will begin accepting papers for spring 2025 prize consideration in March 2025 (more information to be announced). Most prizes have a submission deadline of April 28, 2025 at 5:00pm ET without possibility of extension; however, please be sure to check the Writing Prizes website for specific prizes with special deadlines and submission instructions. Please direct any questions about Writing Prizes to writingprizes@law.harvard.edu in the Office of Academic Affairs.
Irving Oberman Memorial Prize: Bankruptcy
Amount: $1,000
Reviewed by: Professor Mark Roe
Irving Oberman Memorial Prize: Constitutional Law and Equal Justice Under Law
Amount: $1,000
Reviewed by: Professors Benjamin Eidelson, Jeannie Suk Gersen, and Larry Schwartztol
Irving Oberman Memorial Prize: Environmental Law
Amount: $1,000
Reviewed by: Professor Richard Lazarus
Irving Oberman Memorial Prize: Family Law
Amount: $1,000
Reviewed by: Professor Janet Halley
Irving Oberman Memorial Prize: Legal History
Amount: $1,000
Reviewed by: Professor Bruce Mann
Irving Oberman Memorial Prize: Intellectual Property, Law, and Technology
Amount: $1,000
Reviewed by: Professors Christopher Bavitz and William Fisher