Legal Fiction Writing Competition| by SOLL, UPES: Submit by Aug 29, Free Participation

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The Society of Law & Literature University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, School of Law, Dehradun is conducting legal fiction Writing Competition.

Topic:

The fiction should be related to Law. The piece must be written in short story telling style and woven around:

“Being told to go home, early, after an argument with the boss, the taxi driver walked towards his car to find a box of dead fish, with a note that said, “well done, here’s your reward”

Eligibility:

The competition is open to all the students pursuing LL.B. (3 year or 5 year course) or LL.M. or any other UG/PG course in UPES

Authorship

Only one fiction story per participant is permitted.

Registration Fee:

There is no registration fee for the competition.

Registration

  • Registrations can be done simultaneously with the submission, but not later than the last date of submission, in any case.
  • The link for the registration form

Prizes And Certificates

  • Certificate of Merit for top 3 Entries
  • Certificate of participation will be given to all the participants.

Submission Guidelines

  • The language of the legal fiction should be English only.
  • The document must be in word only (.doc/.docx).
  • The participants must send their submissions through the following link only: Submit Story
  • The submissions must be original. No part of it should have been published earlier nor should it be under the consideration for publication or a contest elsewhere. Plagiarism of any sort will result in immediate disqualification.
  • The word limit of the submission shouldn’t exceed 520 words
  • UPES reserves all the rights related to the fiction.

Formatting Guidelines

  • All submissions must be typed and adhere to the following requirements:
  • Font Type: Times New Roman;
  • Font size: 12;
  • Line Spacing: 1.5;
  • Alignment: Justified;

Jury and Review Procedure

  • Entries will be reviewed by a panel of illustrious academicians and professionals in literature and law.
  • The decision of the panel shall be final and binding.
  • The criteria of marking will be based on creativity, originality, articulation of ideas, interweaving of law & fiction, language and grammar.

Important Dates

  • The last date for submission for legal fiction is 29th August, 2020
  • No submissions will be accepted after 11:59 pm of the above mentioned date.
  • Date of Result Declaration- 10th September 2020.

Contact

For queries and clarifications

Contact- Archita Satsangi (9873388399)


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