The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel is pleased to announce the 

14th Annual Employee Benefits Writing Prize!

- Up to two prizes will be granted, which include the Alvin D. Lurie Memorial $1,500 award and the Sidney M. Perlstadt Memorial $1,500 award. 
- Papers MUST deal with employee benefits topics. As an illustrative example, a paper might address legal issues involving health benefits, pensions, 401(k) plans, or severance packages. 
- Winners will be honored during the College’s annual black-tie dinner on September 15, 2018, in Nashville, TN. The College covers the travel and lodging expenses for the prize recipients. 
- The winning papers will also be distributed to the Fellows of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel (who are experienced attorneys who have made significant contributions to the advancement of the employee benefits). 
- Please note, submissions may include papers prepared for class assignments, law journals or other purposes, as well as those written especially for the Prize. 
- Submission: Papers must be submitted as email attachments to brian.dougherty@morganlewis.com and should be submitted as Word or pdf documents. 
- Application: For more information about the 14th Annual Employee Benefits Writing Prize, please visit the full application, which can be found on 
http://ow.ly/d/7bvq
- Questions: concerning the Competition should be directed to Brian Dougherty, Chair of the ACEBC Writing Prize Committee @ brian.dougherty@morganlewis.com. 
- Deadline: to submit papers is June 1, 2018. It is also anticipated that winners will be notified by July 20, 2018, or shortly thereafter.