Abolition Law & Policy Review
ALPR is a brand-new multidisciplinary journal dedicated to bridging the gap between academic scholarship, legal practice, grassroots organizing, and creative expression — the foundations of the abolitionist movement.
Created by Georgetown Law students and the Founders of the original chapter of AAP, this publication will remain rooted in the belief that abolition is not merely a legal or policy framework but a set of practices, commitments, and imaginative possibilities. To this end, ALPR will publish legal analysis alongside interdisciplinary scholarship, narrative essays, policy commentary, poetry, visual art, creative writing, movement reflections, and other works that defy traditional academic categories.
Our goal is to create a space for scholars, organizers, artists, lawyers, students, and community members to come together as co-creators of knowledge and practice. We will actively challenge the hierarchical and rigid nature of traditional academic journals while still producing work of the highest intellectual caliber.
Symposium Volume
2026-2027
We are now accepting submissions for Volume 1 Issue 2!
Call for Submissions:
For the founding volume, we seek contributions in line with the symposium's theme, Meeting the Moment: Abolitionist Interventions in the Face of Retrenchment. Submissions should illuminate abolitionist theory and practice, interrogate the failures of reformist approaches, uplift community-based alternatives, and imagine futures beyond carceral control. Submissions may include:
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Scholarly legal and policy analyses
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Interdisciplinary academic essays
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Movement-grounded reflections and strategy pieces
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Student notes and research
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Poetry, visual art, creative writing, and conceptual work
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Hybrid formats, experimental forms, and co-authored pieces
As a contributor to ALPR’s founding volume, you will help shape the direction of this new abolitionist legal publication.
For further information about Abolition Law & Policy Review or the Spring 2026 Symposium, reach out to Freedom Gobel at fgobel@abolitionadvocacy.org.
Ready to submit your proposal? ALPR is now accepting submissions via email. Include (1) a short cover letter explaining your commitment to an abolitionist future and why you’d like to be published in ALPR, (2) a CV, and (3) an article abstract or artistic submission statement describing how the piece engages with the symposium's themes. Email Brittany Lovely and Mari Latibashvili your documents in a single PDF by February 28, 2026, at mlatibashvili@abolitionadvocacy.org.
If you require accommodations, please reach out. We are happy to make the submissions process as accessible as possible for all.
Important Dates
for Volume 1 Issue 1
Now – January 31, 2026
Rolling reviews for submissions. Submit a proposal, CV, and statement of relevance (250 words max) no later than January 31, 2026.
February 16, 2026
Date by which authors will be notified of acceptance.
March 10, 2026
Deadline for creative submissions (to be displayed or performed at the symposium).
April 1, 2026
Deadline for précis submissions for articles, essays, and notes (4-6 pages).
August 1, 2026
Deadline to submit a draft for articles, essays, and notes, and for creative submissions not to be displayed at the symposium.
August 2026 – November 2026
Active Editing Period
December 2026
Tentative Date of Publication
Important Dates
for Volume 1 Issue 2
Now – February 28, 2026
Rolling reviews for submissions. Submit a proposal, CV, and statement of relevance (250 words max) no later than February 28, 2026.
March 5, 2026
Date by which authors will be notified of acceptance.
April 8, 2026
Deadline for creative submissions (to be displayed or performed at the symposium), as well as the deadline for précis submissions for articles, essays, and notes (4-6 pages).
December 16, 2026
Deadline to submit a draft for articles, essays, and notes, and for creative submissions not to be displayed at the symposium.
January 2027 – April 2027
Active Editing Period
May 2027
Tentative Date of Publication