Writing Prize

California Water Law Writing Prize

Writing Prize

$1000 Writing Prize
to be presented at the 2020 Water Law Symposium

Co-sponsored by

The California Water Law Symposium
The California Water Law Journal
(McGeorge School of Law)

Eligibility

Any student enrolled at any ABA-accredited
law school in the U.S. may apply.

Submissions must address some aspect of California water law and/or policy and must be
the original, previously unpublished work of the student.

Deadline
December 20, 2020

Requirements

Length
Maximum of 5,000 words, not including endnotes. Shorter submissions are very welcome and will be given equal considerations. Papers longer than 5,000 words may be trimmed to meet the 5,000 word maximum, with brief summaries of the excised material (summaries not included in the word count). Students submitting a trimmed paper must provide two versions of the paper: the trimmed version meeting the 5,000 word requirement, and the complete version.

Format
Microsoft Word, 8.5 x 11

Font
12 point Times New Roman

Spacing
Double-spaced

Margins
1 inch margins

Citation Format
Citations and other notes should be in the form of endnotes

Right of Publication
The winning piece must first be published by
the California Water Law Journal. The author retains the right of republication.

Submit to:
Elizabeth Sarine, WLS Board Member
lesarine@gmail.com

PAST WRITING PRIZE RECIPIENTS

Congratulations to the following worthy recipients of the California Water Law Writing Prize!

2019 WLS

"California's Human Right to Water: Progress Made, Lessons Learned, and Next Steps (a Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund)"
by Sarah M. Rowan, Stanford Law School, JD/MS 2019

2017-2018 WLS

2018 WLS:
"Sedimentation in California Reservoirs: A Long-Term Problem of Immediate Concern"
by Ryan Mahoney, McGeorge School of Law, JD 2017, LLM 2018

2017 WLS:
"The Exclusivity of Inclusion: Involving Environmental Justice Communities in California's Central Valley in the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act"
by Shampa Panda, Berkeley Law, JD 2016