California Water Law Writing Prize

Writing Prize

$1000 Writing Prize 
to be presented at the 2020 California 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 United States may apply.
Submissions must address some aspect of water law and/or policy and must be the student's original, previously unpublished work.  While a California focus is preferred, it is not required.

Deadline
December 6, 2019
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Requirements

Length
Maximum of 5,000 words, not including endnotes.

​Papers longer than 5,000 words may be trimmed to meet the 5,000 word maximum, with brief summaries (not included in the word count) of the excised material.  Students submitting a trimmed paper must provide two versions of the paper: (1) the trimmed version that meets the 5,000 word requirement, and (2) the complete version.  Shorter submissions are very welcome.  All submissions will be given equal consideration.
Format
Microsoft Word, 8.5 x 11"

Font
12 point Times New Roman

Spacing
Double-spaced

​Margins
1 inch
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:
Nell Green Nylen, WLS Board Member
ngreennylen@law.berkeley.edu

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

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