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| Smith-Babcock-Williams Writing Competition |
| Competition Website: http://www.planning.org/divisions/planningandlaw/writingcompetition/ |
| Sponsor: American Planning Association, Planning & Law Division |
| Deadline: June 8, 2009 |
| Essay Topic: Entries should demonstrate original thought on a question of significance in either planning or areas of law germane to planning (e.g., land use, local government or environmental law) and will be evaluated based on: (1) originality; (2) contribution to the understanding or development of the fields of planning and law; (3) quality of scholarship; and (4) quality and organization of writing. |
| Prize Information: The winning entry in the competition will be awarded a prize of $2,500 and will be submitted for publication in The Urban Lawyer, the law journal of the American Bar Association's Section of State & Local Government Law. In addition to the first prize, the Competition will award a second prize of $1,000 and up to two Honorable Mention prizes of $250. |
| Notes: Entries shall not exceed forty-five (45) pages with a 1" margin on allsides. Text should be double-spaced in a minimum ten-point pitch. Manuscripts should follow the stylistic guidelines of the Chicago Manual of Style (latest edition) published by the University of Chicago Press. All citations should be footnoted and should conform to A Uniform System of Citation (latest edition) published by the Harvard Law Review Association (the Blue Book). To enter the competition, send five (5) copies of your entry, postmarked no later than June 8, 2009, to Professor Alan Weinstein at the address below. Each copy must have two title pages: the first should contain the title of the entry, the name/address/e-mail of the student, and identify the student's school and date of graduation;the second should contain only the title of the entry. Professor Alan Weinstein Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Cleveland State University 2121 Euclid Avenue, LB 138 Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2214 |