Writing Competitions

Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law
Law Student Writing Competition

Deadline:  March 12, 2010

Award:  $1,000 and a trip to attend the 19th Forum's Annual Conference (May 26 - 28, 2010)

Rules/Eligibility:  For more information and additional submission requirements, please visit http://new.abanet.org/Forums/Affordable/Pages/default.aspx and click on the link for "Writing Competition." If you have any additional questions, please contact Hilary Jaffe, the Forum's Law Student Division Liaison, at jaffeh@bc.edu.

The Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law invites students enrolled in any ABA-accredited law school to participate in its annual law student writing competition.  Papers must be original, unpublished work, and may address any legal issue regarding affordable housing and/or community development law. Paper length should be between 25-50 double-spaced pages. The best paper as judged by the selection committee will be awarded a prize of $1,000 and a trip to attend the 19th Forum's Annual Conference, May 26-28, 2010, in Washington, D.C., airfare and lodging included. The winning essay may also be published in the Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law. All entries must be postmarked by March 12, 2010.