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The Dukeminier Awards Journal Announces Its Student Writing CompetitionSeptember 13, 2005
Submission Deadline: January 6, 2006
The Dukeminier Awards Student Writing Competition annually recognizes the best student-written law review note in the field of sexual orientation law. The first place award is a monetary prize and publication in The Dukeminier Awards: Best Sexual Orientation Law Review Articles of 2005.
This award is named in memory of Jesse J. Dukeminier (1925-2003), who was a member of the UCLA law faculty for forty years. This writing competition is made possible by the Charles R. Williams Project on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy at the UCLA School of Law.
Eligibility
The competition is open to students enrolled in an accredited law school during the 2005-06 academic year. Entry topics should focus on a cutting-edge legal issue affecting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender communities. Entries should have been written during 2005 and should not have been published previously or scheduled for publication.
Requirements
Entries should follow standard Note format, including Bluebook (18th ed.) citation form. All entries must be submitted in English. Each entry should be no longer than 40 single-sided pages with one-inch margins and 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced. The page limit includes footnotes. Entries containing endnotes or including appendices or supplemental material will not be considered.
How to Enter
Entrants may choose to either submit their entry by email or by postal mail. All entries must be received on or before Friday, January 6, 2006. Entrants should not include their name or the name of their school on the competition paper itself. Instead, participants should submit a cover page indicating their name, school, address, email address and phone number. Entries by email should be in Microsoft Word format and sent to josol@lawnet.ucla.edu with the subject line “Writing Competition Submission.” Mailed entries should be sent to:
The Dukeminier Awards Writing Competition UCLA School of Law P.O. Box 951476 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1476
Any questions may be sent to the above postal mail address or to josol@lawnet.ucla.edu with the subject line "Writing Competition."
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