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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hello Environmental Law Students,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The APA Planning Law Division is accepting submissions for a student writing competition and are seeking papers on “any question of significance in planning, planning law,
land use law, local government law or environmental law.” You can see more details in the email below and attached flyer, but of note, there are cash prizes for the top three finishers! The deadline for submissions is June 30<sup>th</sup>, and you may submit
an article even if it has been accepted for publishing already, as long as you secure permission from the publishing journal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Chris Quattro <<a href="mailto:quattrocm@appstate.edu">quattrocm@appstate.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 7, 2026 11:02:20 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Announcing the 2026 APA PLD Babcock-Smith-Williams Student Writing Competition!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As the end of the academic year approaches, please consider sharing this information with your students! <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The APA Planning Law Division is currently collecting submissions for the 2026
<b>SBW Student Writing Competition</b>. Students writing at the intersections of planning and legal systems are encouraged to submit their work for consideration! APA provides three cash prizes for awardees, with potential to publish. The submission window
closes June 1st, with instructions and details attached here. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Any questions or submissions can be e-mailed to me as the award Chair, with subject line "SBW Writing Competition."<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#274E13">Dr. Chris Quattro, AICP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#274E13">Assistant Professor of Community and Regional Planning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2026 publications: </span></u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnorthcarolina.planning.org%2Fchapter_committees%2Fhousing-choice-task-force%2F&data=05%7C02%7Claw-envtlcert%40lists.fsu.edu%7Cf0f015413a544ca8c0be08dead0e59e6%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639138474300499039%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=12Wk%2BkPUqtjKqvpgtwpHjdH6eCYhA8k8sz4ypDFZGbc%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://northcarolina.planning.org/chapter_committees/housing-choice-task-force/" target="_blank">APA
NC Housing Taskforce Report</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1177%2F15385132261434967&data=05%7C02%7Claw-envtlcert%40lists.fsu.edu%7Cf0f015413a544ca8c0be08dead0e59e6%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639138474300541272%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1%2FNV%2Bdyft5QM3HuVjH0%2F8PJFIPJSfRiG6hIBSzfEgMI%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://doi.org/10.1177/15385132261434967" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1177/15385132261434967</a>
</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(Journal of Planning History)</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Journal of Public Health)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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of the American Planning Association)</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1080%2F10511482.2025.2500089&data=05%7C02%7Claw-envtlcert%40lists.fsu.edu%7Cf0f015413a544ca8c0be08dead0e59e6%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639138474300628923%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=tigBgU1uzn1WvIQnKkJACaQFrKVSDiiuVru1u9pZtKQ%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://doi.org/10.1080/10511482.2025.2500089" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1080/10511482.2025.2500089</a> </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(Housing
Policy Debate)</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1080%2F23748834.2025.2518749&data=05%7C02%7Claw-envtlcert%40lists.fsu.edu%7Cf0f015413a544ca8c0be08dead0e59e6%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639138474300645074%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=1VeEip4aq8%2FJqaHmXY8jm9RwR3akafXWvwiOe1Szj4Q%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2025.2518749" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2025.2518749</a> </span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(Cities
and Health Special Issue)</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Report 608)</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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