Writing Awards

Writing Awards

About Writing Awards

The Writing Awards are closed for 2020. Entries for 2021 will open in November 2021.

The Legal Research Foundation awards annual prizes for legal writing. 

The awards are now closed for 2020.

 

 

Entries for 2020 are now closed reopen end of 2021

JF Northey Memorial Book Award

This award is given for the best book published in 2020 by a New Zealand-based author (or authors of any number). It carries a prize of $2,000.00.

Submit an Entry

Refer to below instructions

For entry for JF Northey Memorial Book Award post to:

Writing Awards
Legal Research
PO Box 741
Shortland Street
Auckland
1140

For entries for the Unpublished Undergraduate Student Paper Award:

ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH YOUR UNIVERSITY. ONLY FIVE ENTRIES FROM EACH UNIVERSITY WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Sir Ian Barker Published Article Award

This award is given for the best article, essay or discrete book chapter published by a New Zealand-based author in 2020. It carries a prize of $1,500.00. Please email a copy of the paper to info@legalresearch.org.nz

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Unpublished Undergraduate Student Paper Award

This is open to unpublished undergraduate Students papers between a minimum of 10,000 and a maximum of 18,000 words. The paper must have been written for course credit at a New Zealand university. The writing of the paper must have been completed by the end of 2020, however, a paper completed during the summer period over 2020-2021 is also eligible provided the paper is submitted to the Foundation by the closing date.. The award carries a prize of $1,000.00. ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH YOUR UNIVERSITY. ONLY FIVE ENTRIES FROM EACH UNIVERSITY WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Submit an Entry

Refer to below instructions

For entry for JF Northey Memorial Book Award post to:

Writing Awards
Legal Research
PO Box 741
Shortland Street
Auckland
1140

For entries for the Unpublished Undergraduate Student Paper Award:

ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH YOUR UNIVERSITY. ONLY FIVE ENTRIES FROM EACH UNIVERSITY WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Unpublished Postgraduate Student Paper Award

This is open to unpublished postgraduate Students papers between a minimum of 8,000 and a maximum of 18,000 words. The paper must have been written for course credit at a New Zealand university. The writing of the paper must have been completed by the end of 2020, however, a paper completed during the summer period over 2020-2021 is also eligible provided the paper is submitted to the Foundation by the closing date. The award carries a prize of $1,000.00. Please email a copy of the paper to info@legalresearch.org.nz

Submit an Entry