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Corban Addison

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Corban Addison
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Corban Addison is an American author. He holds degrees in law and mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia School of Law and California Polytechnic State University.[1][2] He has published both fiction and non-fiction.[3]

Early life & education

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Addison is a native of Carlsbad, California. He majored in engineering at California Polytechnic State University before attending the University of Virginia School of Law, graduating in 2004.[4]

Law career

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Addison clerked for U.S. Magistrate Judge B. Waugh Crigler before joining Charlottesville-based law firm Scott Kroner.[4]

Bibliography

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  • A Walk Across the Sun (2011)
  • The Garden of the Burning Sand (2013)
  • The Tears of Dark Water (2015)
  • A Harvest of Thorns (2017)
  • Wasteland: The Story of Farm Country on Trial (2022)[5]

Recognition

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In April 2023, Addison’s Book Wastelands: The True Story of Farm Country on Trial was awarded the 2023 Reed Environmental Writing Award by the Southern Environmental Law Center.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bernstein, Mark F. (Spring 2022). "Writing for Justice". UVA Law. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  2. ^ Bromley, Anne E. (3 November 2015). "Why He Writes: Law Alum Devotes 'Fact-Based Fiction' to Human Rights Issues". UVA Today. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Breakfast with Corban Addison and Dr. Amy Sherman". Sagamore Institute. 19 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b Bernstein, Mark F. (Spring 2022). "Writing for Justice". law.virginia.edu. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Earth Month dialogues: Author chronicles neighbors winning against polluting hog farms". Southern Environmental Law Center. 9 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2024.