The Sidney Prize is a monthly award that honors outstanding journalism published during the previous month, both online and print publications, such as newspapers, magazines, blogs and websites. Winners will receive a $500 honorarium and certificate designed by New Yorker cartoonist Edward Sorel; anyone can submit nominations by the last day of every month.
Longform journalism and thought pieces remain effective ways of informing, provocating and challenging readers in this age of short attention spans and clickbait headlines. Though these pieces require time for research and writing, their results can certainly pay dividends.
Overland Magazine and Malcolm Robertson Foundation have collaborated this year to establish the Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize. The winner will receive $5000 while two runners-up each will be rewarded $750. Entries should focus on travel themes without exceeding 3000 words in length; judges will shortlist eight stories before selecting a winning entry from this group and publishing it in Overland magazine’s autumn 2024 issue.
Each year, numerous Sydney prizes are bestowed on individuals and organizations striving to improve the world. One such prize, the Sydney Peace Prize, honours leading global voices who promote peace with justice and nonviolence – past recipients include Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mary Robinson and Joseph Stiglitz – while its sponsorship by the City of Sydney sees laureates visit Sydney Town Hall for a lecture and gala dinner hosted in their honour.
Other Sydney prizes recognize different fields of endeavour. For instance, the Archibald Prize was created to acknowledge outstanding accomplishments in art, letters, science and politics – its inaugural recipient in 1921 was William Beckwith McInnes’ portrait of architect Harold Desbrowe Annear by William Beckwith McInnes; since then it has been presented to an array of artists, authors and scientists from painters to authors to scientists.
The Edelstein Prize is an annual scholarship established to recognize an exceptional book on the history of technology. Established in 1968 in memory of Sir Sidney Edelstein – an expert on dye history who founded a specialty chemical manufacturing business – SHOT awards this prize annually to honor his dedication to scholarship on this field.
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