The sidney prize is an award given in recognition of outstanding achievement in a particular field. There are many different fields in which people may win a sidney prize, from sports to academics to business. Often, these awards are accompanied by a monetary award to help with advancement in the field.
In addition to the Sydney Taylor Book Award, there are many other notable prizes that recognize excellence in various fields. Some of these awards include the Sydney Cox Memorial Prize, which is given to the best honors thesis or theses written in English. Other awards include the Sidney Hook Award, which is awarded to individuals who have earned national distinction for scholarship and undergraduate teaching.
The Irving Oberman Prize was established by a bequest in memory of Irving B. Oberman, A.B. 1917, and is awarded annually by the Dean for an outstanding paper in any of seven current legal subjects: Bankruptcy; Constitutional Law and Equal Justice; Environmental Law; Family Law; Intellectual Property; and Law and History. The prize is $1,000. Papers can be submitted for consideration by any student, including those not enrolled at HLS, and are not limited to any field of law or subject matter.
For the 2024 edition, first place will receive $5000 in prize money and two runners-up will be published at Overland online alongside the autumn issue. This year’s judges, Patrick Lenton, Alice Bishop and Sara Saleh, have selected a shortlist of eight pieces from the entries, which can be read on the Overland website.
The Neilma Sidney Prize for Outstanding Short Fiction was created in 2007 by Overland magazine and the Malcolm Robertson Foundation. The prize seeks excellent short fiction of up to 3000 words that is themed loosely around the notion of ‘travel.’ Submissions are open to all writers, nationally and internationally.
Several of the 2024 Sydney Taylor Book Award winners have won other accolades, including the Event Cinemas Rising Talent award for Chloe Kemp, writer of Say; the AFTRS Craft award for writer/director, which went to Danis Tanovic, director of Welcome to Babel; and the AUD$15,000 ($9,200) Sydney-UNESCO City of Film award, which was won by the filmmaker James Bradley for his documentary about an industrious woman in post WWII Rome.
The Sidney J. Levy Award, named in honor of a founder of Consumer Culture Theory (CCT), is given annually to the author of the best dissertation-based article in the field. Submissions are accepted throughout the year. The winning article is announced at SHOT’s annual conference luncheon. For details on how to enter, see the Levy Award page.
