Sydney Prize
Each year, the University of Sydney offers a number of literary prizes in the form of essays and poems. Many of these prizes have long histories, some dating back to the first half of the 20th century. All of these prizes require an application and the submission of written work on a selected topic. In order to qualify for a prize, the submission must be made under an anonymous nom de plume.
The Sydney Prize, the University’s most prestigious award for undergraduate writing, is named after Sir Sidney Cox, who taught philosophy at Dartmouth during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Cox was an influential teacher, as well as a writer of great depth and originality. Each year, the Committee tries to honor a single piece of undergraduate writing that most closely meets the high standards he set for himself and his students.
Awarded annually to an outstanding student in the field of humanities-based research. The prize is based on a senior thesis in the College of Letters and Science and is awarded to a student who demonstrates through the quality of his or her scholarship an excellent ability to connect art, the media, and literature to science. This is the second annual competition for this award.
Winners receive a $1,000 cash prize and an engraved trophy. In addition, the winning entry will be published in Overland and the two runners-up will have their stories published online. In order to qualify for the prize, submissions must be no more than 3000 words and thematically loosely centered around the notion of travel.
The Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize is a monthly award from the Hillman Foundation that honours socially-conscious journalism that exposes injustices. It was established to honour the legacy of the late Sidney Hillman, president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and champion of a progressive industrial democracy. The foundation’s work aims to illuminate critical issues for working people and seeks equitable solutions to help them live a more just life.
Dr. Emily Michelson (University of St. Andrews), Catholic Spectacle and Rome’s Jews: Early Modern Conversion and Resistance (Princeton University Press, 2022).
Dr. Kathryn Gin Lum (Stanford University), Heathen: Religion and Race in American History (Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press, 2022).
Sydney Film Festival Award winners are presented with our signature mesmeric swirl award, designed and handmade in Sydney by Louise Olsen and Stephen Ormandy at Dinosaur Designs. The awards are made from recycled glass and are a symbol of the festival’s commitment to promoting ethically-sourced products.
All of our Sydney Film Festival award winners are honoured to be included in this prestigious group of Australian and international filmmakers. Their achievements are testament to the exceptional talent and creativity in this country. We congratulate them and wish them all the best for their future careers in the industry. The awards are presented by our Deputy Mayor, councillor Peter Garner at a special event held each year at the State Library of New South Wales.