In an era where everything becomes shorter and more compressed, the Sidney Prize stands athwart technology, yelling stop, and honours the finest examples of long-form writing and thought. The prize is awarded monthly and honors journalism that promotes social change. Nominations are welcomed for either one’s own work or someone else’s, and the deadline is the last day of each month. The winner receives $500, a bottle of union-made wine and a certificate designed by New Yorker cartoonist Edward Sorel.
In recognition of outstanding achievement in the discipline, the European Studies Konrad Adenauer Prize is offered annually to the student who has shown the greatest proficiency in second and/or third year units of study in European Studies at the University of Sydney. The winner will be selected by the Department Coordinator on the basis of academic merit.
The Event Cinemas Rising Talent Award recognises an emerging creative working in short film with a cash prize of $7,000. The prize is open to NSW-based filmmakers, directors and screenwriters who have had no more than five short film credits. This year, the prize has been awarded to Robyn Liu, lead actor of The Dancing Girl and the Balloon Man.
Overland is proud to present the Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize, a literary award for stories up to 3000 words themed around the notion of travel. The winner will have their story published in Overland, and two runners-up will be featured online. This year’s judging panel includes Patrick Lenton, Alice Bishop and Sara Saleh. The 2023 winner, Annie Zhang, was chosen for her story ‘Who Rattles the Night?’, and was a previous Overland Prize and WestWords Western Sydney Emerging Writer Fellow. Zhang lives on unceded Wangal land and writes for Overland, Island, Kill Your Darlings, the Big Issue, and a number of other publications.
The Dame Mary Gilmore Peace Prize honours an Australian who has made a significant contribution to peace, reconciliation and justice in the Asia-Pacific region. The prize will be presented at the Dame Mary Gilmore Lecture, held at the University of Sydney. The Dame Mary Gilmore Peace Prize is named in memory of the late Professor Dame Mary Gilmore, who was a leader in peace studies and was committed to promoting the principles of non-violence and the promotion of human rights in Australia. The prize is supported by the University of Sydney and the Dame Mary Gilmore Foundation. The prize is supported by the Australian Institute of International Affairs and is administered by the University of Sydney. The prize will be presented at a special event on 23 November 2017. The Dame Mary Gilmore Lecture is the premier annual event in the University’s history of the commemoration of women in the arts, literature, science, culture and politics. It was founded in 1998 by the Dame Mary Gilmore Foundation and is funded by an endowment from the University of Sydney. The Lecture is also sponsored by the Australia Council for the Arts and the NSW Ministry of Health.