For a decade now, New York Times columnist David Brooks has picked a handful of “Sidney Prize winners,” the best long essays published in top-tier publications. This year he awarded the honor to George Packer’s superb profile of Angela Merkel in The New Yorker. Packer’s essay isn’t a traditional portrait of a leader, but rather a careful study of how a pragmatist can become the most effective politician in the world.
A monthly award from the Hillman Foundation to honor journalism that reveals important social and economic issues facing working people. The foundation was established in memory of Sidney Hillman, president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and founder of the Congress of Industrial Organizations. The foundation has worked for over sixty years to carry on Hillman’s vision of building a better America by illuminating critical issues that affect working people and seeking equitable solutions to help solve them.
Supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation, and named after Neilma Gantner, this prize seeks excellent short fiction themed around the notion of ‘travel’. It is open to writers from all over Australia and the world at any stage of their writing careers, as well as readers. The winner receives $5000, will be published in Overland and two runners-up will be featured on the website. Entry is free for Overland subscribers, and non-subscribers may enter if they buy a one-year subscription to the magazine at a discount.
The annual Sydney prize honours the work of a student or recent graduate in Ancient Philosophy (up to 529 AD). The competition is open to undergraduate and postgraduate students, from any University. The winning paper will be published in the Journal of the Australian Academy of Humanities and will be presented at the AAH annual conference.
Whether it’s the stunning Elizabethan brickwork of our tower, the haunting Chapel or exquisite rococo Hall, or the medieval cellars and beautiful ancient gardens, The University of Sydney is a remarkable place. But there’s more to our story than that: we have a great history of punching above our weight, and continue to do so today.
The MAK Halliday Industry Prize is given annually to assist a Master of Moving Image student with the cost of their final project, and provide them with invaluable industry experience. It is generously sponsored by Sydney Film Production Company PTY LTD T/As Sydney Films. The competition is open to all MAK Halliday Postgraduate Research students who have completed 48 credit points in their degree and have submitted a substantial creative portfolio. It will be judged by a panel of leading scholars in the field. Details and criteria can be found here. Entries close on Sunday 30 June 2022. The winner will be notified by the end of July 2022. For further information, see the Mechanics Institute website.