The Sidney Prize for Journalism
The sidney prize is awarded monthly to an outstanding piece of journalism published in the previous month. Nominations are welcome for a story that appears in newspapers, magazines or online news sites. The winner receives a $500 honorarium and a certificate designed by New Yorker cartoonist Edward Sorel.
In order to perpetuate in some small way the generative influence which the late Sidney Cox exercised upon hundreds of Dartmouth students both inside and out of his classes, a group of his friends have been soliciting funds with a view to establishing an annual prize for that piece of undergraduate writing which most nearly meets those high standards of originality and integrity which he himself set both for himself and his students.
Sidney Hillman Prizes for Journalism
The prizes are named in memory of Sidney Hillman, an immigrant who dedicated his life to building “a better America.” The prize winners illuminate the great issues of our time – from the search for a basis of peace to the need for greater housing, medical care and employment opportunities for all, to the promotion of civil liberties and democracy and the battle against discrimination of all kinds.
Annually, the best dissertation-based article on the history of Christianity by a North American scholar will be awarded the Sidney E. Mead prize. The work must make a substantial contribution to the field and be of general interest. The prize is sponsored by the Society for Church History and the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture.
The Annual Sidney J. Levy Competition honors one of the founders of Consumer Culture Theory (CCT). The prize is given for the best CCT-oriented dissertation article published in a journal during the preceding year.
WINNER 2023: Annie Zhang – ‘Who Rattles the Night?’
Overland is pleased to announce that Annie Zhang ’22 has won this year’s Neilma Sidney short story prize for her story ‘Who Rattles the Night?’. The story, which was originally published in Overland in 2023, deals with a couple learning to live on unceded Wangal land and deal with ghosts.
The prize is supported by the Sydney Film Festival and the City of Sydney. The Sydney Film Festival is a world-class annual event that showcases the remarkable talents of international, national and emerging filmmakers. Its illustrious line-up of awards celebrate the bold, cutting-edge and courageous.
The Sidney Prize for Outstanding Contributions to the Study of the History of Christianity is awarded annually to an advanced graduate student or a recent PhD who has written an article on the history of Christianity that makes a distinguished contribution to its field and general significance. The winner will be invited to present at the History of Christianity Seminar and will receive a cash prize of $500. Nominations are accepted for articles that were published in journals other than the Seminar. The submission deadline is the last day of each month. Nominations may be for one’s own work or for that of another person.