The sidney prize is an award that honors those who strive for excellence and are making a difference in the world. It is a great way to recognize those who are working hard towards their goals and dreams and to inspire others to do the same. In addition, the winner of a sidney prize will usually receive significant sums of money that can be used to further their education and help them reach their full potential.
The Sidney Award is named after a Dartmouth professor who encouraged his students both inside and outside of the classroom. The prize recognizes undergraduate writing that reflects the qualities of scholarship and undergraduate teaching that he exemplified. The prize also celebrates the ideals of liberal education as embodied by Phi Beta Kappa.
In the past, many of the winners have gone on to careers in journalism and other fields. Some have written books and articles for top tier publications, while others are well known activists. Some have even started their own businesses. Regardless of their career path, all the winners of the Sidney prize have made a lasting impression on society.
Nazanin Boniadi, an activist for human rights in Iran, was the 2022 winner of the sidney prize. The City of Sydney is a proud supporter of the prize, which rewards those who fight for peace with justice. The city congratulates Nazanin on her work and hopes she will continue to turn outrage into action.
Since 1950, the Hillman Foundation has awarded the sidney prize to journalists who “pursue the interdisciplinary reporting that illuminates the great issues of our time.” This includes those who investigate the world’s most controversial subjects, including war and violence, poverty and hunger, civil liberties, the environment, and discrimination against race and gender.
This year’s winner of the sidney prize is physicist Sidney Perkowitz. He is being honored for his efforts to connect physics with the arts and humanities. He has done so through a variety of activities, from speaking engagements to his best-selling books. He has worked tirelessly to bring physics to a wider audience.
The 2023 winner of the sidney prize is Annie Zhang for her story, ‘Who Rattles the Night?’. The Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize’seeks powerful and original fiction themed loosely around the notion of travel’. Two runners-up will receive $750 each. The winning story will be published in Overland and online.
The 2023 Judith Wright Poetry Prize winner is Claire Aman for her poem, ‘Golden Hour’. She was chosen from a longlist of eight. The 2023 runner-up is Yeena Kirkbright for her poem, ‘Camperdown Grief Junk’. Both of these poems will be published in Overland and online. The shortlist also included Zoe Meager for her work, ‘Together’ and Miso Bell for her story, ‘Thirsty Trees’. The judge was Patrick Lenton, the editor of Overland.