Sidney prize is awarded each month for outstanding long-form journalism that exposes social and economic injustice. Nominations are accepted for articles in magazines or newspapers (with the exception of blogs) that were published during the previous month.

The winning piece will receive $5000 and two runners-up will each be rewarded $750. Judges Patrick Lenton, Alice Bishop and Sara Saleh have shortlisted eight pieces from a huge pool of entries. The winning story will appear in Overland’s autumn 2024 issue. Runners-up stories will be published online and in the magazine. The judges and the Malcolm Robertson Foundation would like to thank all those who entered for their commitment to the integrity of our blind-judging process.

From its beginnings in 1596, Sidney has punched well above its weight, producing scholars and leaders of culture, religion, politics and business; a premiership football club chairman; film and opera directors; bestselling authors; the man who introduced soccer to Hungary; and alchemists, spies and murderers. It has also produced soldiers and political cartoonists, a renowned sculptor and an award-winning poet. It has found time to produce a Nobel Prize winner, a 1928 Grand National winner and even Sherlock Holmes.

This prize, established in 2011, is named in honour of the founders of AJL’s Project on Private Law and may be awarded to the best paper written by a student for an AJL class or seminar, for independent research or as part of a course of study at a university. The prize is funded by the Foundation with a gift from Roberts & Holland LLP, and is intended to encourage students to think critically about legal issues and to contribute original insights to the field of private law.

CHICAGO, Jan. 21, 2022 – The winners of the 2022 Sydney Taylor Book Awards were announced today during LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience, an ALA affiliate event. The Sydney Taylor Book Awards are administered by the Association of Jewish Libraries and honor titles for children and teens that exemplify high literary standards while authentically portraying the Jewish experience.

The Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize is supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation and seeks outstanding original short fiction with a loose focus on travel themes, up to 3000 words in length. The shortlisted works have been published on the Overland website, and a winner will be chosen by the judges. The shortlisted writers each received $5000 and a trophy, and the winning entry will be published in Overland’s autumn 2024 edition.

Black Lives Matter has been awarded this year’s Sydney Peace Prize. The human rights movement – founded in the US by Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi after the 2013 shooting of Trayvon Martin – was chosen because of its focus on community empowerment and non-violence. The prize is worth $20 000 and was presented by the Dame Mary Robinson, president of Ireland and chairwoman of the Sydney Peace Foundation. It will be used to promote a nominee who has promoted “peace with justice and the dignity of all people”. The Sydney Peace Foundation also honours activists for non-violence and for peace in Africa, and has previously honoured Julian Burnside, Prof Noam Chomsky and former Irish President Mary Robinson.