The Sidney Prize honors journalism that illuminates the great issues of our time, including social and economic injustice. We seek entries that are well researched and write in a clear, compelling style, whether written for newspapers, magazines, blogs, podcasts or other outlets. The winner each month receives a $500 honorarium and their work will be published in Overland. Two runners-up will each win $750. Nominations may be made for one’s own writing or for someone else’s, as long as the piece was published in the preceding month. Submissions are due by the last day of the month.
In 2024, the prize was awarded to Sophia Jactel (B.A. ’20) for her piece on Josef Israels and domesticity in nineteenth-century Dutch art. The judging panel for this year included Laura Elvery, Paige Clark and Michael Winkler.
Since 1950, the Hillman Foundation has honored journalists, writers and public figures who pursue investigative journalism and public policy in service to the common good. The Foundation carries on the spirit of the late Sidney Hillman, who as president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, and a founder of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, worked tirelessly to build a vibrant union movement that extended beyond the factory floor and into all aspects of working people’s lives.
Philippe Sands KC is the 2024 recipient of the George Barrett Award for Public Interest Law. The award honors lawyers whose professional careers reflect the spirit and activism of George “Citizen” Barrett, an attorney who represented the interests of people without money or power, and fought to secure their civil and human rights, address the legacies of colonialism and protect the global environment.
This annual book award, which has been awarded annually since 1968, is given by SHOT in recognition of outstanding titles that can be read and understood by both general and specialist readers alike. The winning author receives a cash prize and a plaque.
This prize is awarded in memory of Sidney Howard (1891–1939), a member of the Playwrights’ Company who died young in an accident on the farm where he was living. The prize was established in 1939 by the Company to support promising new playswrights.
The Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize is open to writers nationally and internationally at all stages of their careers. Entries are accepted online through a dedicated submission portal. The winner will be awarded $5000 and have their short story published in Overland; the two runners-up will each be awarded $750. In addition, the winner will be eligible to compete as a potential prize-winner in next year’s Sidney Prize. To enter, please visit the Overland submission page here; subscribers to Overland are eligible to compete at a discounted subscriber rate. Applicants must be at least 18 years old to submit a short story for consideration. For further details, please see the submission guidelines. The deadline for this year’s competition is November 12th. The prize is kindly supported by the Malcolm Robertson Foundation.