The sidney prize is given each month to honor outstanding socially conscious journalism. Recipients receive $500, a bottle of wine, and a certificate designed by New York Times cartoonist Edward Sorel. The Hillman Foundation has awarded the Sidney Prize for decades to journalists who pursue “deep reporting and storytelling in pursuit of social justice.” Previous winners include Jane Mayer for her report on Dick Cheney; Bill Moyers and Kathleen Hughes for their series on the US wars and their costs; and Jose Antonio Vargas for his article in New York magazine on being an undocumented immigrant.
The prize is open to all HLS students and can be written as part of a class, clinic, or independent study project. In addition to the essay itself, applicants must submit a brief statement of evaluation from the professor under whom they wrote the work. The deadline for submissions is April 19.
This prize, established in memory of Addison Brown ’55, recognizes excellence in writing on the subject of law and society. This writing is accomplished through the drafting of an article, a case note, a legislative analysis or other similar piece of writing on a legal topic. The essay must contain an argument and analysis of a legal issue, and should be written in the course of teaching or studying law.
Awarded to the best paper written by a graduate student in Harvard Law School on any topic related to the law of property and the societal consequences of legal change. The paper should be original and of sufficient length to warrant publication in Overland. The winner will be announced in the summer of 2024.
In honor of a distinguished Harvard Law School professor and activist, this prize is awarded to the best paper written by an HLS student on any topic relating to the law of property and the social consequences of legal change. The paper should be of sufficient length to merit publication in Overland and should be original and of sufficient quality to warrant the award. The prize will be announced in the spring of 2024.
This is a monthly award that honors stories that highlight the injustice of social and economic disparity in our country and world. The winning entry will be published in Overland, and the writer will receive $500 and a bottle of wine. The submission process is completely anonymous, and the writer must provide a pen name on the entry form to protect his or her anonymity.
This prize is awarded to the best paper written by a student in the Program on Law and Society or Law and Social Change in a Muslim World at Harvard Law School during the academic year. The prize is funded by a donation from Venour V Nathan. In order to be considered for this award, the student must have a subscription to Overland in order to enter the competition. Students may submit more than one story but each must be entered in the system separately with a different pen name.