The University of Sydney offers a variety of prizes designed to recognise student academic excellence. These prizes are awarded throughout the year for scholarly work on a specific topic and are presented at various events. Most prize entries are submitted anonymously and students can nominate their own work or work by others. The majority of prize entries are written papers.
The Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) recently named York University professor Edward Jones-Imhotep the winner of its 2018 Sidney Edelstein Prize — the most prestigious book award in the field of the history of technology. Jones-Imhotep won the prize for his book The Unreliable Nation: Hostile Nature and Technological Failure in Cold War Canada (MIT Press, 2017).
SHOT’s prize is named after the late Sidney Edelstein — noted expert on the history of dyes, founder of a successful specialty chemical manufacturing firm, and 1988 recipient of SHOT’s Leonardo da Vinci Award. It is awarded annually for an outstanding scholarly book in the history of technology published during the three years prior to the award. The prize carries a cash award and a plaque.
Since 1950, the Sidney Hillman Foundation has honored journalists who pursue investigative reporting and deep storytelling in service of the common good. The prize seeks to recognize discernment in identifying a significant story, resourcefulness and courage in reporting it, skill in relating the story, and impact of the coverage.
In 2024, Overland partnered with the Malcolm Robertson Foundation to award a prize for short fiction of up to 3000 words themed loosely around the notion of travel. A judging panel of Patrick Lenton, Alice Bishop and Sara Saleh selected a shortlist of eight pieces, and chose the winner and two runners-up. The winning story, ‘Who Rattles the Night?’, will be published in Overland’s autumn issue and online. The judges and the Malcolm Robertson Foundation would like to thank all the submissions.
If your entry takes up the voice or experience of a marginalised or vulnerable identity, we ask you to tell us if you identify as being part of that community or experience. This question is optional, but it helps us ensure that our readers can engage with the story and feel a connection to the piece. It is also important for our blind judging process.
Overland’s editorial team will review the submitted work and the corresponding entry form. A winner will be announced on the second Wednesday of each month. The winner will be featured in a special editorial in Overland and will receive a $500 honorarium, as well as a certificate designed by New Yorker cartoonist Edward Sorel.
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AJL can not guarantee that the winning manuscript will be published; however, several Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award winners have subsequently been published. We encourage authors to continue to submit their work for consideration. Winning manuscripts can carry the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award seal on copies of their books.