The Sydney Prize and the Stuart Rosewarne Prize in Political Economy

The Sydney Prize and the Stuart Rosewarne Prize in Political Economy

The sidney prize is an annual award for outstanding literary work. Many of the prizes are for novels, plays and poems, but some honour essays and other forms of non-fiction writing. Some of the literary prizes have been around for decades, others are relatively new and were established to recognise and reward excellence in a specific field. Each year, the prize is awarded to a work of literature that has been published in the previous calendar year and is considered worthy of the award by a panel of judges. The winners of the sidney prize are announced in mid-December.

This year the prize was awarded to the Uluru Statement from the Heart, written by the Aboriginal leadership group in Australia. The winner was congratulated on the “clear and comprehensive agenda for healing and peace” set out in the document.

It was the first time that an Australian Indigenous organization had won the prize and it is a significant achievement for the nation, as the statement highlights the importance of reconciliation in Australia. The Sydney Peace Foundation said that the statement is a powerful expression of “the strength, courage and wisdom of the Indigenous people of Australia”.

The Stuart Rosewarne Prize in Political Economy recognises publicly-engaged research addressing systemic processes of exclusion and resistance, particularly around class, gender, and the environment. It is designed to support students in their development as progressive thinkers, by honouring scholarly research that addresses real world challenges and contributes to social change. Eligible students must have completed either an Honours or Master’s with a dissertation in the Department of Political Economy at the University of Sydney within the year the prize is awarded.

In 1927 Frank Albert donated 100 pounds to establish a prize to recognise proficiency in the discipline of Anthropology at the University of Sydney. It is awarded annually on the recommendation of the Head of the Discipline of Anthropology to the student who obtains the highest marks in the annual examinations in first year courses offered by the discipline, provided that their work is of sufficient merit.

The prize was created to encourage study of and interest in Jewish Civilisation. It was endowed by a donation from Mandelbaum House with the assistance of the Mandelbaum Trustees to honour Dr Ivan Cher, an Honorary Fellow of the University of Sydney and longstanding contributor to tertiary Jewish education in NSW. It is awarded annually on the recommendation of a panel of examiners to a postgraduate student for the best essay on a topic in Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture.

The Overland Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize seeks original short fiction of up to 3000 words themed loosely around the notion of travel. This year’s judging panel, comprising Patrick Lenton, Alice Bishop and Sara Saleh, reviewed over 500 entries to select a shortlist of eight stories and choose a winner. The winning entry will be published in Overland, and the two runners-up will have their stories published online. The judges reserve the right to withhold the prize if the entry does not satisfy their criteria.