Sydney Prize is a collection of writing competitions, prizes and awards open to writers based in NSW, Australia. These include the Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize for poets who have published one or more poems in books or journals, and the Event Cinema Rising Talent Award for short filmmakers. The Sydney Film Festival also offers a range of prizes for films, including the Sydney Filmmaker Award. This is the best overall film in the Official Selection line-up, and is voted on by an audience of more than 30,000 people.
The Sidney Cox Memorial Prize is awarded for the undergraduate writing that most nearly meets the high standard of originality and integrity that Sidney Cox set both in his teaching and in his book, Indirections for Those Who Want to Write. Submissions may be any type of undergraduate writing in English. The prize is named in honor of a beloved teacher and author who taught at the University of Sydney from 1932 to 1944.
The Hillman Prize honours outstanding socially-conscious journalism that promotes social and economic justice. It is named in memory of Sidney Hillman, president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America (ACWA) and champion of a progressive industrial democracy. The prize is administered by the Hillman Foundation, a private, non-profit, charitable foundation established in his name.
This is an annual literary prize awarded to authors of an outstanding scholarly work in the history of science and technology. The winner receives a monetary award and is honored at the Society’s Triennial Council Meeting. Previous winners of the prize have included Margaret Atwood, whose works explore the intersections of literature, culture, and politics; John H. Whittaker, whose work examines the impact of technology on human beings; and Richard W. Day, whose contributions have advanced the field of history of technology in areas such as information and communication technologies.
In 2024, the prize will be offered to an advanced graduate student or a recent PhD who has written a dissertation-based article that contributes substantially to the development of Consumer Culture Theory and related theoretical areas in marketing and consumer research. The winning paper will be presented at the CCT annual conference luncheon and will be published in the journal of Marketing and Consumption.
This is an annual prize awarded to a student who has written the most outstanding paper on a topic in the area of tax law and policy. The prize is sponsored by Roberts & Holland, a leading national tax law firm. The prize carries an award of $1,000. Students who wish to be considered for this prize must request that the professor under whom they wrote the paper email a statement of evaluation directly to Professor Steven Shavell. In addition, students must submit the paper for consideration no later than Friday, April 19, 2024. For more information, see the scholarship application guidelines. Students should also make sure that their papers conform to the style requirements of the journal before submitting them for consideration.