The Sidney Prize is an annual award for a short work of fiction, nonfiction or poetry by a Canadian citizen. The winner is deemed by a jury to be the most distinguished in his or her category. The Prize was founded in 1854 by a gift from WC Wentworth.
The winner of the prize receives a cheque for $500 and an official certificate. The work is judged by a panel of judges and the jury reserves the right to split the prize if it believes that two or more entries are of equal merit. The competition is open to both the general public and members of the Society of Writers of Canada.
A former Sidney student and Junior Research Fellow has won one of the most prestigious prizes for historical writing. Dr Clare Jackson has been awarded the Philip Sidney Ardern Memorial Prize for her work on royalist ideas in late-seventeenth century Scotland. She now works at Trinity Hall, Cambridge where she is Senior Tutor and Walter Grant Scott Fellow, College Associate Professor and Director of Studies in History.
In his long-term role as President of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America labor union, Sidney Hillman was active in helping to expose social and economic injustices. The Hillman Foundation, which awards monetary prizes for journalism that serves the public good, is named in his honor. The Foundation is a left-of-center organization with ties to Unite Here, Workers United and SEIU. It is led by a board of directors that includes Workers United president emeritus Bruce Raynor.
Known for presenting some of the most audacious and cutting-edge filmmaking in the world, the Sydney Film Festival has won many accolades and a reputation as being one of the top international festivals. The Sydney Film Prize, which is an official selection at the festival, is presented to the most courageous and inventive film in the Official Competition line-up.
The Society for the History of Technology awards the Sidney Edelstein Prize to a book that addresses a significant question in the history of science and technology with the scope and depth required of scholarly books. The winning author receives a cash award and plaque, sponsored by the Society’s Publishers Committee and dedicated to the memory of the late Sidney Edelstein, who was the founder of the Dexter Chemical Corporation and 1988 recipient of SHOT’s Leonardo da Vinci Prize.
Each month the Sidney Prize is given to an outstanding piece of journalism. Nominations can be made for newspaper, magazine or online journalism and are due by the last day of each month. The Sidney prize is presented across America and Canada. The winner will be announced on the second Wednesday of each month. Subscribers to Overland can nominate a piece of journalism at a discounted rate. All entries must be written in English. For more information, see the entry form below. A full list of past winners can be found here. This is a great opportunity to showcase your work in front of an international audience.