The Sidney Prize is given annually to an undergraduate student whose paper exhibits outstanding intellectual qualities, high ideals and loyalty to them. It honors Dr. Sidney Louis Wagman ’51 – a Dartmouth professor killed during Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor – by way of The Wagman Fund established by his parents and brother and funded through contributions from former students.
Annie Zhang won the 2023 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize with her piece ‘Who Rattles the Night?’ The prize, open to writers worldwide and featuring a total prize pool of $6500 with two runners-up being published online, was judged by Patrick Lenton, Alice Bishop and Sara Saleh; winners were announced in October.
Helen Andrews of University of Queensland’s conservative writing faculty was shortlisted for this year’s Sidney Prize with her lengthy essay published in First Things’ inaugural issue about an incident when Andrews spoke on a panel about conservatism with former partner Todd Seavey; instead of discussing the topic at hand, Seavey went off on an extended rant against Andrews that was captured and broadcast live via C-Span.
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At this time of the year, it’s essential to step back and assess the big picture; Walter Russell Mead’s essay in The American Interest does just that. He asserts that our current political struggle involves two versions of liberalism – small state Manchester liberalism from 1890s England and big organization managerial state liberalism of 1950s USA.
The Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards are Australia’s most renowned awards for the arts. Given annually to recognize excellence and achievements across dance, drama, comedy, music, opera and circus. Also referred to as the “Sydney Myer Awards”. These awards were founded in 1984 to remember Sir Sidney Myer, an influential businessman and passionate patron of the arts. Since then, they have been presented annually; an awards ceremony takes place each December in Sydney Australia with one winner receiving a check for $100k as prize. Finalists receive $10,000 each. Winners are selected by an independent panel of judges comprised of renowned artists and academics; their decision cannot be appealed. Below is a list of past winners with their winning works displayed at Australian National Gallery from January-May each year.
