A prize is a way to recognise an individual or group for excellence. Prizes can be awarded in a wide range of fields including science, art, music, literature, sports, and more. Some prizes are prestigious and carry a large amount of money, others are smaller but still valuable. Most of these awards require entrants to submit a written work and are often judged by an independent panel. They may also have an application process, submission deadlines, and rules. Some are open to all students, while others are only available to those who meet specific criteria. Some awards are highly competitive and can be hard to win, while others are easier and more open to everyone.
The Sidney Black Memorial Engineering Award is awarded to a female graduating engineering student who has demonstrated a combination of academic achievement, personal attributes or contribution to society/student life. This award is named in honour of Sidney Black, who had a passion for engineering and was determined to follow her career dreams wherever they led her.
Sydney Film Festival is proud to present a comprehensive program of 10 illustrious awards each year – including the GIO Audience Award. These awards have been designed to help nurture new talent, drive momentum for filmmakers and reward outstanding achievement.
This year the committee has selected two Honor Books and two Winners in both the Younger Readers and Older Readers categories. In addition, the committee has designated a number of Notable Books (originally called The Best of the Bunch) that did not make the final list but which are worthy of mention. A complete listing of Notable Books is published each year at the same time as the winner lists.
In the 2024 Sydney Taylor Book Award, the committee has selected Richard Ho and Lynn Scurfield’s Two New Years as the Winner of the Younger Reader category, for their warm illustrations and thoughtful approach to a family celebrating both Rosh Hashanah in fall and Lunar New Year in spring. This is a wonderful, thoughtful, and readable text that will be appreciated by children and adults alike.
The winning and runners-up stories will be published in Overland’s autumn issue. A complete list of this year’s winners can be found here. Entry is free for Overland subscribers and non-subscribers pay a reduced entry fee of $12 if they take out a subscription at the same time.
See the full Sydney Taylor award list for 2024, and order gold or silver seals for your own copies of winning titles from our shop page. You can also listen to podcast interviews with 2024 winners, read reviews of many of the books on AJL’s mock award blog, The Sydney Taylor Shmooze, and learn more about the award on its official website. The Sydney Taylor Book Award is sponsored by the Australian Library Association and its State and Territory affiliates. You can find more information about the award and its history here.
