In memory of Sidney Cox, professor of English at Dartmouth 1927–1952, a prize of $100 is being offered annually for that piece of undergraduate writing which “most nearly meets those high standards of originality and integrity” which he demanded both of himself and of his students. The Committee he set up for the award, composed of his former students and friends, will select from among the manuscripts submitted in competition the one which most nearly fulfills these criteria.
Founded in 1950, the Hillman Foundation has been concerned with the responsibilities of a free press and the need for investigative reporting and deep storytelling to illuminate important issues of our time—from the search for a basis for lasting peace to the promotion of civil liberties and democracy and the battle against discrimination based on race, nationality, or religion. Since its founding, the Foundation has awarded tens of thousands of dollars in prizes to contributors to the daily, periodical, and labor press as well as writers, artists, and broadcasters.
The 2023 Neilma Sidney Prize sought short fiction of up to 3,500 words inspired by the theme ‘travel’. Judges for the competition included Laura Elvery, Paige Clark and Michael Winkler, who read over 500 entries. The winner, Sophia Jactel, received $5000 with two runners-up receiving $1750 each. Winners will have their work published in Overland. The competition is open to anyone, but Overland subscribers can enter at a special subscriber rate.
The Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) has awarded its 2023 Sidney Edelstein Prize to Stephan Miescher for A Dam for Africa: The Hydroelectric Project and Modern Ghana (Indiana University Press, 2022). SHOT’s Leonardo da Vinci Award is presented annually for a book that “demonstrates outstanding scholarship in the history of science and technology with beguiling imagery.” This is the seventh year in which the prize has been presented. The book is an outstanding contribution to the history of technology, showing how technological innovation often has been driven by the desire to conquer nature in order to control water and energy resources. SHOT gratefully acknowledges the support of Ruth Edelstein Barish and the family of the late Sidney Edelstein.