Literary Prizes

 

Previously known as 'Prize Compositions', Literary Prizes have a long history at the University of Sydney with many of them dating from bequests left to the University at the beginning of the last century, bringing a sense of tradition to the awards.

List of prizes

  • Adrian Consett Stephen Memorial Prize
  • Beauchamp Prizes
  • Earle Page Constitutional Prize
  • Frederick Lloyd Memorial Prize
  • H.M. Moran Prize
  • Henry Lawson Prize for Poetry
  • Henry Lawson Prize for Prose
  • Nicholson Medal
  • Robert A. Dallen Prize
  • Venour V. Nathan Prize
  • The Wentworth Medal is closed for 2009

Recent Submissions

  • The House of Something Quieter 

    Lucy, Honeychurch
    Published 2024-08-28
    (and You)
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  • The King’s Speech: Unveiling the Colonial Gaze in Kenya (1895-1918) 

    Rana, Zarak Mohamed Ali; Blaze, Zack (Nom de plume)
    Published 2024-07-09
    In his recent speech to the people of Kenya, King Charles III took many by surprise when he espoused a semblance of cognizance and compassion towards the sufferings endured during the sombre epochs of imperial rule. During ...
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  • Leaving for Port Jackson; the First Fleet's abandonment of Botany Bay 

    Gale, Stephen; Marjoribanks, Alexandra (Nom de plume)
    Published 2024-07-08
    On the morning of 28 April 1770, James Cook and his crew sailed into Botany Bay in the bark Endeavour, becoming the first Europeans to set foot on the east coast of Australia (Cook, 1955, 304-312). The event itself had ...
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  • Ashes to Absolution 

    Dwyer, Annabelle Frances Ray; Ogasawara, Kaori (Nom de plume)
    Published 2023-05-05
    Max didn’t care for miracles. As for snarky comments, like what about evolution? What about Jesus?, he didn’t care for them either. It wasn’t as if he didn’t hope for them, inevitably everybody prayed for divine salvation. ...
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  • Balloons 

    Ryan, Brendan Samuel; Irish, Herschel (Nom de plume)
    Published 2023-05-05
    This was the earliest Robbie had been awake in five weeks. In the corner of the lively Surry Hills café—his sister’s choice—he sat, waiting at a two-seater. He sipped warm water, poured from a dirty bottle. He overheard ...
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