The Australian Jewish Library annually awards The Sidney Taylor Book Award to an exceptional book that has made an outstanding contribution to Jewish studies. The winner receives both a cash award and certificate; their work will also be displayed at their conference one year after publication – in past competitions this has included works by scholars, poets, musicians and visual artists alike! In 2025 alone three authors submitted works – Deborah Bodin Cohen, Kerry Olitzky and Stacey Dressen McQueen of An Etrog from Across the Sea won; Estelle Nadel Sammy Savos and Bethany Strout with The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoiriam of Hope and Survival; A. R. Vishny’s Night Owls won this Sydney Taylor Book Award!
The winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award receives a cash award of $2,000, as well as having their work published by American Journalists & Letterists (AJL). Furthermore, their book will be showcased at an AJL annual conference following publication and added to our library’s collection as well as receiving its own bibliography listing all winning works.
Nominations for the Leonardo da Vinci Medal, Melvin Kranzberg Dissertation Fellowship and Joan Cahalin Robinson Prize will open for submissions on 14 May. Moreover, nomination deadlines for Eugene S. Ferguson Prize and Race and Histories of Technologies Prize have been set for 30 June 2025; please see individual prize pages for more information.
This memoir provides an enchanting examination of humanity’s capacity for compassion. Following a remarkable and unlikely tale of one man who overcame personal tragedy by finding solace through relationships with those close to him: family, community and nation all played key roles. Readers will come away feeling inspired with lasting goodwill towards him and his story.
Overland is proud to present the winners of the 2021 Judith Wright Poetry Prize and Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize: Ender Baskan won both prizes, earning her first place ($5000). Gareth Morgan and Lillian Rupcic took second and third places respectively; their stories will be published online alongside our autumn issue of Overland.
This report on an innovative weapon in the fight against climate change illustrates how one person’s vision can galvanize communities around the globe to join together under common purpose and create bonds of friendship and trust among members of their respective communities. An impressive and timely accomplishment, this book powerfully recounts an unforgettable time in history; essential reading for all who care about the future of humanity and planet earth alike.