Applications are currently being accepted for The Daniel Singer Prize 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Daniel Singer was a committed socialist with a courageous respect for the facts on the ground. His journalism was descriptive, analytical, elegantly written, and accessible for a popular audience. These are the qualities the Singer Foundation hopes to honor with the Daniel Singer Prize.
Award:
Criteria:
Essays must have been published between January 1, 2025, and February 28, 2026.
If published in a language other than English, the submitter must submit an English translation, which will be considered as submitted.
Essays may be submitted by authors, editors, publishers, or readers.
The maximum length of the submission is 8,000 words, including footnotes.
Submission must include a motivating statement in English not exceeding 500 words, and a URL link to the published essay.
No individual may submit more than one of their own pieces. Coauthored submissions may only be submitted with full consent from all authors, and such a submission counts as each individual coauthor’s only opportunity to enter the contest; neither author may submit another entry independently.
Submissions of essays to be published after February 28, 2026, and any submission received after the deadline will not be considered.
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