Sykes Prize 2026 - Brothers

We are delighted to announce the winners of the Robinson College Sykes Prize 2026. As was the case in previous years, the entries were of an extremely high standard, all displaying different imaginative and formal qualities. Once again, we warmly congratulate the winners of this year's prize on the originality of their achievements. The winners are listed below, along with links to their entries, the original prompt for this year's award is here. The judges would like to offer thanks again to Keith Sykes for his generous support of the initiative.

First place: Niko Kristic (The God Parasite) - Darwin, PhD

Second place: Jay Palombella (The Air is Thick and Trembling) - Trinity, MPhil

Third place: Helena de Brett (Uniforme) Downing MMLL Undergraduate, James Amamize (Mariano's claim) - Robinson, Theology Undergraduate, Louis Cameron (A Difficult Thing) - Darwin, PhD

Congratulations to all!