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We launch this thirty-fifth edition of Psychoanalytic Dialogues extremely proud to be presenting articles by Rachel Karliner and Elise Geltman, each a winner of the first Lewis Aron Prize for an original paper by an author new to psychoanalytic publishing. As you will soon see, this issue of Dialogues embraces the expansiveness of Lew’s vision and his enthusiasm for a comprehensive psychoanalytic practice, one that inquires into the artfulness of clinical work, the clarity earned by rigorous theoretical study, a steadfast engagement with the social, and the generative potential of collaborative institutional practice. It takes a lot of work and a lot of people to pull this off. And so, in addition to thanking Lew, all the founders of this journal who spirit us forward, and our Editorial Board who keep us afloat, we are grateful to the many first-time contributors who made awarding this prize a fine celebration of Dialogues’ mission and an inspiring nod to our bright future. We write this preface as the world seems ever more precarious and the value of open dialogue appears less and less pervasive. With that in mind, we carry on, as did Lew, holding hope dear and investing in the next generation of psychoanalytic writers and leaders with great conviction.
We first conceived of the Lewis Aron Prize to honor Lew’s legacy and deep impact on our field and to further his commitment to fostering new generations of psychoanalytic writers. The results were overwhelming. Our team of reviewers considered 26 entries, each of which merited distinction. Each reviewer brought keen insights to the jury’s conversations about how these papers charted an Aronesque landscape. To borrow from the title of Lew’s collected papers edited by Galit Atlas, the overwhelming bounty we received in submissions and the gathering of colleagues to discuss them represents the best of what happens, “When Minds Meet.”
While we had originally intended to award the prize to one author, the jury equally admi