The Stella Prize

We are so excited to be coming to Brisbane this Saturday 31st August for Stella Day Out! Join the waitlist if you missed out on tickets 🙏

Stella Day Out – Celebrating Australian Women And Non-Binary Authors Local award-winning writers are the focus of Stella Day Out – a free, one-day festival of great writing and great ideas in Brisbane.

Early-bird entries have closed and general entries are now open! https://stella.org.au/eligibility-and-guidelines/ - see eligibility and guidelines here.

Happy submitting!

We are obsessed with our Stella merch and now you can own some too! Send us a message if you would like to buy one of our aprons or tote bags - there is limited stock available 🛒🏃‍♀️

Apron (with adjustable strap): $22
Tote bag: $15
+ $10 shipping
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https://www.artshub.com.au/news/news/stella-goes-to-brisbane-2743600/ See you in Brisbane next week for Stella Day Out!

Stella goes to Brisbane Stella now heads over to Queensland to curate a free, one-day writers' festival.

SYDNEY! A special Rose Scott Women Writer's Festival and Stella Prize is coming to you.

The Women's Club, in collaboration with the Stella Prize, is thrilled to invite you to an exclusive cocktail literary salon event featuring the Stella 2024 shortlist author, Katia Ariel. Join us as we delve into her deeply moving and thought-provoking book, The Swift Dark Tide.

- Thursday 5th of September 5:30 pm arrival for a 6:30 pm start
- Level 4, 179 Elizabeth Street, Sydney
- TWC Friends $30 | Non Member $35
Complimentary cocktail/mocktail on arrival.
Snack bar available with drinks and light foods for purchase.

Buy tickets here:

Cocktail Literary Salon Stella Prize 5Sep24_public The Women's Club, in collaboration with the Stella Prize, is thrilled to invite you to an exclusive cocktail literary salon event featuring the Stella 2024 shortlist author, Katia Ariel. Join us as we delve into her deeply moving and thought-provoking book, The Swift Dark Tide.

BWF is thrilled to welcome history-making award-winning author Alexis Wright to our Festival in just a couple short weeks.

Congratulations Alexis on winning BOTH the Stella and Miles Franklin prizes in the same year for the ground-breaking novel Praiseworthy.

See Alexis Wright speaking with Yves Rees at Session 53, our Closing Gala, Voices of Australia. Get you tickets now at https://www.bendigowritersfestival.com.au/sunday/53

Alexis Wright becomes the first person to win the Miles Franklin and the Stella Prize in the same year The Waanyi writer has won the $60,000 Miles Franklin Literary Award for her epic novel Praiseworthy, a fabulist critique of colonisation and climate change.

Praiseworthy makes history: Alexis Wright is the first author to win the Miles Franklin and the Stella Prize for one book Praiseworthy is the defining work written on this continent so far this century. It defies classification.

Praiseworthy indeed: Alexis Wright wins Miles Franklin Award 2024 Alexis Wright wins the Miles Franklin, the most prestigious literary prize in Australia, for the second time.

Congratulations to winner for winning the Miles Franklin - a brilliant book for a double win!!!!

Stella Day Out Brisbane will be held on Saturday 31 August. To save your spot, follow the link in our bio.

There is limited capacity - don’t miss out!

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This Friday at Southern Highlands Writers' Festival. Book your tickets now so you don't miss out. See you there 🎫

Southern Highlands Writers' Festival The Southern Highlands Writers’ Festival attracts some of Australia’s leading writers and thinkers.

Early-bird entries for the 2025 Stella Prize are now open!
Head to https://stella.org.au/eligibility-and-guidelines/ for eligibility and guidelines.

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Early-bird entries open - July 22 2024
Early-bird entries close - August 25 2024
General entries open - August 26 2024
Entries close - October 6 2024

head to https://stella.org.au/ for more information 📚

Sanya Rushdi (Hospital) and Alexis Wright (Praiseworthy) at The Stella Prize night earlier this year. The two authors now have their novels shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award.

The judges describe Praiseworthy as ‘an epic of classical proportions and a wild comedic romp’, and Hospital as ‘a fictional flourish of poetic utterance that is, in turns, affecting and absorbing in its disquisition upon the nature of psychosis.’

Read their comments in full: https://giramondopublishing.com/alexis-wright-and-sanya-rushdi-shortlisted-for-miles-franklin-literary-award/

Photo: Samantha Meuleman

Such wonderful news, Congratulations to Sanya Rushdi and Giramondo Publishing

Congratulations to our two authors shortlisted for the 2024 Miles Franklin Literary Award! 🎉🎉

Alexis Wright – Praiseworthy
Sanya Rushdi – Hospital (trans. Arunava Sinha)

These two books were also shortlisted for The Stella Prize this year, with Praiseworthy going on to win.

Learn more: https://www.perpetual.com.au/insights/2024-miles-franklin-literary-award-shortlist-revealed/

https://www.broadsheet.com.au/national/entertainment/article/hundreds-free-books-have-been-left-buses-trams-and-trains-across-country

Have you found a Stella on the Go book yet? Thank you Broadsheet Melbourne for writing about our new initiative!

Hundreds of Free Books Have Been Left on Buses, Trams and Trains Across the Country A new initiative is scattering free fiction by women and non-binary authors this winter. Here's where to find one of the books.

The bright green stickers for were designed by Canyon Brand and printed thanks to the generous donation of Southern Impact and Spicers Australia.

Have you found a book? Share your find with us in the comments below 🚌

We are so thrilled to announce our latest initiative, stella ON THE GO!

This winter Stella is placing free books written by women and non-binary authors in trams, trains, buses and public spaces across the country. If you see one, grab it and start reading. Once you finish the book, pass it on to a friend or leave it in a tram, bus or train for someone else to enjoy!

Spend this winter in the company of excellent books 📚

Let us know which books you find and read using the hashtag .

"There aren’t a lot of women and non-binary artistic directors in this country – not nearly enough. In fact, I never aspired to be an artistic director – purely because I had never seen a woman or non-binary person leading a company."

✨ We spoke with Stella Ambassador, Courtney Stewart, about representation, her projects at Boite Theatre and the .

Read the interview: https://bit.ly/3yWbkrg

Meet the 2025 Stella Prize judges:

📚 Bibliophile, interviewer and critic Astrid Edwards – Chair of Judges
📚 Gudanji/Wakaja writer and researcher Debra Dank
📚 Critic, researcher and editor Leah Jing McIntosh
📚 Award-winning journalist and author Rick Morton
📚 Writer, broadcaster and social advocate Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Together, they will select the most original, excellent and engaging book as the winner of the . Read more: https://bit.ly/4c5itni

✨ We are thrilled to announce Megan McCracken as Chair of Stella.

Read the full announcement: https://bit.ly/4e8l95i

"There was never any doubt that Stella and would make for a magical partnership. It was a beautiful fit for me personally, due to my love of literature and my mission of championing women in creative industries. For Canyon, it was a great opportunity to expand our minds and do something meaningful that would have a resonance within Australia’s creative community for years to come."

We sat down with Kat Francis, managing director at Canyon, to chat about her career and creative industries today: https://bit.ly/4ay6EVp

✨Our wonderful executive director and CEO, Fiona Sweet, visited Bakehouse Studios to continue to celebrate Alexis Wright's Praiseworthy and all the incredible books longlisted and shortlisted for the : https://stella.org.au/2024-stella-prize/ and thank you to Canyon Brand for the fabulous design

Soon we will announce the key dates and judging panel for the . Stay tuned!

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Sign up today to receive exclusive updates, interviews and announcements, including key dates to enter the , access to special giveaways and more: https://bit.ly/3Uzuuvu

Looking for something to read this weekend?

Choose from one of these five Stella Prize-nominated books that celebrate motherhood and familial ties in all its forms:

✨ Graft by Maggie MacKellar
✨ In My Mother’s Hands by Biff Ward
✨ Bad Art Mother by Edwina Preston
✨ The Other Side of the World by Stephanie Bishop
✨ Stone Fruit by Lee Lai

Discover more: https://bit.ly/4bpY38o