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Your 2023 Stella Writers’ Festival Guide
Literary festival season is almost upon us, and there are plenty of opportunities to hear from Stella Prize-listed authors in events across the country. Join 2023 Stella Prize-listed authors and past...
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Announcing the winner of the 2023 Stella Prize
Stella is thrilled to announce Sarah Holland-Batt’s unforgettable and unflinching poetry collection, The Jaguar (University of Queensland Press), as the winner of the 2023 Stella Prize. The $60,000...
View ArticleSarah Holland-Batt’s 2023 Stella Prize Acceptance Speech
Distinguished guests, judges, fellow writers, family, friends— I acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, and pay my respects to their elders, past...
View ArticleInterview: Beejay Silcox – 2024 Stella Prize Chair of Judges
An interview with writer, critic, Artistic Director of Canberra Writers Festival and 2024 Stella Prize Chair of Judges, Beejay Silcox. What excites you most as a judge and awarding the 2024 Stella...
View ArticleInterview: Bram Presser – 2024 Stella Prize Judge
Award-winning author Bram Presser is a semi-reformed punk rocker, recovering academic, lapsed lawyer, co-founder of the Melbourne Jewish Book Week, and full-time dad. What excites you about judging...
View ArticleInterview: Eleanor Jackson – 2024 Stella Prize Judge
An interview with award-winning author, editor, radio host and arts worker Eleanor Jackson. What excites you most as a judge and awarding the 2024 Stella Prize? Opening a giant box of books. And then...
View ArticleInterview: Dr Yves Rees – 2024 Stella Prize Judge
An interview with award-winning author and academic Yves Rees. Why is judging the Stella Prize important to you? I’m a writer and a historian, but first and foremost I’m a reader. Books are the great...
View ArticleMeet the team: Fiona Sweet – Executive Director and CEO
An interview with Stella’s new Executive Director and CEO, Fiona Sweet. Fiona is the past Artistic Director and CEO of the Ballarat International Foto Biennale, Australia’s leading contemporary...
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Stella schools: an evening with Louisa Lim
Throughout the year a group of students from Melbourne Girls Grammar School (MGGS) get together once a week at lunchtime to read and reflect on a book longlisted for the Stella Prize. A wonderful...
View ArticleInterview: Cheryl Leavy – 2024 Stella Prize Judge
An interview with award-winning writer and arts worker Cheryl Leavy. What excites you about judging the 2024 Stella Prize and awarding the next Stella Prize winner? I am excited to read the best of...
View ArticleMeet the team: Gabriella Munoz – Communications and Administration
An interview with Gabriella Munoz, Stella’s new Communications & Administration Officer. Gabriella is a writer and editor who has worked in the publishing industry for over 18 years. She has...
View ArticleMeet the team: Claudia Nankervis – Program Officer
An interview with Claudia Nankervis, Stella’s new Program Officer. Claudia has extensive experience across film, podcasts and television. After graduating from RMIT with a Bachelor of Communications...
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15 First Nations books to add to your October reading list
Moving, inspiring, confronting, funny, and essential. These are some of the adjectives that the Stella Prize Judges have used to describe the books written by First Nations authors who have been...
View ArticleLove Your Bookshop Day 2023
To celebrate Love Your Bookshop Day, the Stella team and the 2024 Judges share their favourite bookshops and a few anecdotes. On Saturday 7 October, visit your favourite bookshop, listen to a book...
View ArticleStella Day Out
Stella is proud to present its latest initiative: Stella Day Out, a free one-day festival for everyone who loves reading and writing. This year Stella furthers its commitment to breaking down barriers...
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What are Stella Day Out panellists reading now?
We asked Stella Day Out panellists to share what they’ve been reading off the clock. We hope you’ll be inspired to read some of these books. And don’t forget all of them will be on 9 November at...
View ArticleInterview: Catherine Andrews, Stella Ambassador
Andrews has been a fundamental part of Stella and its history, particularly in recent years. Without her support, for example, Stella Day Out wouldn’t be possible. In this interview, the Stella...
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Stella Book of the Month: December 2023
This month we celebrate Mateship with Birds, the first book to win the Stella Prize. Discover how the Prize shaped Carrie Tiffany’s career and what it was like to be the first author to win the Stella...
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Summer Reading List
As we approach the end of the year, we asked Stella Prize-listed authors, staff and arts workers what they’ve got on their reading pile for the summer. Jessica Alice | Chief Executive Officer of...
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Book of the Month: Between a Wolf and a Dog
This January Stella celebrates Between a Wolf and a Dog, a heartfelt and intelligent book shortlisted for the 2017 Stella Prize, and the life of its author, the late Georgia Blain. Georgia Blain’s...
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