News & Views Social change & purpose at the heart of the 2021 Stella Prize shortlist Spanning fiction and non-fiction, the six shortlisted titles for the 2021 Stella Prize showcase some of Australia’s best.
News & Views Torrey Peters becomes first trans woman nominated for Women’s Prize for Fiction For the first time in the Women’s prize for fiction history, a trans woman has been nominated for the £30,000 ($54,000) award.
Books Laura Elvery on the 20 women Nobel Laureates who have redefined science On International Day of Women and Girls in Science we chat to Laura Elvery, about her book that looks at 20 female Nobel Prize winners.
News & Views Women nominees dominate Best Director category in Golden Globes list for first time ever Directors Chloé Zhao, Emerald Fennell and Regina King have outnumbered male director nominees at the 78th Golden Globes.
News & Views Laura Jean McKay wins Australia’s richest literary prize Laura Jean McKay has been awarded two prizes in the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards for her novel The Animals in That Country.
News & Views ‘We need to radically democratise the very notion of leadership’: Dr Stephanie Dowrick Dr Stephanie Dowrick is the latest guest on The Leadership Lessons, a Women’s Agenda podcast series supported by Salesforce.
News & Views ‘While democracy can be delayed, it can never be defeated’: Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman steals the show 22-year old Amanda Gorman stole the show as the youngest ever poet to perform at a presidential inauguration.
Screen Bridgerton breaks the mould for diversity in period drama and everyone’s on board The success of Netflix series Bridgerton shows diversity in period drama is a huge and much needed drawcard.
News & Views Tara June Winch wins Prime Minister’s Literary Award for novel The Yield Tara June Winch has won the 2020 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for her novel The Yield, taking out the $80,000 fiction category.
News & Views Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards shortlist announced for 2021 The shortlist for the 2021 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards has been announced with recognition going to 26 of this year’s best writers.
Life In our own voices: 5 Australian books about living with disability Rather than presenting a disability as an obstacle, life writing can explore the joys, frustrations and creativity of living with disability.
Books NAIDOC Week book giveaway & poetry from Oodgeroo In celebration of NAIDOC Week, Women’s Agenda is excited to offer a giveaway of Australia’s foremost Aboriginal poets’, Oodgeroo’s new book.
