News & Views Women dominate 2025 International Booker Prize nominations Nine of the 13 books nominated for this year’s International Booker Prize were written by women. Here are all the details.
Game Changers Nobel Prize winner and short story giant Alice Munro dies, aged 92 Legendary short story writer and author of 14 story collections, Alice Munro has died in Ontario, aged 92.
News & Views Australian ‘feminist’s feminist’ Dr Dale Spender AM dies age 80 Dr Dale Spender AM, an Australian feminist writer, teacher, academic and speaker, has died at age 80.
Books Small and independent publishers sweep Stella Prize shortlist The six titles shortlisted for this year’s Stella Prize were all published by small and independent Australian publishers.
News & Views Writing about love, sex, abortion and class, French author Annie Ernaux is awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature French author, Annie Ernaux has been awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize for Literature, often writing about daily life in France for women.
Books ‘Speaks to an urgent issue’: 31-year old Melbourne writer takes home Miles Franklin Award At just 31, Melbourne writer Jennifer Down has won the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award for her second novel, Bodies of Light.
Books Stella Forever Fund has reached $3m target, thanks to these female philanthropists Stella’s Forever Fund, had reached its endowment target of $3 million – securing prize money for the annual Stella Prize in perpetuity.
Books The six books shortlisted for the 2022 Stella Prize This year’s Stella Prize shortlist consists of six experimental, genre-bending titles that confront issues of justice and truth-telling.
Books ‘Beware the controlling man’: Why Nikki Gemmell’s memoir is the book all young women need Nikki Gemmell’s new memoir is about the reckoning that goes on between love and creativity, and boy is it good.
Books Women’s Weekender: For everything you need on your read, listen & binge list this week From the latest book releases to the most binge-worthy TV shows, stay up to date on the latest content each week.
News & Views Women dominate this year’s NSW Premier’s Literary Awards Last night, the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards were announced, with 11 of the 13 awards won by women writers.
News & Views Women make history at this year’s Academy Awards Oscars demonstrated a version of glamour and flair we’d never seen but new records were set and women were celebrated.