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.
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.
News & Views Magabala to publish Teela May Reid’s Daisy Utemorrah Award winning novel Teela May Reid has been awarded this year’s Daisy Utemorrah Prize at the WA Premier’s Book Awards for her unpublished manuscript “Our Matriarchs Matter.”
Books Kate Kruimink takes out the 2020 Vogel Award from all-female shortlist Kate M. Kruimink, a Tasmanian author and writer, has been awarded the 2020 Australian/Vogel’s Literary Award for her novel ‘A Treacherous Country’.
Uncategorised Melissa Lucashenko wins 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award Lucashenko’s work is a powerful response to the entrenched racism that still shapes Australian culture. This year, her sixth novel wins Miles Franklin Award