The Stella Prize is an important evolution in the recognition and celebration of women writers in Australia. Ms “Miles” Franklin would be proud.
- tara moss

The Stella Prize recognizes that women are central to Australia's literary endeavour and gives encouragement to future generations of writers.
- adam bandt

I am living proof that a women-only prize can be career-changing.
- kate grenville


 

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Stella/Hoopla/SWF lunch

19 April 2012

Women and critical writing

19 April 2012

The Stella Prize is funding three places for women at a workshop run by Geordie Williamson, chief literary critic of The Australian, at the Varuna Writers Centre on saturday 7t...

The Stella Prize and The Hoopla at Sydney Writers Festival

3 April 2012

‘At The Hoopla, we are always looking to make the diverse voices of Australian women heard and appreciated in the national discourse,’ Wendy said. ‘So when we saw The Stella Pr...

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Jacinta Halloran

Freya Headlam

Ellen Koshland

Chelsea Lewis

Virginia Peters

Pam Petschack

Fiona Stager



 

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Sophie Cunningham

Has worked in publishing for twenty-five years and is the author of three books, Geography, Bird and Melbourne.


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Monica Dux

Is a writer, social commentator and co-author of The Great Feminist Denial. Her second book, on pregnancy, birth and motherhood, will be published by MUP in 2013.


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Christine Gordon

Is the events manager at Readings Books, Music and Film.


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Jenny Niven

Is Associate Director at the Wheeler Centre, and was previously program manager of the Melbourne Writers Festival. She was director and co-founder of The Bookworm International Literary Festival, which runs annually across three Chinese cities.


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Louise Swinn

Is the editorial director of Sleepers Publishing, who specialise in new and emerging writers by fostering and publishing their voices.


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Kirsten Tranter

Is a Sydney-based author whose first novel, The Legacy, was shortlisted for the ALS Gold Medal and longlisted for the Miles Franklin. Her second novel, A Common Loss, will be released in January 2012.


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Aviva Tuffield

Is Associate Publisher for Fiction at Scribe Publications where she is building an Australian fiction list.


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Jo Case

Is a Melbourne-based writer, editor and reviewer, and associate editor of Kill Your Darlings.


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Jacinta Halloran

Jacinta Halloran is a Melbourne GP and writer. Her first novel, Dissection, was published by Scribe Publications in 2008.


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Liz Chappell

is a finance professional with some 20 years experience. She is currently the General Manager of The Melbourne Writers Festival.


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Eleanor Thomas

Eleanor Thomas is a lawyer and former bookseller. She currently works in human rights law at the Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office.




 

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The Stella Prize faces facts, highlighting the division in Australian literary culture whereby male writing is still privileged over female writing.

- Carmel Bird

The Stella Prize, with its graceful flexibility about genre, will encourage women writers to work in the forms they feel truly at home in, instead of having to squeeze themselves into the old traditional corsets.

- Helen Garner

I love the idea of the Stellas. Why have we not done this before?

- lee liberman

As merit does not come with genes, we still need to balance the books!

- eva cox ao

There has to be, and there is, scope within a country’s literature for all kinds of writing, and I want to see women practicing every kind of writing that represents our literature, and to be acknowledged and honored for doing so.

- dr anne summers ao

The Stella Prize is much-needed recognition of the wonderful books being written by our women writers —one that is necessary for a vibrant and diverse publishing industry.

- claudia karvan

Hooray for the Stella Prize, which recognises that women writers and readers are the pillar of the Australian publishing industry. We buy the books; we teach the young ones to read; and we want to reward the women writers who enrich our lives by telling our stories.

- wendy harmer

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