Mark your calendars! The 2021 Stella Prize Longlist will be announced online in March.
The 2021 Stella Prize judges (Zoya Patel (Chair), Jane Harrison, Elizabeth McCarthy, Ian See and Tamara Zimet) tell us what they’ve been reading
A tribute to Elizabeth Harrower, from Susan Wyndham.
Free online workshops for secondary school students — presented by writers, artists and editors.
We’re delighted to reveal 2021’s multitalented judging panel.
Dip a toe-in to the 2020 Stella Prize Broadcast; read a transcript of Jess Hill's acceptance speech here.
Stella is delighted to announce Jess Hill’s four-year investigation into domestic abuse, See What You Made Me Do, as the 2020 Stella Prize winner.
Gain insight to the unenviable decision deliberated on by the 2020 Stella Prize judges, by founding member Lou Swinn: Stella Prize judge 2018, Chair 2019-2020.
Tune in as Stella takes the 2020 Prize Night online in a broadcast hosted by Patricia Karvelas, feat. special guests!
Stella encourages booklovers to support their local bookstore in this uncertain time
Charlotte Wood on The Weekend, shortlisted for the 2020 Stella Prize.
Tara June Winch on The Yield, shortlisted for the 2020 Stella Prize.
Josephine Rowe on Here Until August: Stories, shortlisted for the 2020 Stella Prize.
Favel Parrett on There Was Still Love, shortlisted for the 2020 Stella Prize.
Caro Llewellyn on Diving Into Glass, shortlisted for the 2020 Stella Prize.
Jess Hill on See What You Made Me Do, shortlisted by the 2020 Stella Prize.
Here are exemplary storytellers new and established working across fiction, investigative journalism, memoir and short story – six powerful books...
The 2020 Stella Prize saw over 150 powerful entries. Stella’s judges — publisher, writer and reviewer Louise Swinn (Chair), award-winning...
Tickets are now on sale for the 2020 Stella Prize Longlist Party! Join us on Thursday 6 February at 6...
Mark your calendars! The 2020 Stella Prize Longlist Party will be held at the beautiful Melba Spiegeltent in Melbourne on...
"I really do believe that it is through literature that our vision is enlarged and our circle of empathy is expanded."
"The winning book elegantly tramples all over the Stella requirements: it is excellent, engaging and original in spades."
"This prize rewards women who write truth – historical, political, and the truth of the heart and the soul: the truth of individuals, of each of us, and the truth of the world we live in."
Enza Gandolfo is shortlisted for the 2019 Stella Prize for her novel The Bridge. In this special Stella interview, Enza...
Jenny Ackland is shortlisted for the 2019 Stella Prize for her novel Little Gods. In this special Stella interview, Jenny...
As we get closer to the end of the year, Mirandi Riwoe is here with some Stella Stocking Stuffer ideas...
Today our Stella Stocking Stuffer is thanks to Michelle Law. If you need more gift-giving inspiration, this is sure to...
Our first Stella Stocking Stuffer is from Louise Swinn, Chair of Judges in the 2019 Stella Prize and co-founder of Stella....
It’s been a big year here at Stella. This year, we’ve worked with over 600 teens in four states across Australia through Girls Write Up in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Wodonga.
What happens when a group of avid readers come together to share their views about fabulous books? The Stella Book...