With the sixth annual Stella Count released, author Susan Johnson examines why gender bias in book reviewing matters, and how the Stella Prize and its offshoot the Stella Count have changed Australia’s literary landscape.
In the lead-up to Girls Write Up Melbourne, we asked some of the festival artists to tell us what advice they would give to their teenage selves.
Join 2018 Stella Prize winner Alexis Wright and writer and researcher Evelyn Araluen for a special conversation about the process of recording and crafting history that is both intimate and national.
Join 2014 Stella Prize-winner Clare Wright for Northcote High School's Talkfest with Helen Garner, Andy Griffiths, Sofie Laguna and Jock Serong.
In the lead-up to Girls Write Up Brisbane, we asked some of the festival artists to tell us what advice they would give to their teenage selves.
Join Alexis Wright, Claire G. Coleman and Shokoofeh Azar at Eltham Library to celebrate their powerful books and the 2018 Stella Prize.
Read the full speech given by Chair of Judges Fiona Stager at 2018 Stella Prize Award Night, announcing the winner.
Read the full transcript of Alexis Wright's beautiful acceptance speech upon winning the 2018 Stella Prize.
Alexis Wright is shortlisted for the 2018 Stella Prize for Tracker, the collective memoir of Aboriginal leader and visionary Tracker Tilmouth. In this special Stella interview, Alexis shares insights into how the book came about, the importance of Tracker Tilmouth’s legacy and what she’s working on next.
Join us at Readings Hawthorn to hear from Shokoofeh Azar, author of The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree, shortlisted for the 2018 Stella Prize.
Mirandi Riwoe is shortlisted for the 2018 Stella Prize. In this special Stella interview, Mirandi shares her favourite contemporary Australian female writers, and the background to – and inspiration for – her novella, The Fish Girl.
Join us at Montsalvat for Alexis Wright in conversation with Morag Fraser about the collective memoir, Tracker.
Michelle de Kretser is shortlisted for the 2018 Stella Prize. In this special Stella interview, Michelle shares her favourite past Australian female writers and what inspired The Life to Come.
In this special Stella interview, Krissy shares what inspired her writing, the future possibilities of technology for driving empathy and understanding, and the Australian women writers who spur her on.
Shokoofeh Azar is shortlisted for the 2018 Stella Prize for her novel The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree. In this special Stella interview, Shokoofeh shares the experiences that informed the novel, the writers that inspire her work and what how writing is a means of resistance.
Claire G. Coleman is shortlisted for the 2018 Stella Prize for her speculative fiction novel Terra Nullius. In this special Stella interview, Claire shares some thoughts about the process of writing and how the novel came to be.
The Stella Prize is sad to announce that Executive Director Aviva Tuffield will be moving on from Stella after the 2018 cycle is completed, in May this year.
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Join us at the Melba Spiegeltent for a gala event celebrating Australian women writers, as we announce the 2018 Stella Prize longlist!
Read Up is about reading towards empowerment. It is a map for young people aged 15–24 to help guide their thinking about things that matter: sexuality, relationships, gender, minds and bodies, and diverse cultures.
Write Up delivers specifically designed programs for small groups of young people who are currently outside of the traditional education system. These unique residential events seek to foster confidence and a sense of belonging, and to equip participants with the skills and self-belief to share their own stories.
To complement Girls Write Up this year, the Stella Schools Program has introduced an online zine, Talking Back!
Why is art important to everyday life? At this Melbourne Writers Festival event, Elizabeth Kostova (The Shadow Land) and winner of the 2017 Stella Prize Heather Rose (The Museum of Modern Love) discuss the significance of art in their novels, as well as how the Balkan region informs their work.
At this free event in Melbourne, join Stella Prize winners Heather Rose and Emily Bitto for a conversation about art, fiction and the role of creativity in everyday life.
2017 Stella Prize winner Heather Rose will discuss art, writing and creativity with Stella Prize judge Benjamin Law at this special Hobart event.
YA superstars Cath Crowley, Simmone Howell and Fiona Wood explore the magic of female friendships in their new collaboration, Take Three Girls.
The Rose Scott Women Writers' Festival showcases the rich diversity of genres in which contemporary Australian women writers explore issues of personal, social and political concern.
Writers from different generations and communities share their experiences as both givers and recipients of the support, advice and wisdom shaping their craft and creativity. Chaired by Abigail Ulman, and featuring Hannah Kent, Sandra Phillips and the 2017 Stella Prize winner, Heather Rose.
It's hard to believe that award-winning authors J.C. Burke, Amie Kaufman and Mariko Tamaki still have to battle stereotypes in their books and their careers. Join these authors as they look at the future of women in YA literature.