Joining the Stella team
In a move that surprised me as much as anyone else, I’ve been selected as the new Executive Director of the Stella Prize. My new role was announced today, and I’ll be starting in early August. In a very short time, Stella has made an important impact on the Australian literary landscape. I feel excited…
Stella Prize 2017 Longlist
Wow – this might be the strongest Stella Prize field I’ve ever seen. Congratulations to all. This year’s longlisted titles are: Victoria: The Queen (Julia Baird, HarperCollins) Between a Wolf and a Dog (Georgia Blain, Scribe) The Hate Race (Maxine Beneba Clarke, Hachette) Poum and Alexandre (Catherine de Saint Phalle, Transit Lounge) Offshore: Behind the…
Stella Prize Longlist 2016
It was standing room only in the Spiegeltent tonight, at the launch of the Stella Sparks campaign and the announcement of the 2016 Stella Prize longlist. Seven wonderful Australian writers (of fiction and non-fiction, prose and songs) each spoke to the assembled literati about Australian women writers that have inspired, provoked and moved them. Carrie…
Stella Sparks – putting your money where your mouth is
I just donated $100 to the Stella Prize and it feels g-o-o-o-d. And if as if that wasn’t enough, the nice people at the Stella have thrown in some sweeteners. Thanks, Stellas! They’re going to send me two literary journals, in hard copy. That should up the IQ at my place. Apparently the journals will…