Stella Prize Education

Stella’s work with teens and teachers seeks to inspire and empower young people to find their own creative voices, challenge gender stereotypes and participate in the world of books and reading. 

I cannot think of a better way to begin to reach gender equality than by supporting an organisation that provides our next generation with the tools they need to be agents of such important cultural change.

Catherine Andrews

Stella Ambassador

2026 Program

Stella’s 2026 Education program includes study plans and activities for the classroom, and symposium-style school excursions to talks by Stella listed writers in several capital cities around the country. All these events and resources will be FREE, and teachers can engage with parts or the program as a whole.

Program schedule:

12 March, 2026: Story Sessions: Melbourne

9 April, 2026: Semester 1 Online Stella Literature Club (2026 Shortlisted books) study plans released

14 May, 2026: Story Sessions: Brisbane

1 October, 2026: Semester 2 Online Stella Literature Club (Summer reading list) study plans released

Stella Schools – Story Sessions: Melbourne Meet the storytellers shaping Australia’s literary future: an exclusive opportunity for highschoolers to meet the 2026 …

Stella Online Literature Club 2026 Empathy, Expression, and Engagement with Women and Non-binary Literature “Stella has opened up a new world of …

Stella Schools – Story Sessions: Brisbane Meet the storytellers shaping Australia’s literary future: an exclusive opportunity for highschoolers to meet the 2026 …

Explore our range of resources, research, initiatives, and events to see how you can bring Stella into your classroom.

Stella Schools – an evening with Laura Elizabeth Woollett  Throughout the year a group of students from Melbourne Girls Grammar School (MGGS) …

Vidja Stella Workshops

Digital Workshop Series

In our Digital Workshop Series, Stella brings Australia’s finest writers into your classroom on demand. Each workshop consists of a 45 minute …

Leanne Hall Stella Interview

Interview: Leanne Hall – Stella Schools The Stella Prize chats with Schools Ambassador Leanne Hall, the award-winning author of This is Shyness and Queen …

This program is proudly supported by: