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    News
    August 2021

    Announcing the 2022 Stella Prize Judges

    Stella is thrilled to announce the 2022 Stella Prize Judges who, together, will award the 10th Stella Prize.

    Events
    August 2021

    Now and Then: Ten Years of Stella

    Catch up on our online event with Readings celebrating 10 years of Stella.

    Events
    October 2021

    NSW Writing Retreat with Rebecca Giggs: Voice in Narrative Nonfiction

    Join Rebecca Giggs for a writing retreat in the Southern Highlands of NSW in 2022.

    Features
    August 2021

    Stellas on Stellas

    In our first edition of Stellas on Stellas, we asked our 2021 longlist to reflect on a book they discovered through the Stella Prize.

    Interviews
    August 2021

    Interview: Melissa Lucashenko – 2022 Stella Prize Judge (Chair)

    An interview with award-winning Bundjalung author and 2022 Stella Prize Chair of Judges, Melissa Lucashenko.
    Schools
    August 2021

    Evelyn Araluen on Writing Self Care

    In her Digital Workshop for Stella, poet and editor Evelyn Araluen provides tools, tips, and advice for young people to integrate self care into their creative practice.
    Features
    August 2021

    Jessie Tu on writing, space, and new ways of seeing

    Jessie Tu on her time at Springfield and the relationship between writing, the body, and space.
    Interviews
    August 2021

    Interview: Cate Kennedy – 2022 Stella Prize Judge

    Get to know award-winning writer and 2022 Stella Prize Judge, Cate Kennedy.
    Interviews
    August 2021

    Interview: Sisonke Msimang – 2022 Stella Prize Judge

    An interview with author, curator and 2022 Stella Prize Judge, Sisonke Msimang.
    Interviews
    August 2021

    Interview: Oliver Reeson – 2022 Stella Prize Judge

    Meet essayist, screenwriter, and 2022 Stella Prize Judge, Oliver Reeson.
    Interviews
    August 2021

    Interview: Declan Fry – 2022 Stella Prize Judge

    An interview with writer, poet, essayist, and 2022 Stella Prize Judge, Declan Fry.
    Interviews
    August 2021

    A Q&A with Melinda Harvey and Julieanne Lamond of the Stella Count

    The Stella Count is an annual statistical analysis of gender bias in the field of book reviewing in Australia. In this Q&A, we asked the Count’s principal researchers Melinda Harvey and Julieanne Lamond to share some insights from behind-the-scenes.