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    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.
    Events
    August 2021

    Now and Then: Ten Years of Stella

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

    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.
    Interviews
    August 2021

    Carol Schwartz in conversation with Aviva Tuffield and Heather Rose

    Hear Stella Founder and Patron, Carol Schwartz, in conversation with Stella co-founder and publisher Aviva Tuffield and Stella Prize winning author Heather Rose about women’s voices in Australian literature.

    Interviews
    August 2021

    Q&A with Stella’s Executive Director, Jaclyn Booton

    Get to know Stella’s Executive Director, Jaclyn Booton.
    Features
    August 2021

    Stella’s Story

    Dreams of the Stella Prize emerged in early 2011 out of a panel that was held at Readings, an independent Melbourne bookstore, on International Women’s Day.
    Events
    April 2021

    Watch the 2021 Stella Prize Award Night broadcast

    Watch (or re-watch!) an hour of storytelling and ideas to mark the announcement of the 2021 Stella Prize. Hosted by stage and screen icon Noni Hazlehurst.

    News
    April 2021

    Evie Wyld’s 2021 Stella Prize acceptance speech

    Listen to, or read the full transcript of Evie Wyld’s acceptance speech upon winning the 2021 Stella Prize.
    News
    April 2021

    Announcing the winner of the 2021 Stella Prize

    Stella is delighted to announce Evie Wyld’s novel, The Bass Rock, as the 2021 Stella Prize winner.