Discover a Stella Prize nominated book every month.

Book of the Month

This month Stella celebrates Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright, the winner of the 2024 Stella Prize. This is an excerpt from her conversation …

This month Stella celebrates The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka by Clare Wright, the winner of the 2014 Stella Prize.  What sparked your …

Graft – October 2024

This month Stella celebrates Graft by Maggie Mackellar, longlisted for the 2024 Stella Prize.  You describe the word ‘graft’ as the act …

This month Stella celebrates Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down, shortlisted for the 2022 Stella Prize.  Since Bodies of Light was first …

Decadence – August 2024

This month Stella celebrates Decadence by Thuy On, longlisted for the 2023 Stella Prize.  Decadence is your second published poetry collection. How …

This month Stella celebrates Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita Heiss, longlisted for the 2022 Stella Prize. We asked Anita about her career, the …

This month we celebrate Sarah Holland-Batt’s poetry collection The Jaguar, winner of the 2023 Stella Prize. The book opened a much-needed conversation …

This month we celebrate Mateship with Birds, the first book to win the Stella Prize. Discover how the Prize shaped Carrie Tiffany’s career …

This month Stella celebrates ‘Between a Wolf and a Dog’, a heartfelt and intelligent book shortlisted for the 2017 Stella Prize, and …

Maxine Beneba Clarke’s best-selling, award-winning memoir, The Hate Race, has been adapted to the stage. Prior to its premiere in Melbourne, Stella spoke …

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