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Announcing the winner of the 2015 Stella Prize: Emily Bitto for The Strays

We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2015 Stella Prize is Emily Bitto for The Strays.

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Announcing the 2015 Stella Prize shortlist

The Stella Prize is delighted to announce the six extraordinary books on the 2015 Stella Prize shortlist.

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Stella Prize Longlist Book of the Day, Book 12: Biff Ward’s In My Mother’s Hands

Each weekday between now and the announcement of the 2015 Stella Prize shortlist on March 12, we’ll be turning the Stella spotlight on a different longlisted author and their book. Today’s book is In My Mother’s Hands, by Biff Ward.

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Stella Prize Longlist Book of the Day, Book 11: Ellen van Neerven’s Heat and Light

Each weekday between now and the announcement of the 2015 Stella Prize shortlist on March 12, we’ll be turning the Stella spotlight on a different longlisted author and their book. Today’s book is Heat and Light, by Ellen van Neerven.

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Stella Prize Longlist Book of the Day, Book 10: Inga Simpson’s Nest

Each weekday between now and the announcement of the 2015 Stella Prize shortlist on March 12, we’ll be turning the Stella spotlight on a different longlisted author and their book. Today’s book is Nest, by Inga Simpson.

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Stella Prize Longlist Book of the Day, Book 9: Alice Pung’s Laurinda

Each weekday between now and the announcement of the 2015 Stella Prize shortlist on March 12, we’ll be turning the Stella spotlight on a different longlisted author and their book. Today’s book is Laurinda by Alice Pung.

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Stella Prize Longlist Book of the Day, Book 8: Joan London’s The Golden Age

Each weekday between now and the announcement of the 2015 Stella Prize shortlist on March 12, we’ll be turning the Stella spotlight on a different longlisted author and their book. Today’s book is The Golden Age by Joan London.

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Stella Prize Longlist Book of the Day, Book 7: Sophie Laguna’s The Eye of the Sheep

Each weekday between now and the announcement of the 2015 Stella Prize shortlist on March 12, we’ll be turning the Stella spotlight on a different longlisted author and their book. Today’s book is The Eye of the Sheep by Sophie Laguna.

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Stella Prize Longlist Book of the Day, Book 6: Christine Kenneally’s The Invisible History of the Human Race

Each weekday between now and the announcement of the 2015 Stella Prize shortlist on March 12, we’ll be turning the Stella spotlight on a different longlisted author and their book. Today’s book is The Invisible History of the Human Race: How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures by Christine Kenneally.

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Stella Prize Longlist Book of the Day, Book 5: Sonya Hartnett’s Golden Boys

Each weekday between now and the announcement of the 2015 Stella Prize shortlist on March 12, we’ll be turning the Stella spotlight on a different longlisted author and their book. Today’s book is Golden Boys by Sonya Hartnett.

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Stella Prize Longlist Book of the Day, Book 4: Helen Garner’s This House of Grief

Each weekday between now and the announcement of the 2015 Stella Prize shortlist on March 12, we’ll be turning the Stella spotlight on a different longlisted author and their book. Today’s book is This House of Grief by Helen Garner.

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Stella Prize Longlist Book of the Day, Book 3: Ceridwen Dovey’s Only the Animals

Each weekday between now and the announcement of the 2015 Stella Prize shortlist on March 12, we’ll be turning the Stella spotlight on a different longlisted author and their book. Today’s book is Only the Animals by Ceridwen Dovey.