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    April 2020

    Jess Hill’s 2020 Stella Prize acceptance speech

    Catch up on the 2020 Stella Prize broadcast, or read Jess Hill’s acceptance speech.

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    April 2020

    Announcing the Winner of the 2020 Stella Prize

    Stella is delighted to announce Jess Hill’s four-year investigation into domestic abuse, See What You Made Me Do, as the 2020 Stella Prize winner.
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    April 2020

    2020 Stella Prize Broadcast: Chair of Judges Lou Swinn announces the winner

    Gain insight to the unenviable decision deliberated on by the 2020 Stella Prize Judges, by founding member Lou Swinn: Stella Prize Judge 2018, Chair 2019-2020.
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    April 2020

    Update: 2020 Stella Prize Announcement Broadcast

    Tune in as Stella takes the 2020 Prize Night online in a broadcast hosted by Patricia Karvelas, feat. special guests!
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    March 2020

    Booksellers’ delivery services!

    Stella encourages booklovers to support their local bookstore in this uncertain time.
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    March 2020

    Announcing the 2020 Stella Prize Shortlist

    Here are exemplary storytellers new and established working across fiction, investigative journalism, memoir and short story – six powerful books by women that bring to light diverse experiences of illness, family life, friendship, domestic abuse, and ultimately the human condition.
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    February 2020

    Announcing the 2020 Stella Prize longlist

    “These authors are craftspeople serious about their intention and dedicated to the art.”

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    January 2020

    Stella Prize Longlist Party

    Tickets are now on sale for the 2020 Stella Prize Longlist Party!
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    December 2019

    Save the Date: 2020 Stella Prize Longlist Party

    Mark your calendars! The 2020 Stella Prize Longlist Party will be held at the beautiful Melba Spiegeltent in Melbourne on Thursday 6 February at 6pm.
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    April 2019

    2019 Stella Prize Award Night: Chair of Judges Louise Swinn announces the winner

    “The winning book elegantly tramples all over the Stella requirements: it is excellent, engaging and original in spades.”
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    April 2019

    Vicki Laveau-Harvie’s 2019 Stella Prize acceptance speech

    “This prize rewards women who write truth – historical, political, and the truth of the heart and the soul: the truth of individuals, of each of us, and the truth of the world we live in.”
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    November 2018

    Celebrating 2018!

    It’s been a big year here at Stella. This year, we’ve worked with over 600 teens in four states across Australia through Girls Write Up in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Wodonga.