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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.

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.

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.

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.

Announcements

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.

Announcements

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.

Announcements

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.

Announcements

March 2021

Catch up on the 2021 Stella Prize Longlist broadcast

Catch up on our 2021 Stella Prize Longlist broadcast here to learn more about each of the twelve books.

Announcements

March 2021

Join us for the 2021 Stella Prize Award Night

Bookings are now open for the 2021 Stella Prize Award Night: An evening of storytelling and ideas.

Announcements

March 2021

Announcing the 2021 Stella Prize Shortlist

The Stella judges have selected six exceptional books for the 2021 Stella Prize shortlist.