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    Discover the latest Stella news, announcements, upcoming events, features, interviews and more.

    Announcements
    February 2016

    Announcing the 2016 Stella Prize longlist

    The Stella Prize is delighted to announce the 2016 Stella Prize longlist.
    Features
    December 2015

    Why Dystopia is not a Trend

    In her second Stella Schools Blog guest post about feminism and YA, Danielle Binks explains why the rise of dystopian fiction in both YA and adult fiction is not a passing fad.
    Announcements
    December 2015

    Catherine Andrews on gender equality in school curricula

    Read an excerpt from Stella Ambassador Catherine Andrews’ inspiring speech discussing the unequal proportions of books by men and women on many school reading lists.
    Features
    September 2015

    The 2014 Stella Count: Some thoughts on genre, size and creating change

    The 2014 Stella Count reveals new information about the ways author and reviewer gender, book genre and review size affect book reviews in Australian publications.

    Announcements
    August 2015

    2016 launch & judging panel + latest Stella Count revealed

    The 2016 Stella Prize is now open for entries! The $50,000 prize will be presented for the best work of literature, fiction or non-fiction, published in 2015 by an Australian woman.
    Schools
    July 2015

    #LoveOzYa and the Stella Schools Program

    The Stella Schools Program is all about the inclusion of voices, not the exclusion of any. Danielle Binks discusses how this aim fits with a new movement happening in Australian literature: #LoveOzYA.
    Events
    July 2015

    18/7/15: Stella @ New Voices Festival

    As part of Eltham Bookshop’s 10th Annual New Voices Festival, 2015 Stella Prize winner Emily Bitto and Stella shortlisted author Sofie Laguna will be in conversation with Veronica Sullivan.
    Events
    July 2015

    30/7/15: Emily Bitto in conversation with Melanie Joosten

    The Stella Prize and CAE Book Groups present Emily Bitto in conversation with Melanie Joosten at Kew Library.
    Events
    July 2015

    25/8/15: Clare Wright at the MWF Schools’ Program: We Are the Rebels

    Think you know the Eureka Stockade story? Think again. With new research and historical perspectives, Clare Wright reveals how women were crucial to this pivotal moment in Australian democracy.
    Events
    July 2015

    9/9/15: Stella Schools Program NSW Launch

    Join us for a very special free event to celebrate the launch of the Stella Schools Program in NSW.

    Announcements
    June 2015

    Watch the Stella Prize video

    The new Stella video features Clare Wright, Emily Bitto, Maxine Beneba Clarke, Sofie Laguna, and Aviva Tuffield.
    Announcements
    April 2015

    The 2015 Stella Prize Award Night: Speeches and pictures

    Read speeches from the 2015 Stella Prize Award night, including Chloe Hooper’s keynote and Chair of Judges Kerryn Goldsworthy’s winner announcement.