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Alexis Wright becomes the first to win the Stella Prize twice, with her ‘hyper real’ novel of Aboriginal sovereignty and survival

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Alexis Wright Vincent Long/Stella PrizeAcclaimed Waanyi writer Alexis Wright has made Australian literary history by being the first author to win the Stella Prize twice. This time, it’s for Praiseworthy, her fourth novel – her first in more than a decade. The Stella Prize was established out of an activist aim to redress the lack of women writers (and from 2019, non-binary writers too) on the shortlists of Australia’s major literary awards. It…

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‘Perhaps the great Australian novel’: Alexis Wright wins Stella prize for second time with Praiseworthy

The 73-year-old has won the $60,000 prize for Australian female and non-binary writers for her ‘genre-bending’ 736-page novelAlexis Wright has made history by becoming the first person to win the Stella prize for literature twice.On Thursday night, the 73-year-old Waanyi writer collected the $60,000 prize, awarded to outstanding literature by Australian women and non-binary authors, for her fourth novel Praiseworthy, a book of epic scale praised…

15 days ago·London, United Kingdom
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ABC AustraliaABC Australia

Indigenous author Alexis Wright wins 2024 Stella Prize for her novel Praiseworthy

The Waanyi author's 700-page odyssey Praiseworthy has taken out the prestigious literary award for women and non-binary writers.

15 days ago·Australia
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The West AustralianThe West Australian

Author Alexis Wright wins Stella Prize for Praiseworthy

Alexis Wright has become the first author to win the Stella Prize twice, taking out the 2024 award with her epic novel Praiseworthy.

15 days ago
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PerthNowPerthNow

Author Alexis Wright wins Stella Prize for Praiseworthy

Alexis Wright has become the first author to win the Stella Prize twice, taking out the 2024 award with her epic novel Praiseworthy.

15 days ago·Perth, Australia
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Alexis Wright wins Stella Prize for second time with 'most ambitious novel of this century'

Wright has become the first author to win the $60,000 Stella Prize twice, taking out the 2024 award with her novel Praiseworthy.

15 days ago·Sydney, Australia
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The ConversationThe Conversation

Alexis Wright becomes the first to win the Stella Prize twice, with her ‘hyper real’ novel of Aboriginal sovereignty and survival

Alexis Wright Vincent Long/Stella PrizeAcclaimed Waanyi writer Alexis Wright has made Australian literary history by being the first author to win the Stella Prize twice. This time, it’s for Praiseworthy, her fourth novel – her first in more than a decade. The Stella Prize was established out of an activist aim to redress the lack of women writers (and from 2019, non-binary writers too) on the shortlists of Australia’s major literary awards. It…

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