Fiction judges said they had chosen novels that were both fresh and wise. “Their stories and characters stayed with us,long after the pages were closed”
Katherine Brabon’s novel about living with chronic illness is one of six Australian books that make up the shortlist for the $60,000 Stella writing prize.
Chinese Fish by Grace Yee is a multi-voice book of poetry about a migrant family running a fish and chip shop in New Zealand.
What makes this young writer optimistic about the future of Sydney? Read his winning essay in the 19-24 age group of The Sydney Morning Herald’s inaugural prize.
What makes this young writer optimistic about the future of Sydney? Read her winning essay in the 14-18 age group of The Sydney Morning Herald’s inaugural prize.
Accepting my identity as a brown woman means standing up to prejudice – even if it makes people uncomfortable.
Newfound love for AFL and the cost of student public transport were the topics of the winning essays in the inaugural competition for young writers.
Essays about libraries and languages have nabbed the top spot in the prize’s inaugural year.
In Prophet Song,author Paul Lynch taps into the unrest in western democracies and their indifference towards disasters.
Gavin Yuan Gao was memorising ancient Chinese poems then turned to old English and noticed a similarity. Gao is one of six writers to have received an $80,000 prize in the awards.
The Booker Prize is announced on November 26,with this year’s shortlist featuring six novels that deal with inescapable legacies and inadequate fathers.