Alexis Wright wins the Stella Prize for Praiseworthy

Alexis Wright has won the Stella Prize for her epic work Praiseworthy, described by the judges as ‘a canon-crushing Australian novel for the ages’. She is the first author to win the award twice, having previously received it in 2018 for Tracker, her collective memoir of Aboriginal leader Tracker Tilmouth.

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The Novel Prize, a biennial award for a book-length work of literary fiction written in English by published and unpublished writers around the world, is open for entries. Entries close 1 June 2024.

Now in its third edition, the prize offers US$10,000 to the winner and simultaneous publication of their novel in Australia and New Zealand by Giramondo, in the UK and Ireland by Fitzcarraldo Editions, and in North America by New Directions.

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