The 13 books in contention for the £50,000 prize include Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree, the first book translated from Hindi to be nominated. Tomb of Sand by Indian writer Geetanjali Shree has become the first book translated from Hindi to be nominated for the International Booker prize. The … [Read more...]
Announcing the 2021 Stella Prize Shortlist
March 28, 2021 by
The Stella judges have selected six exceptional books for the 2021 Stella Prize shortlist. Stella’s judges — Zoya Patel (Chair), Jane Harrison, Elizabeth McCarthy, Ian See and Tamara Zimet — have selected six exceptional books for the 2021 Stella Prize shortlist. Spanning fiction and … [Read more...]
Shortlists announced for 2021 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards
March 27, 2021 by
The shortlists for the 2021 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards have just been announced. Thirty judges considered a record of 633 entries across 10 prize categories, with the winners to be announced online on the eve of the Sydney Writers’ Festival on Monday 26 April 2021. NSW Premier, The Hon. … [Read more...]
Stella prize 2021: finalists ‘span the gamut’ of human enterprise and experience
March 5, 2021 by
Twelve works have been longlisted for the $50,000 literary prize for Australian women and non-binary writers. A slew of debut works feature among the finalists in the 2021 Stella prize. The longlist for the annual literary award for Australian female and non-binary writers was announced on … [Read more...]
Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize 2021: Debuts and Female voices dominate Longlist
January 23, 2021 by
The international longlist for one of the world’s largest literary prizes for young writers – the Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize – is announced today, featuring a record number of nine debut writers. The list comprises nine novels, two poetry collections and one short story collection, and … [Read more...]