Okay, it’s been a bit hasty and I accept that my predictions are usually the kiss of death, but…
- Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au
- Sunbathing by Isobel Beech
- Iris by Fiona Kelly McGregor
- Faithless by Alice Nelson
- Found, Wanting by Natasha Sholl
- Bedtime Story by Chloe Hooper
- Desire by Jessie Cole
- Swimming Home by Judy Cotton
- Willowman by Inga Simpson
- Bad Art Mother by Edwina Preston
- The Lovers by Yumna Kassab
- If You’re Happy by Fiona Robertson
There’s a distinct lack of diversity in my predictions (in terms of all of the things that you expect on a Stella longlist) but maybe, just maybe I’ll beat my previous record of four picks.
And you know how when they run the lotto they have ‘supplementary numbers’? I’m doing that with books. My (very generous) supplementary list is:
- Time and Tide in Sarajevo by Bronwyn Birdsall
- The Islands by Emily Brugman
- The Keepers by Al Campbell
- Enclave by Claire G. Coleman
- Hydra by Adriane Howell
- The Coast by Eleanor Limprecht
- Everything Feels Like the End of the World by Else Fitzgerald
- Rattled by Ellis Gunn
- Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby
- Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here by Heather Rose
- A Kind of Magic by Anna Spargo-Ryan
- Tell Me Again by Amy Thunig
The 2023 Stella Prize longlist will be announced on Thursday night at 6.30pm. The shortlist will be announced on March 30; and the winner on April 27.