And the winner is…

Posted by Kate W in Non-fiction and tagged with 2018, Alexis Wright, Australian, AWW, memoir, nonfiction, Stella Prize April 14, 2018

Tracker by Alexis Wright.

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The 2018 Stella Prize – my prediction

Posted by Kate W in Fiction, Non-fiction, Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with 2018, Alexis Wright, Australian, AWW, AWW2018, Claire G. Coleman, Krissy Kneen, Michelle de Kretser, Mirandi Riwoe, Shokoofeh Azar, Stella Prize April 12, 2018

Today’s the day of the 2018 Stella Prize announcement. I’m excited (especially because I’m going!).

I haven’t managed to read all of the shortlisted books this year (I haven’t started on the 694 page Tracker and I’m cross at myself for not having read it. I also haven’t written a review for The Life to Come – yet). Nevertheless, I’m putting myself in the judges’ shoes. Continue reading →

The 2018 Stella Prize shortlist

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with Alexis Wright, AWW, AWW2018, Claire G. Coleman, Krissy Kneen, Michelle de Kretser, Mirandi Riwoe, Shokoofeh Azar, shortlist, Stella Prize March 8, 2018

Happy International Women’s Day everyone and hooray for the 2018 Stella Prize shortlist. Continue reading →

The Stella Prize 2018 Longlist

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with 2018, Alexis Wright, AWW, AWW2018, Bernadette Brennan, Beverley Farmer, Claire G. Coleman, Joyce Morgan, Kate Cole-Adams, Krissy Kneen, Michelle de Kretser, Mirandi Riwoe, Paula Keogh, Shokoofeh Azar, Sofie Laguna, Stella Prize February 8, 2018

I was desperate to be at the Stella Prize 2018 longlist announcement tonight but instead I was at a school information night, surreptitiously looking at Twitter for the news. It’s here, so now I can relax (and can start reading) – Continue reading →