The 2024 Stella Prize for Australian literature shortlist
12 April 2024
And talking of Australian fiction, the shortlist for the 2024 Stella Prize, the Australian literary award that recognises the work of Australian women and non-binary writers, was unveiled last week. The following six titles were selected:
- Abandon Every Hope: Essays for the Dead, by Hayley Singer
- Body Friend, by Katherine Brabon
- Feast, by Emily O’Grady
- Hospital, by Sanya Rushdi (Translated by Arunava Sinha)
- Praiseworthy, by Alexis Wright
- The Swift Dark Tide, by Katia Ariel
I’m a big fan of literary prize lists, be they long or short, given they’re always a great source of reading ideas, since I only sometimes have my finger on the pulse of literary happenings. In the same way Triple J’s Hottest 100 is great for new music discovery, for those unable to listen to music 24/7.
Good to see Melbourne based author Katherine Brabon listed with her latest novel. I really enjoyed her 2021 novel, The Shut-ins. I highly recommend adding it your TBR list, if you’ve not yet read it.
And for reference, here is the Stella’s longlist, which was published in early March. The 2024 winner of the Stella Prize will be named on Thursday 2 May 2024.
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