The 2021 Stella Prize longlist was announced last night online, revealing 12 fiction, non-fiction and young adult books covering a range of subjects, from talking animals to the Australian legal system.
The Stella Prize celebrates published books written by Australian women and non-binary writers. The winning author takes home $50,000 in prize money, donated by the Wilson Foundation, with past winners including Emily Bitto, Heather Rose, Charlotte Wood and Jess Hill.
Chair of the 2021 judging panel, Zoya Patel, praised the longlist in her comments:
‘In years as uncertain as 2020 and 2021, it is fitting that the Stella Prize longlist includes titles that span the gamut of human enterprise and experience. This year’s reading presented a diversity of talent and expression, with books exploring people and animals through the lens of fiction and non-fiction, and with a common objective to reach into the heart of what it means to exist in the world today.’
The shortlist will be announced on the 25th of March, and the winner crowned on the 22nd of April. Scroll down to see all of the amazing books on the 2021 Stella Prize longlist!
The 2021 Stella Prize Longlist
Fathoms: the world in the whale by Rebecca Giggs (Scribe Publications)
Revenge: Murder in Three Parts by S.L. Lim (Transit Lounge)
The Animals in That Country by Laura Jean McKay (Scribe Publications)
Witness by Louise Milligan (Hachette Australia)
Metal Fish, Falling Snow by Cath Moore (Text Publishing)
The Wandering by Intan Paramaditha (Penguin Random House)
Stone Sky Gold Mountain by Mirandi Riwoe (University of Queensland Press)
Blueberries by Ellena Savage (Text Publishing)
Song of the Crocodile by Nardi Simpson (Hachette Australia)
Smart Ovens for Lonely People by Elizabeth Tan (Brio Books)
A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing by Jessie Tu (Allen & Unwin)
The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld (Penguin Random House)
Congratulations to all of the authors on the 2021 Stella Prize longlist!
Find out more about The Stella Prize here
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