Announcing the 2022 Stella Prize longlist!

Twelve authors have just been named as nominees for the 2022 Stella Prize, Australia’s premier literary prize for books written by women and non-binary authors. The $50,000 prize is awarded annually to the book deemed by the judges to be ‘original, excellent, and engaging’.

Melissa Lucashenko, chair of the 2022 Stella Prize judging panel, said:

“In the aftermath of Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, Stella writers are not holding back… Australian women and non-binary writers are producing innovative, sophisticated literature in very difficult times. It has been a great privilege to read and assess their work for the 2022 Stella Prize.”  

The shortlist will be revealed on Thursday, 31 March, and the winner on Thursday, 28 April. Scroll down to discover the Stella Prize longlist for 2022!

Coming of Age in the War on Terror by Randa Abdel-Fattah (NewSouth Books)

TAKE CARE by Eunice Andrada (Giramondo Publishing)

Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen (University of Queensland Press)

She is Haunted by Paige Clark (Allen & Unwin)

No Document by Anwen Crawford (Giramondo Publishing)

Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down (Text Publishing)

Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray by Anita Heiss (Simon & Schuster)

Stone Fruit by Lee Lai (Fantagraphics)

Permafrost by SJ Norman (University of Queensland Press)

Homecoming by Elfie Shiosaki (Magabala Books)

The Open by Lucy Van (Cordite Books)

Another Day in the Colony by Chelsea Watego (University of Queensland Press)

Congratulations to all of the authors on the 2022 Stella Prize longlist!

Find out more about The Stella Prize here

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