I’m a bit late with this, because, well, life keeps getting in the way, but in the interests of following this prize on my blog, here’s the Stella Prize shortlist anyway.
It was announced yesterday and the winner of the $50,000 prize for Australian women writers will be named next month.
The titles on the shortlist are as follows:
- ‘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)
- ‘Stone Sky Gold Mountain’ by Mirandi Riwoe (University of Queensland Press)
- ‘The Bass Rock’ by Evie Wyld (Penguin Random House)
I have already read The Animals in that Country which is an extraordinary novel and one that I would be very pleased to see take out the top prize. I do, however, plan on reading as many of these titles as possible before the winner is named. Please keep popping back here as I will update the hyperlinks above as and when I review each title.
The winner will be announced in Melbourne on 22 April.
You can read the official announcement here.
Please note, all books appear to be available to purchase in the UK and USA.
Reading Matters 
it’s good to see the small indie publishers making a good showing here:)
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Yes, I’m particularly happy to see Transit Lounge on this list!
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One of my favourite publishers, consistently publishing the most interesting books. The latest one on my TBR is called Tussaud, (as in the wax works). Have you come across it? https://transitlounge.com.au/shop/tussaud/
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This will make you laugh, but I’m going to use my favourite word here: that book looks BONKERS!
Not come across it before. I think I need to be added to their mailing list. I’m yet to read a Transit Lounge book I’ve not liked…It greatly amuses me that they are based in Yarraville, which is where my dad was raised and my grandparents immigrated to (from Glasgow) in the 1950s. I have fond memories of catching the bus with my grandmother to Stephens Street… it was always such a noisy, smelly place but full of so many fascinating shops run by Vietnamese people, Italians and so on… I struggle to get my head around the fact the suburb has gentrified.
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Absolutely you do need to be on their mailing list, LOL you’d be bonkers not to be!
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Ha! I couldn’t actually find anywhere on their site to sign up…
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Surprising that Richard Flanagan isn’t on the list.
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Unfortunately he doesn’t have the right genitalia to be considered for this prize 😂
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Ok I’ve just choked on my morning cuppa. You can tell I was reading your post before my brain was fully awake. Had totally overlooked the fact the prize is for female writers…. I think I need a lie down in a dark room to recover.
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Never mind… we’ve all been there, done that! Hopefully, Flanagan will be named on the Miles Franklin award longlist which is announced in May.
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