2017 Stella Count reveals drop in percentage of women reviewed
The 2017 Stella Count has found that four out of 12 publications surveyed reviewed more books by women than men—the same ratio as 2016’s count—but that the overall percentage of...
2016 Stella Count revealed; judges for 2018 prize announced
The 2016 Stella Count has found that four out of 12 publications surveyed reviewed more books by women than men—up from one publication in 2015’s survey—with book reviews in Australian...
2015 Stella Count revealed; judges for 2016 prize announced
The 2015 Stella Count, which compiles statistics showing how many books by women and men were reviewed in Australian publications and the gender of reviewers, has been revealed. Overall, 59%...
The Stella Count: 2014 gender ratios in books pages revealed
Books by male authors received on average 58% of coverage in Australia’s major newspapers and literary journals compared to 42% for books by female authors, the 2014 Stella Count has...
The Stella Count: 2013 gender ratios in books pages revealed
Books by male authors received on average 55.4% of coverage in Australia’s major newspapers and literary journals compared to 44.6% for books by female authors, the 2013 Stella Count has...
The Stella Count: 2012 gender and reviewing stats revealed
Last year, Books+Publishing compiled Australian statistics showing how many women and men were reviewed in local newspapers and literary journals in 2011. This year the Stella Prize, in conjunction with...