2015 novella ‘Panthers and the Museum of Fire’ sold to US
Martin Shaw, agent at Alex Adsett Publishing Services, has sold US and Canadian rights to Sydney author Jen Craig’s novella Panthers and the Museum of Fire (Spineless Wonders) to LA-based...
Booton appointed Stella Prize executive director
The Stella Prize has appointed Jaclyn Booton as its new executive director, replacing previous ED Michelle Scott Tucker, who in July left the role after less than a year to...
Laveau-Harvie wins 2019 Stella Prize for debut ‘The Erratics’
Vicki Laveau-Harvie has won the 2019 Stella Prize, worth $50,000, for her memoir The Erratics (Fourth Estate). Judging panel chair Louise Swinn said The Erratics, which tells the story of...
Stella Prize 2019 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2019 Stella Prize has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Little Gods (Jenny Ackland, A&U) The Bridge (Enza Gandolfo, Scribe) Pink Mountain on Locust Island (Jamie...
Stella Prize 2019 longlist announced
The longlist for the 2019 Stella Prize, worth $50,000, has been announced. The longlisted titles are: Little Gods (Jenny Ackland, A&U) Man Out of Time (Stephanie Bishop, Hachette) Bluebottle (Belinda...
La Trobe University invests $200,000 in ‘The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka’ adaptation
La Trobe University has invested $200,000 in a TV series adaptation of Clare Wright's book The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka, reports the Age. Money from the university's Strategic Innovation Fund...
Tucker announced as new Stella executive director
The Stella Prize has announced it has appointed Michelle Scott Tucker as its new executive director. Tucker is the author of Elizabeth Macarthur: A Life at the Edge of the...
Wright wins 2018 Stella Prize for ‘Tracker’
Alexis Wright has won the 2018 Stella Prize, worth $50,000, for her ‘collective memoir’ Tracker (Giramondo). Judging panel chair Fiona Stager said the winning book—a biography of Aboriginal leader, thinker...
Stella Prize 2014 longlist announced
The longlist for the second Stella Prize has been announced. This year’s longlist features six works of fiction and six works of nonfiction. The longlisted titles are: Letter to George...