The 2022 Stella Prize shortlist was announced, yesterday. But, as I had just posted my review of Gabrielle Carey's Only happiness here, I decided to hold my announcement post over for a day. Those of you keenly interested will have seen it, but at least I will have it for my records. Just to remind … Continue reading Stella Prize 2022 Shortlist announced
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Stella Prize 2022 Longlist announced
Apologies to those of you who look forward to my Monday Musings post, but I've gazumped this week's edition, because the Stella Prize longlist was announced this evening, and I do like to report on that. I attended the online streamed announcement. As I say every year, I don't do well at having read the … Continue reading Stella Prize 2022 Longlist announced
Stella … 10 years
While the Stella Prize isn't quite 10 years old, next year will see the awarding of the 10th prize. With that landmark in its sights, the Stella people decided to tweak the prize criteria, and have added single-author poetry collections to the forms eligible for the prize. An excellent move. Around the same time, they … Continue reading Stella … 10 years
Stella Prize 2021 Winner announced
Unfortunately - though not really - I was not able to "attend" the online announcement as I did last year, as I'm spending a few days in the Snowy Mountains with Mr Gums and two friends. Before I announce the winner, which most of you will have heard by now anyhow, here is a quick … Continue reading Stella Prize 2021 Winner announced
Stella Prize and Christina Stead Prize for Fiction 2021 Shortlists announced
With two shortlists being announced on the heels of each other, I thought I would combine them into one post, so here goes ... Stella Prize Shortlist The Stella Prize shortlist was announced this morning and is, I suppose, a bit of a surprise for me - though I haven't read the books so I … Continue reading Stella Prize and Christina Stead Prize for Fiction 2021 Shortlists announced
Stella Prize 2021 Longlist announced
Unfortunately, because I'm on the road, I wasn't able to "attend" the announcement earlier this evening, but at least I have been able to get my post out on the night, as it were. As I say every year, I think, I don't do well at having read the Stella Prize longlist at the time … Continue reading Stella Prize 2021 Longlist announced
Stella Prize 2020 Winner announced
Well, a very different announcement "party" for the announcement of the 2020 Stella Prize winner but one that was exciting for those of us not in Melbourne, because we could attend! It was a beautifully conceived and smoothly produced program, with words from each of the shortlisted writers and each of the judges, plus a … Continue reading Stella Prize 2020 Winner announced
Stella Prize 2020 Shortlist announced
Well, lookee here, the Stella Prize shortlist was announced this morning while I was at Tai Chi so I am just getting to it now. And, I am rather pleased because, although I've only read one of the six, I am currently reading another, and have a third on my reading group schedule, so that's … Continue reading Stella Prize 2020 Shortlist announced
Stella Prize 2020 Longlist
I don't do well at having read the Stella Prize longlist at the time of its announcement. In 2017 I'd read none; in 2018 it was one, and last year two! Will it be three this year? (BTW by the end of 2019, I had read six of the 12, one more than in 2018! … Continue reading Stella Prize 2020 Longlist
Vicki Laveau-Harvie, The erratics (#BookReview)
Truth is that, while I like to read at least some of the Stella Prize shortlist, I didn't have Vicki Laveau-Harvie's memoir, The erratics, on my high priority list, though the more I heard about it, the more intrigued I became. However, it was winning the prize that tipped it over into my must-read category. What … Continue reading Vicki Laveau-Harvie, The erratics (#BookReview)
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