Article 6AACJ Stella prize 2023 shortlist: small publishers dominate Australian literary award

Stella prize 2023 shortlist: small publishers dominate Australian literary award

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Steph Harmon
from World news | The Guardian on (#6AACJ)

No major publishers represented among final six books in contention for $60,000 prize for female authors

If the 2022 Stella prize shortlist showcased the rise of Australian poetry, this year's shortlist is a story about the publishers - with all six titles chosen by the judges coming from small and independent publishers.

Announced on Thursday morning, the shortlist includes Gudanji/Wakaja writer and educator Debra Dank's memoir-of-sorts We Come With This Place, out through Echo Publishing; big beautiful female theory by Eloise Grills, a book of essays and illustrations from Affirm Press; Sarah Holland-Batt's poetry collection The Jaguar, from UQP; and Adriane Howell's novel Hydra, from Transit Lounge.

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