Alexis Wright becomes the first to win the Stella Prize twice, with her ‘hyper real’ novel of Aboriginal sovereignty and survival
- Written by: Julieanne Lamond, Associate Professor of English, Australian National University
Alexis WrightVincent Long/Stella PrizeAcclaimed Waanyi writer Alexis Wright has made Australian literary history by being the first author to win the Stella Prize twice. This time, it’s for Praiseworthy, her fourth novel – her first in more than a decade.
The Stella Prize was established out of an activist aim to redress the lack of...