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'Their career is toast': writers' festival anguish

The consequences of cancelling a major literary festival are far-reaching, publishers and writers say, despite a premier declaring there is no economic impact.

AAP · Jan 15

Praiseworthy: why Alexis Wright’s ‘staggering’ epic is sweeping prizes – and challenging readers

The 700+ page novel has been described as a ‘mind-altering experience’ and a massive antidote’ to short attention spans. It’s not an easy read – but it’s not meant to be

The Guardian - AU · Aug 2, 2024

‘Perhaps the great Australian novel’: Alexis Wright wins Stella prize for second time with Praiseworthy

The 73-year-old has won the $60,000 prize for Australian female and non-binary writers for her ‘genre-bending’ 736-page novel

The Guardian - AU · May 2, 2024

Booker prize: it has been six years since an Australian was nominated. What gives?

The prize still holds immense power for Australian sales, but a 2014 rule change made it harder for local books to get a look-in

The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2022