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Festival Program

Event

The Stella Prize: Meet the Winner

Sat 6 May, 3pm
State Library Village Roadshow Theatrette

Over the course of a decade, The Stella Prize has become a heavyweight in Australian literature, carrying out its mission to champion original, excellent and engaging works by women and non-binary writers, with previous winners including Evelyn Araluen, Evie Wyld and Alexis Wright.

Be among the first to hear from the 2023 winner of the $60,000 prize, Sarah Holland-Batt, as they sit down in conversation about their prize-winning work, The Jaguar, with the Chair of Judges, Alice Pung.

In partnership with The Stella Prize

Duration

1 hour

20% early-bird discount until 11.59pm, Thursday 6 April
Flexible refund policy
Community tickets for First Nations peoples
Convenient public transport and parking options
Coffee, bars and dining options nearby
Readings bookshops available plus book signings
Over 80% of our 2022 guests felt MWF helped them gain new insights about the world, held their interest and were inclusive, well-produced and topical! (With more than 70% keen to attend again!)

Tickets

20% early-bird discount until 11.59pm, Thursday 6 April
Flexible refund policy
Community tickets for First Nations peoples
Convenient public transport and parking options
Coffee, bars and dining options nearby
Readings bookshops available plus book signings
Over 80% of our 2022 guests felt MWF helped them gain new insights about the world, held their interest and were inclusive, well-produced and topical! (With more than 70% keen to attend again!)

Event artists

Sarah Holland-Batt is the author of three books of poems—most recently, The Jaguar—and a book of essays, Fishing for Lightning. Among other honours, she has been awarded the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Poet...

Alice Pung is an award-winning Melbourne writer and journalist whose bestselling books include Unpolished Gem, Her Father’s Daughter, Laurinda, Close to Home and One Hundred Days. She is the editor of Growing Up Asian ...

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