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Stella Prize 2015

The 2015 Stella Prize went to The Strays by Emily Bitto. 6 books made the shortlist and 12 the longlist.

Winner

  1. The Strays by Emily Bittosource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. Foreign Soil by Maxine Beneba Clarkesource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Heat and Light by Ellen van Neervensource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Eye of the Sheep by Sofie Lagunasource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Golden Age by Joan Londonsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Invisible History of the Human Race by Christine Kenneallysource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

  1. Golden Boys by Sonya Hartnettsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. In My Mother's Hands by Biff Wardsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Laurinda by Alice Pungsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Nest by Inga Simpsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Only the Animals by Ceridwen Doveysource (opens in a new tab)
  6. This House of Grief by Helen Garnersource (opens in a new tab)

About the Stella Prize

The prize began in 2013. Single prize across fiction, nonfiction and poetry by Australian women and non-binary writers; longlist of 12 each year, shortlist of 6 including the winner. Cites Wikipedia because the official site keeps no per-year list page and mislabels some tiers in 2019, 2021 and 2022.

Organization: Stella. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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