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Stella Prize 2016

The 2016 Stella Prize went to The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood. 6 books made the shortlist and 12 the longlist.

Winner

  1. The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Woodsource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. A Few Days in the Country: And Other Stories by Elizabeth Harrowersource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Hope Farm by Peggy Frewsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Six Bedrooms by Tegan Bennett Daylightsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Small Acts of Disappearance: Essays on Hunger by Fiona Wrightsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The World Without Us by Mireille Juchausource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

  1. A Guide to Berlin by Gail Jonessource (opens in a new tab)
  2. A Short History of Richard Kline by Amanda Lohreysource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Anchor Point by Alice Robinsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Panthers and the Museum of Fire by Jen Craigsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Other Side of the World by Stephanie Bishopsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. The Women's Pages by Debra Adelaidesource (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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