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‘A moral crisis’: how the Sydney writers’ festival grappled with the Israel-Gaza war

The tragedy in Gaza has loomed over the festival, with chair Robert Watkins promising ‘a plurality of voices’

The Guardian - AU · May 27, 2025

Truth-telling, originality and shame: your guide to the 2025 Stella shortlist

The Stella Prize has created a space for voices that might once have been whispers. This year’s shortlist – made up entirely of books by women of colour – is a testament to the importance of truthfulness, painstaking research and the urgency of confronting shame.

The Conversation · May 21, 2025

Stella prize 2025: shortlist entirely women of colour for the first time in award’s history

Michelle de Kretser and journalist Amy McQuire among six authors in contention for $60,000 prize for women and non-binary writers

The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2025