2025 Stella Prize Longlist

Stella has been a major voice for gender equity and cultural change in Australian literature since it was founded in 2012. The Stella Prize is awarded annually to recognise and celebrate Australian women and non-binary writers, tackle gender bias in the literary sector, and share outstanding books with readers.

The 2025 Shortlist will be announced on Tuesday 8 April, and the winner named on Friday 23 May.

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A Language of Limbs
$34.99
A Language of Limbs
Dylin Hardcastle
LONGLISTED FOR THE STELLA PRIZE 2025 'I loved it' Hannah Kent 'An instant queer classic'...
Rapture by Emily Maguire - 9781761470899
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Rapture
Emily Maguire
LONGLISTED FOR THE STELLA PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE ABIA LITERARY FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR...
Translations by Jumaana Abdu - 9781761343872
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Translations
Jumaana Abdu
Jumaana Abdu is extraordinary and I will read everything she writes. HANNAH KENT Longlisted for...
The Thinning by Inga Simpson - 9780733643514
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The Thinning
Inga Simpson
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 STELLA PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 FICTION INDIE BOOK AWARD 'No...
Theory & Practice by Michelle de Kretser - 9781923058149
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Theory & Practice
Michelle de Kretser
It's 1986, and 'beautiful, radical ideas' are in the air. A young woman arrives in...
Peripathetic by Cher Tan - 9781742237992
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Peripathetic
Cher Tan
**Highly Commended, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2025, Non-Fiction** There was something so captivating about always...
Always Will Be by Mykaela Saunders - 9780702266386
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Always Will Be
Mykaela Saunders
From the 2022 David Unaipon winner comes an outstanding and timely collection of speculative fiction...
Cactus Pear For My Beloved by Samah Sabawi - 9781761344978
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Cactus Pear For My Beloved
Samah Sabawi
LONGLISTED, 2025 Stella Prize. 'If there's a more important or timely book in 2024, I'm...
Black Witness by Amy McQuire - 9780702263323
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Black Witness
Amy McQuire
A searing indictment of the media's failures in reporting Indigenous affairs - and a powerful...
Black Convicts by Santilla Chingaipe - 9781761107238
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Black Convicts
Santilla Chingaipe
Longlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize Readings Best Books of 2024, Non-Fiction The story of...
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The Burrow by Melanie Cheng - 9781922790941
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The Burrow
Melanie Cheng
Amy, Jin and Lucie are leading isolated lives in their partially renovated, inner city home....
Naag Mountain by Manisha Anjali - 9781925818994
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Naag Mountain
Manisha Anjali
**Highly Commended, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2025, Poetry** Naag Mountain is a journey across oceans,...