Astrid Edwards

Aug 1, 2024 | inreview.com.au | Suzie Keen |Astrid Edwards |Jo Case |John Miles

Waanyi writer Alexis Wright and her magnum opus Praiseworthy have made history by winning this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award. She’s now the first writer to win the Miles Franklin and the Stella Prize (both national literary prizes) for the same work. It’s also her second Miles Franklin win: her first was for Carpentaria in 2007. Wright becomes one of a handful of authors since the Miles Franklin was first awarded in 1957 to win the prize more than once, and only the fourth woman to do so.

Jul 31, 2024 | tolerance.ca | Astrid Edwards

By Astrid Edwards, PhD Candidate and literary critic, The University of Melbourne Waanyi writer Alexis Wright and her magnum opus Praiseworthy have made history by winning this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award. She’s now the first writer to win the Miles Franklin and The Stella Prize (both national literary prizes) for the same work.

Jul 31, 2024 | theconversation.com | Astrid Edwards

Waanyi writer Alexis Wright and her magnum opus Praiseworthy have made history by winning this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award. She’s now the first writer to win the Miles Franklin and The Stella Prize (both national literary prizes) for the same work. It’s also her second Miles Franklin win: her first was for Carpentaria in 2007. Wright becomes one of a handful of authors since the Miles Franklin was first awarded in 1957 to win the prize more than once, and only the fourth woman to do so.

Jul 31, 2024 | tolerance.ca | Astrid Edwards

By Astrid Edwards, PhD Candidate and literary critic, The University of Melbourne The winner of this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award will be announced this evening. Astrid Edwards takes you through the contenders in our annual expert guide to the shortlist. Read complete article© The Conversation -

Jul 31, 2024 | theguardian.com | Astrid Edwards

Shortlists are odd things. Put two lots of judges in separate rooms with the same works and you will not come up with the same one. But it is always interesting when their choices overlap. Two novels on this year’s Miles Franklin shortlist were also on that of this year’s Stella prize: Sanya Rushdi’s Hospital, which explores her experience of psychosis, and Alexis Wright’s Praiseworthy, a monumental epic that is also this year’s Stella winner (both published by Giramondo).