The 2026 Stella Prize Longlist has been announced, celebrating twelve outstanding books by Australian women and non-binary writers. Selected from over 200 submissions, the longlisted works span poetry, fiction, non-fiction, memoir and graphic storytelling.
Together, these titles explore themes of memory, truth, identity and belonging, highlighting the transformative power of story and reflecting the diversity and vitality of contemporary Australian literature.
The shortlist will be announced on 8 April, with the winner of the $60,000 Stella Prize to be revealed on 13 May.
Explore longlisted titles held in the library collection below.
Memorial Days by Geraldine Brooks (Non-Fiction/Memoir)
Ankami by Debra Dank (Nonfiction/Memoir/Social commentary)
Fireweather by Miranda Darling (Fiction)
Apron-Sorrow / Sovereign-Tea by Natalie Harkin (Non-Fiction)
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (Fiction)
Wait Here by Lucy Nelson (Fiction)
Find Me at the Jaffa Gate: An Encyclopaedia of a Palestinian family by Micaela Sahhar (Nonfiction/Memoir)
58 Facets: On violence and the law by Marika Sosnowski (Non-Fiction)
I Am Nannertgarrook by Tasma Walton (Fiction)
View all titles in the 2026 Stella Prize Longlist
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