Overland co-editor Evelyn Araluen joins Beth AQ on
The Glasshouse to talk about the literary journal's recently launched Kuracca Prize for Australian Literature.
Honouring the late Wiradjuri writer, teacher and advocate for First Nations storytelling Aunty Kerry Reed-Gilbert, the Kuracca is a prize that rewards technical excellence and, most importantly, generosity – work driven by compassion, hope and critique. With no formal categories, pieces of fiction, poetry, cartoons, digital stories and more are judged alongside each other, encouraging greater open-mindedness and flexibility in the literary landscape.
Evelyn describes Aunty Kerry’s never-ending generosity in both her own writing and in her support for her community and Country.