Ahead of the announcement of the 2023 winner on Thursday night, get across the six novels, poetry collections and genre-busting books up for the $60,000 prize
Neel’s attention to the sensuous human subject, irrespective but mindful of race, gender, status and sexuality, was rare and undervalued, yet now seems prophetic.
Earlier this month, a key commentator said the issue of women writers "not being taken seriously in this country" was "solved", and credited the Stella Prize. But Stella’s co-founder disagrees.