Stella Prize shortlist 2025

For the first time since its inception, the Stella Prize shortlist comprises all POC authors.

Six works, comprising three non-fiction and three fiction make up the 2025 Stella Prize shortlist.

Now in its 13th year, the Stella Prize’s remit is to champion and amplify the voices and stories of women and non-binary individuals.

In 2025 the award received over 180 entries.

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Thuy On is the Reviews and Literary Editor of ArtsHub and an arts journalist, critic and poet who’s written for a range of publications including The Guardian, The Saturday Paper, Sydney Review of Books, The Australian, The Age/SMH and Australian Book Review. She was the Books Editor of The Big Issue for 8 years and a former Melbourne theatre critic correspondent for The Australian. She has three collections of poetry published by the University of Western Australian Press (UWAP): Turbulence (2020), Decadence (2022) and Essence (2025). Threads: @thuy_on123 Instagram: poemsbythuy