Michelle de Kretser wins the Stella Prize with a genre-bending questioning of art and expectation

Michelle de Kretser wins the Stella Prize with a genre-bending questioning of art and expectation

Michelle de Kretser, one of Australia’s most innovative and internationally recognised writers, has been awarded this year’s Stella Prize for her seventh novel, Theory & Practice – currently longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award. This is De Kretser’s first Stella Prize win. She is one of only a few women to have won the Miles Franklin twice, for The Life to Come (2018) and Questions of Travel (2013), both shortlisted for the Stella. T…

Michelle de Krester wins the 2025 Stella Prize with 'Theory and Practice'

Michelle de Kretser has won the 2025 Stella Prize, receiving a $60,000 payment for her acclaimed seventh novel Theory & Practice, published by Text Publishing. Fiona Sweet, the CEO of the awards, said the book showed de Krester’s talent as a writer. “In this, the thirteenth year, I am honoured to be working with the judges, the team and board to celebrate the 2025 Stella Prize winner. I have long been a fan of Michelle’s work and am constantly s…

Michelle de Kretser wins the 2025 Stella Prize for 'Theory & Practice'

Michelle de Kretser has won the 2025 Stella Prize for her seventh novel, Theory & Practice. The news was announced this evening at a special event during the Sydney Writers’ Festival, held at Carriageworks. The ceremony marked a historic moment, as the first time in Stella Prize history that members of the public were invited to join the judges in honouring the incredible talent of this year’s longlisted, shortlisted, and winning authors.Michell…

De Kretser wins 2025 Stella Prize for ‘Theory & Practice’ | Books+Publishing

Michelle de Kretser has won the 2025 Stella Prize, worth $60,000, for her seventh novel Theory & Practice (Text). In their joint report, the judges said: ‘Michelle de Kretser’s Theory & Practice opens on the image of an Australian geologist hiking in the Swiss Alps, yet soon takes a swerve, interrupted by the writer herself, […]

Michelle de Kretser wins the 2025 Stella Prize

Michelle de Kretser has won this year's Stella prize for her 7th novel, 'Theory & Practice.'