your guide to the 2026 Stella shortlist
- Written by Jen Webb, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Creative Practice, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
The ConversationThe six books that make up the shortlist for this year’s Stella Prize consider the problem of violence – both personal and cultural – in very different ways. The abusive ex-husband, the heavy boot of the law, the brutality of invasion, the pressures of isolation and loss.
But hearteningly, each book also has a...





