The longlist for this year’s Stella Prize has been announced! The Stella Prize seeks to elevate the work of Australian women and non-binary writers. The $60,000 prize is awarded annually to one outstanding book deemed to be original, excellent, and engaging. This year’s prize saw over 200 entries.

Explore the 2023 Stella Prize longlist is below or view our collection here.

The Furies by Mandy Beaumont

Defiant, ferocious and unyielding - The Furies is a debut novel by Mandy Beaumont that explores the isolation felt by so many women, and how powerful we can be when we join together.

Every Version of You by Grace Chan

When a new technology is developed to permanently upload a human brain to Gaia, Tao-Yi must decide what is most important: a digital future, or an authentic past.

We Come With This Place by Debra Dank

We Come with This Place is deeply personal, a profound tribute to family and the Gudanji Country to which Debra Dank belongs, but it is much more than that.

big beautiful female theory by Eloise Grills

Part memoir, part cultural analysis, this illustrated work from Melbourne-based artist Eloise Grills is confrontational, honest and everything great nonfiction should be.

The Jaguar by Sarah Holland-Batt

With electrifying boldness, Sarah Holland-Batt confronts what it means to be mortal in an astonishing and deeply humane portrait of a father’s Parkinson’s Disease, and a daughter forged by grief.

Hydra by Adriane Howell

This highly original debut blends black humour and Gothic mystery to tell the story of a woman in the process of unravelling, as her job, her home, her marriage, her friends and her identity are all stripped away.

Jack of Hearts: QX11594 by Jackie Huggins & Ngaire Jarro

An affectionate portrait and a moving account of courage in wartime which helps a reader understand the sacrifices made by our soldiers.

All That’s Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien

In the wake of her brother’s murder at a local restaurant, Ky Tran returns to Cabramatta determined to interview the dozen or so witnesses to find the truth of what happened.

Indelible City by Louisa Lim

When protests erupted in 2019 and were met with escalating suppression from Beijing, Louisa Lim-raised in Hong Kong as a half-Chinese, half-English child, and now a reporter who had covered the region for a decade-realised that she was uniquely positioned to unearth Hong Kong’s untold stories ...

Iris by Fiona Kelly McGregor

Rollicking through the underbelly of 1930s sly-grog Sydney, Iris the fascinating tale of a woman who couldn’t be held back.

Decadence by Thuy On

‘Funny, clever and keenly observed, Decadence is a profound musing on literature and language, that deftly skewers the would-be gatekeepers of verse. With this second collection, Thuy On has cemented herself as a vibrant, unique and captivating new voice in Australian poetry.’ - Maxine Beneba Clarke

Bad Art Mother by Edwina Preston

Good mothers are expected to be selfless. Artists are seen as selfish. So what does this mean for a mother with artistic ambitions? Enter: frustrated poet Veda Gray, who is offered a Faustian bargain when a wealthy childless couple, the Parishes, invite her to exchange her young son Owen for time to write.