Michelle de Kretser Wins The 2025 Stella Prize
After completing the rigorous judging process, The Stella 2025 judges Astrid Edwards (Chair), Debra Dank, Leah Jing McIntosh, Yassmin Abdel-Magied,…
Irresistible Writers: Malcolm Knox
The First Friend is set in Stalin's 1938 Soviet Union, and is a black comedy, a thriller, a survivor's tale,…
Irresistible Writers: Mariana Enriquez
Mariana Enríquez was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1973, and until very recently, lived and worked there, both as…
All About You: It’s Your Mid-Year Irresistible Literary Horoscope
As Sydney wraps itself in Hermes scarves and cold skies, and the northern hemisphere digs around in the back of…
Irresistible Poets: Lemn Sissay
Lemn Sissay's latest collection of poems Let The Light Pour In instantly became a Sunday Times bestseller, as was his…
The International Booker Prize 2025 Shortlist Videos Have Arrived
The new films showcase the six books shortlisted for this year’s International Booker Prize, the world’s most influential award for…
The 2025 Stella Prize Shortlist is announced
Founded in 2012 Stella is the major voice for gender equity and cultural change in Australian literature, and the organisation’s…
Irresistible Writers: Thomas Mayo
Thomas Mayo is a Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander author who was born and raised in Darwin.…
Irresistible Festivals: Interview With Sydney Writers Festival CEO Brooke Webb
Brooke Webb is the Chief Executive Officer at the Sydney Writers' Festival. For the past 27 years, she has held…
Irresistible Writers: Interview With John Crace
Taking the Lead: A Dog at Number 10 is John Crace's latest book. It's a satirical memoir told through the…
Irresistible Writers: Robert Dessaix
Robert Dessaix’s Chameleon is out now. It’s a turn-paging performance of self-revelation—and an intimate look at how our identities shift…
Modern Heroes and Irresistible Writers: Wesley Lowery
We caught up with Wesley Lowery at Adelaide Writers Week 2025.His latest book American Whitelash came out in June 2023 but…
