Debut novelist Emily Bitto wins the Stella Prize
- Written by The Conversation
Emily Bitto has won the 2015 Stella Prize for her debut novel, The Strays. The prize is now in its third year and was established to redress the way in which women writers were typically overlooked for major literary prizes such as the Miles Franklin award.
Bitto’s novel, loosely inspired by the modernist artists at Heide, revolves around an...