The Indigenous writer has won the $60,000 award for her acclaimed novel, Praiseworthy, making her the first to win the prize twice.
“What’s really unbelievable about winning the Stella for a second time is that it and how that affects the reality of people. A lot of our people are living in really hard conditions and it’s getting harder. I’m just concerned about what the future will be, seeing that we don’t have such a good relationship with people understanding what the situation is for Aboriginal people.”, it had a galvanising effect on Indigenous writing.
Wright was a fierce critic of the Howard government’s intervention in the Northern Territory in 2007, which she said was a waste of “millions, possibly billions for all I know. And that could have been put into something that Aboriginal people wanted”.reportIt’s been a busy time for Wright, and winning the Stella will only put more demands on her: “I hit this year running, and it hasn’t stopped.
“I wanted it to be a big book in more ways than one because we have to be thinking more seriously about things and also enjoying the world that we have,” Wright said. “So I have looked for the joy of being alive.”The Booklist is a weekly newsletter for book lovers from books editor Jason Steger.
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