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The influence of the literary prize in contemporary literary culture can often be observed in the expanded constituencies for shortlisted and winning authors and titles. Winners of major awards like the Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin Literary Award commonly report a rapid increase in sales and media attention following the announcement by the judges. However, it is not just the prize that brings about this increased attention. The public impact of the prize’s proclamations exists in a context that is supported by adjacent literary institutions, influential individuals, and the media. This chapter examines the short history of the Stella Prize to explore the radiating power of the literary prize within the public sphere and illustrates the ways in which contemporary literary activists use the literary prize as a vehicle for achieving their aims.

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    y separately published work icon The Routledge Companion to Australian Literature Jessica Gildersleeve (editor), London : Routledge , 2020 21550229 2020 anthology criticism

    'In recent years, Australian literature has experienced a revival of interest both domestically and internationally. The increasing prominence of work by writers like Christos Tsiolkas, heightened through television and film adaptation, as well as the award of major international prizes to writers like Richard Flanagan, and the development of new, high-profile prizes like the Stella Prize, have all reinvigorated interest in Australian literature both at home and abroad. This Companionemerges as a part of that reinvigoration, considering anew the history and development of Australian literature and its key themes, as well as tracing the transition of the field through those critical debates. It considers works of Australian literature on their own terms, as well as positioning them in their critical and historical context and their ethical and interactive position in the public and private spheres. With an emphasis on literature’s responsibilities, this book claims Australian literary studies as a field uniquely positioned to expose the ways in which literature engages with, produces and is produced by its context, provoking a critical re-evaluation of the concept of the relationship between national literatures, cultures, and histories, and the social function of literary texts.'

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    London : Routledge , 2020
    pg. 147-154
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