(1950-11-25) 25 November 1950 (age 73) Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia[1]
Occupation
Author, novelist
Period
1997–present
Genre
Fiction, non-fiction
Notable works
Carpentaria, Tracker, Praiseworthy
Notable awards
Miles Franklin Award, 2007
Stella Prize, 2018, 2024
Alexis WrightFAHA (born 25 November 1950)[2] is a Waanyi (Aboriginal Australian) writer best known for winning the Miles Franklin Award for her 2006 novel Carpentaria[3] and for being the first writer to win the Stella Prize twice, in 2018 for her "collective memoir" of Leigh Bruce "Tracker" Tilmouth[4] and in 2024 for Praiseworthy.[5]
Wright has published four novels, one biography, and several works of nonfiction. Her work also appears in anthologies and journals.
^"Premier Applauds Queensland Miles Franklin Winner". Queensland Government. 22 June 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
^Who's Who in Australia. Crown Content. p. 2207.
^"Wright wins Miles Franklin". news.com.au. 21 June 2007.
^"THE 2018 STELLA PRIZE". Retrieved 12 April 2018.
^Steger, Jason (2 May 2024). "Alexis Wright wins Stella Prize with 'great Australian novel'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
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