The Rot, by Evelyn Araluen, wins 2026 Victorian Prize for Literature

Naarm/Melbourne based Australian poet Evelyn Araluen has won both the Victorian Prize for Literature, and Prize for Indigenous Writing, in this year's Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, for her second collection of poetry, The Rot. Araluen won the Stella Prize, one of Australia's major literary awards in 2022, for her debut poetry collection, Dropbear. Her win in the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards surely puts The Rot in good stead to be awarded the Stella Prize again this year. That […]

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