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“For a long time now I have tried simply to write the best I can. Sometimes I have good luck and write better than I can.”
- Ernest Hemingway
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The Stella Prize is a major literary award celebrating Australian women’s writing and an organisation that champions cultural change. It recognises the best books by Australian women, both fiction and nonfiction, and it raises the profile of women writers, celebrating their achievements and promoting a full range of women’s stories and ideas.
In February, the 2020 Stella Prize Longlist was announced. The titles include The Weekend by Charlotte Wood, See What You Made Me Do by Jess Hill, Here Until August by Josephine Rowe and This Is How We Change The Ending by Vikki Wakefield. The 2020 Stella Prize Shortlist is announced in March.
Best of luck for the writers nominated!
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Thank you to everyone who has enrolled in Book Groups for 2020. A reminder that Book Group enrolments for 2020 were due on 31 January. Enrolment forms are available to download from our website.
Alternatively, phone (03) 9652 0611 to enrol over the phone. We are working to process the enrolments as soon as possible.
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The hustle and bustle of life can bring about a longing to take a journey or go on a trip. There is no better way of doing that, than to take some time out on a Sunday afternoon and read a good book. We have compiled a list of award-winning titles to provide you some inspiration.
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Book Groups Reaction of the Month
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In Siberia by Colin Thurbron
A traveller's tale that leaves one wondering what has happened in the ensuing twenty years since it’s been written. Have the years been kinder? Have the small settlements died out? Is the pollution still as bad or is it being addressed?
‘Out of sight, out of mind’ covers an area of many miles and eight different time zones. We did have a good discussion and found the whole mystery of Siberia fascinating. We did wonder if we will ever see it as a modern land and not so mysterious and full of prison camps of all types.
We gave the book 4.5 stars.
Canberra 3
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Inspired by the author’s true family story of survival during the Second World War, Natalia’s story is an unforgettable portrait of the triumph of the human spirit.
On a freezing night in January 1941, a little Jewish girl is found on the steps of Bucharest. Placed in an orphanage, a wealthy childless couple adopts her and name her Natalia. As she adapts to her new life, she all but forgets the parents forced to leave her behind.
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As Natalia grows older under Soviet occupation, her former identity begins to pierce the surface of her everyday life. This leads to a discovery that will change her destiny. When she meets Victor, an important official in the Communist regime, they begin a passionate affair despite overwhelming obstacles and her lover’s dark secrets.
When the opportunity for Natalia's one-time chance at freedom arises, Victor is determined to help her escape, even if it means losing her. Natalia must make an agonising decision: remain in Bucharest with her beloved adoptive parents and the man she loves, or seize the chance to live life on her own terms and to confront the painful enigma of her past.
Thanks to Simon and Schuster
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Anyone is welcome to enter! Simply email us at competition@cae.edu.au and tell us your favourite book that features any kind of journey. Include your name and postal address. Entries close on Wednesday 26 February. Winners will be notified and answers may be used on social media.
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Poetry Writing
5 sessions
Wednesday, 6pm-9pm, 18 March
$340/$323 (conc)
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WW1 – Ernest Hemingway and the Italian Front - NEW
1 session
Thursday, 11am-12pm, 12 March
$69/$66 (conc)
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Carlton Historical Walking Tour
1 session
Sunday, 10am-12:30pm, 1 March
$99/$95 (conc)
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