Melanie Cheng

The Stella Prize announces 2025 longlist

Now in it’s thirteenth year, The Stella Prize has announced its 2025 longlist. Founded in 2012, the prize’s mission is to empower women and non-binary authors and to recognise and showcase their accomplishments in a world of gender inequality. With this year’s longlist featuring works ranging from poetry collections to archival history and LGBT+ romance,…

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Book Review: Australia Day by Melanie Cheng is a stunning debut that takes its place among Australian short story greats

Australia is undoubtedly going through a renaissance of short fiction—from collections by household names (at least to lovers of the form) such as Tony Birch, to stunning debuts like Australia Day by Melanie Cheng, there is a little bit of something for everyone. It goads me to hear anyone say that they hate the short…

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