Alexis Wright

Alexis Wright is a member of the Waanyi nation of the southern highlands of the Gulf of Carpentaria. She is the author of the prize-winning novels Praiseworthy, Carpentaria and The Swan Book, and has also published three works of non-fiction: Take Power, Grog War, and Tracker. Her books have been published internationally and she has won many literary awards, including the Miles Franklin. She has won the Stella Prize twice and has been awarded the ASL Gold Medal in 2007, 2014, and 2024.  She held the position of Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature at the University of Melbourne, and was honoured with the title of Distinguished Professor at Western Sydney University. She is the inaugural winner of the Creative Australia Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. 

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