Alexis Wright

Alexis Wright’s novels are often thought of as “difficult,” but this episode of Fully Lit Live challenges that label, and asks what that word is really doing. Critic Geordie Williamson is the author of the recent On Alexis Wright , part of Black Ink’s 'Writers on Writers' series. In this conversation with Ivor Indyk , Wright’s publisher and editor at Giramondo , we learn how to read Wright’s books on their own terms — with attention to rhythm, repetition, and scale rather than plot alone. Moving through Carpentaria , The Swan Book , and Praiseworthy , the discussion centres on Wright’s idea of ‘all time’: a narrative field where ancestral, mythic, and present time coexist, and where people, animals, weather systems and spirits all speak. What happens when we make space for Wright’s digressions and tonal shifts, and allow ourselves the time she demands? GUESTS Geordie Williamson has been chief literary critic of The Australian since 2008. He is publisher of the Picador imprint at Pan Macmillan, a former editor of Island Magazine and Best Australian Essays , and author of The Burning Library , a collection of essays on neglected figures from Australian literature. He lives in Hobart. Ivor Indyk is the publisher of the Giramondo book imprint and Whitlam Chair in the Writing & Society Research Centre at the University of Western Sydney. CREDITS This episode is brought to you in partnership with our friends at Gleebooks. Head to the Gleebooks events page to discover more great literary events featuring some of Australia’s best and best known authors. Fully Lit is brought to you by Impact Studios at UTS, the Sydney Review of Books and the UTS Writing and Publishing Program , and is produced by Regina Botros. Executive Producer, Sarah Gilbert. This episode was mixed by Siobhan Moylan. Find more episodes of Fully Lit wherever you get your podcasts.

Bokcirkeln: Förra året var Alexis Wright från Australien en nobelpristippad favorit. Nu kommer hennes mest centrala verk ut på svenska: Praiseworthy. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Alexis Wright , född 1950, tillhör Waanyifolket i Australien och är en förespråkare för urbefolkningen och aboriginernas landrättigheter. Hennes roman Praiseworthy är en berättelse på över 700 sidor och är översatt till svenska av Jesper Högström. Författarna Christoffer Carlsson och Christina Wahldén har läst Praiseworthy och samtalar med Marie Lundström . Skriv till oss! bokradio@sverigesradio.se Programledare: Marie Lundström Producent: Andreas Magnell Tekniker: Lotta Linde-Rahr

Alexis Wright is one of the most highly-regarded Australian authors in recent times, winning both the Miles Franklin Literary Award and the Stella Prize - twice. Her work is challenging the traditional publishing world and asking some tough questions. But her passions extend far beyond writing. In this episode, Julia explores Alexis’ early beginnings as a young activist, her lifelong dedication to Indigenous land rights and her concerns around global warming, as well as her literary success. Show notes: Alexis’ latest novel Praiseworthy is published by Giramondo and is available at all good book stores. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of our sister podcast, Read This , host Michael Williams speaks with the winner of the 2024 Miles Franklin Award, Alexis Wright. Her epic novel Praiseworthy , also won the Stella Prize and has been described as “an astonishing feat of storytelling and sovereign imagination. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alexis Wright’s 2023 novel Praiseworthy has just been awarded the Miles Franklin Award. It also won the Stella Prize and has been described as “an astonishing feat of storytelling and sovereign imagination.” In this special episode, Alexis joins Michael for a conversation about Praiseworthy and reveals why she decided very early on in her literary career that she wasn't going to be trapped in anyone’s box. Reading list:Carpentaria, Alexis Wright, 2006The Swan Book, Alexis Wright, 2013Tracker, Alexis Wright 2017Praiseworthy, Alexis Wright, 2023 You can find these books and all the others we mentioned at your favourite independent book store. Socials: Stay in touch with Read This on Instagram and Twitter Guest: Alexis Wright

Alexis Wright is the 2024 winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award for her novel Praiseworthy. She makes history as the only writer to have won both the Stella and Miles Franklin awards twice each. Alexis first won the Miles Franklin in 2007 for her epic novel Carpentaria. Like that novel, Praiseworthy (Giramondo) - which also won the 2024 Stella Prize - is an epic told on a grand scale. It's about a fictional town, a haze cloud, injustice, Indigenous land rights, global warming, and donkeys. Alexis told Claire Nichols that there's "a lot of nutrition in a good story" and in this pod extra, she explains her vision for Australian fiction and why writing this novel was daunting. Listen to The Book Show's guide to the Miles Franklin shortlist here .

“ Praiseworthy is mighty in every conceivable way: mighty of scope, mighty of fury, mighty of craft, mighty of humour, mighty of language, mighty of heart.” – Stella Prize Hear from the winner of this year’s Stella Prize, Alexis Wright, as she joins judging panel chair Beejay Silcox in conversation to discuss her creative inspirations, writing process and prize-winning work, Praiseworthy . Celebrating original, excellent and engaging works by women and non-binary authors, the Stella Prize has helped elevate the careers of numerous Australian writers and has become one of the country’s most prestigious literary accolades. Alexis Wright appeared at this event via video link. This episode was recorded live at the 2024 Sydney Writers’ Festival. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and follow our channel. Sydney Writers’ Festival podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms. After more? Follow Sydney Writers’ Festival on social media: Instagram: @sydwritersfest Facebook: @SydWritersFest X (Twitter): @SydWritersFest TikTok: @sydwritersfest See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today’s episode of Indigenuity we chat with two First Nations creatives. Waanyi writer Alexis Wright talks about her award winning fiction book Praiseworthy , which has not only received the 2024 Stella Prize but has also made Wright the only author to win the Stella Prize twice in her lifetime, which she had previously been awarded in 2018 for her work, Tracker; Richard Bell, who is a Kamilaroi, Kooma, Jiman and Gurang Gurang man discusses his installation called Embassy, which is showing as part of RISING festival's Blak Infinite, a series of installations and conversations regarding First Peoples at Federation Square from Sat 1st June to Sun 16th June. With presenter Krystal De Napoli. Program Page: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/indigenuity Twitter @IndigenuityAU Instagram @indigenuityau

Waanyi writer Alexis Wright is the only author to win the Stella Prize twice - the first time for Tracker and the second time for Praiseworthy. Alexis is also the author of the prize-winning novels Carpentaria and The Swan Book , as well as Take Power , an oral history of the Central Land Council; and Grog War , a study of alcohol abuse in the Northern Territory. Alexis was previously the Boisbouvier Chair in Australian Literature at the University of Melbourne, and she is the inaugural winner of the Creative Australia Award for Lifetime Achievement in Literature. This interview was recorded live for Vision Australia in March 2024, after Praiseworthy was longlisted for The Stella Prize. About The Garret Follow The Garret: Writing and Publishing and our host Astrid Edwards on Instagram. Explore our back catalogue (and transcripts) at thegarretpodcast.com . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alexis Wright has won the 2024 Stella Prize, for her novel, Praiseworthy. The novel is an Aboriginal fable, about a fictional town, a haze cloud, a haze cloud, land rights, global warming, and donkeys. Judges described Praiseworthy as 'genre-bending' and 'canon-breaking'. Alexis Wright previously won the Stella in 2018 for her non-fiction collective memoir Tracker. She also won the Miles Franklin for her novel Carpentaria.

Today’s guest is one of the most important and celebrated writers in Australia today, Alexis Wright. We look together at the ways Wright reshapes the novel form to honor Aboriginal notions of story, of time, and of scale. To find a different sound and voice for the novel, one that is multiple and collective. both ancestral and visionary, one that invites us to walk back into relationship with other beings and the land itself, and shows us where we are headed when we don’t. Her latest novel Praiseworthy is set in a world like ours, of extreme weather events, of unchecked white supremacy, of the inexorable pull toward assimilation, erasure and the demanding present-tense of the internet. But the book is also one of aboriginal invention, adaptation, and vision, a novel of both biting humor and wisdom, as people, in the face of it all, search for Aboriginal sovereignty. For the bonus audio archive Alexis reads a favorite poem of hers by Bei Dao which joins an immense archive of supplemental material—readings, craft talks, long-form conversations with translators—from everyone from Layli Long Soldier to Dionne Brand, Naomi Klein to Richard Powers. You can find out more about the bonus audio archive and the many other potential benefits of joining the Between the Covers community as a listener-supporter at the show’s Patreon page . Finally, here is the Bookshop corresponding to today’s episode.

Is streaming bad for audiobooks? We talk longlists for the Galley Beggar Press short story prize and the Republic of Consciousness Prize for small presses in the US & Canada. And legendary Australian author Alexis Wright joins us to talk about her epic novel, Praiseworthy. Thank you for listening! If you like what you hear, give us a follow at: X: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Books , Lori Feathers , Sam Jordison Instagram: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Books , Lori Feathers , Sam Jordison Facebook: Across the Pond , Galley Beggar Press , Interabang Books Bluesky: @acrossthepondbooks.bsky.social The Big Book Project https://substack.com/@thebigbookproject Theme music by Carlos Guajardo-Molina Edited and Mixed at ATX Audio Post