Alexis Wright | |
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Born | Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia[1] | 25 November 1950
Occupation | Author, novelist |
Period | 1997–present |
Genre | Fiction, non-fiction |
Notable works | Carpentaria, Tracker, Praiseworthy |
Notable awards |
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Alexis Wright FAHA (born 25 November 1950)[2] is a Waanyi (Aboriginal Australian) writer best known for winning the Miles Franklin Award for her 2006 novel Carpentaria[3] and for being the first writer to win the Stella Prize twice, in 2018 for her "collective memoir" of Leigh Bruce "Tracker" Tilmouth[4] and in 2024 for Praiseworthy.[5] Praiseworthy also won her the Miles Franklin Award in 2024, making her the first person to win the Stella Prize and Miles Franklin Award in the same year.[6]
Wright has published four novels, one biography, and several works of nonfiction. Her work also appears in anthologies and journals.