Simply the Best

What does it take to become a glittering literary prize winner?

Which matters more: what you write or when you write it? Can you feel you’re writing a prize winner while you’re writing it?

In this free panel discussion, join 2025 Miles Franklin Literary Award winner Siang Lu (Ghost Cities), the 2026 Stella Prize winner and the 2026 Christina Stead Prize for Fiction winner as they share their insights for writing a winner and what comes afterwards. With host Beejay Silcox.