Alexis Wright
Indigenous Australian writer
- Born
- 25 November 1950, Cloncurry
- Age
- 75
Alexis Wright (born 25 November 1950) is an Australian writer. She is best known for winning the Miles Franklin Award for her 2006 novel Carpentaria and 2024 novel Praiseworthy. She was the first writer to win the Stella Prize twice, in 2018 for her "collective memoir" of Leigh Bruce "Tracker" Tilmouth and in 2024 for Praiseworthy. She was the first person to win the Stella Prize and Miles Franklin Award in the same year.
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