The Stella Prize continues to showcase the breadth of talent among women and non-binary writers in Australia, with poetry, memoir, fiction and a graphic novel making the shortlist in 2026.This year's six finalists include Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks, who explores grief and recovery in a deeply moving account of the death of her husband, and Evelyn Araluen, who has penned a "howling" follow-up to her Stella-winning debut poetry collection, Dropbear.Also on the shortlist is a work of historical fiction by actor-turned-writer Tasma Walton, a graphic novel by Lee Lai (previously shortlisted in 2022 for her debut work, Stone Fruit),...