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Alexis Wright

Indigenous Australian writer

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Born 1950 · age 76Australia

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14 languages
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Rank in Australia
#245
Writers
Age
76
Born 1950
Awards
2
recognised works

Summary

Updated 2026-06-15

Alexis Wright 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 the novel Praiseworthy. She was the first person to win the Stella Prize and Miles Franklin Award in the same year.