![]() Byatt or have a strong male voice dominate the narrative. As one female author wryly noted, the best way to get on a shortlist is either to have a manly name, such as Hilary Mantel, Pat Barker or A. Men tend to buy books written by men, or that have a male protagonist. Men are better at putting themselves forward they have more support in their writing career there is a perceived notion that they write about big ideas whereas women stick to smaller canvasses they read differently. So why the discrepancies? Who knows, shrugs author and Stella founder member Sophie Cunningham, but there are plenty of theories. Extremely welcome, but not evidence that the Stella Prize doesn't need to exist.'' (Whether the eight women on the long list of 10 for this year's award turn out to be ''blips'' remains to be seen.) ![]() ''Albeit a very good one.'' What about Anna Funder's Miles Franklin win in 2012? ''Blip. ''Blip,'' says Aviva Tuffield, associate publisher at Scribe and chair of the Stella Prize board. Like a single cold, wet winter after years of drought, this doesn't signal any meaningful change. ![]() ![]() Only 16 Booker winners since 1969 have been women. In Britain the Booker Prize fares slightly better, with Hilary Mantel entering the literary stratosphere by winning it twice. ![]()
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