Australian Poetry

Evelyn Araluen wins Victorian premier's literary prize for The Rot

February 26, 2026 Reported by AI Image generated by AI

Evelyn Araluen has won the $100,000 Victorian Prize for Literature for her poetry collection The Rot, along with the $25,000 Prize for Indigenous Writing. The awards, announced on February 25, 2026, in Melbourne, recognize excellence across various literary categories. Araluen's win follows her 2022 Stella Prize for debut collection Dropbear.