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Stella prize 2026: Lee Lai becomes first non-binary person and first graphic novelist to win with Cannon
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Lee Lai has won the 2026 Stella Prize for her graphic novel Cannon, becoming the first non-binary winner and the first graphic novelist to win the $60,000 Australian literary award for women and non-binary writers.
Stella prize 2026: Lee Lai becomes first non-binary person and first graphic novelist to win with Cannon
Lai wins $60,000 literary award for her study of a young woman’s repression and rage as she struggles to juggle the needs of those around her
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As the 2026 winner of the Stella prize, Lee Lai has established two new firsts: the first ever non-binary winner with her book Cannon, which is the first graphic novel to win the $60,000 Australian literary award for women and non-binary writers.
Cannon follows the titular, queer Chinese woman living in
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