Articles on Karen Wyld

March 10, 2026

The Queensland government has interfered with the state’s literary awards – again

Bronwyn Lea, The University of Queensland

Are judges of literary awards and fellowships now being asked to assess not just the work, but the writer too?

May 23, 2025

Jo Caust, The University of Melbourne

The withdrawal of Karen Wyld’s A$15,000 fellowship for a Stolen Generations novel, due to a Gaza-related tweet, is part of a recent pattern.

June 3, 2022

Yasmine Musharbash, Australian National University

What might our future look like? Together, these speculative fiction stories offer a First Nations response to this burning question.

Yasmine Musharbash
Senior Lecturer and Head of Anthropology, Australian National University
Jo Caust
Associate Professor and Principal Fellow (Hon), School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne
Bronwyn Lea
Professor in Australian Literature and Writing, The University of Queensland