The artistic director of the Canberra Writers Festival and chair of the 2024 Stella Prize opens up on judging the Stella and why she is passionate about small publishers.
'Some the oldest books I own are books my mother made for me which told the story of my life back to me ... writing and reading has been part of the fabric of who I am from the beginning.'
The Canberra Writers Festival will run from October 23-27, 2024.
Summer is studying a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Criminology, English, Politics and International Relations, at UNSW Sydney. She loves fashion, narrative foils and Friday calls with her best friends.