Prize 2026

• Lai vince il premio letterario da 60.000 dollari per il suo studio sulla repressione e la rabbia di una giovane donna che lotta per conciliare le necessità di chi la circonda. • In qualità di vincitrice del Stella prize 2026, Lee Lai ha stabilito due primati: è la prima persona non binaria a vincere il premio con il suo libro Cannon, che è inoltre la prima graphic novel a ottenere il premio letterario australiano da 60.000 dollari destinato a scrittrici e scrittori non binari. • Cannon segue la protagonista, una donna cinese queer che vive a Montreal nella "fase meno cool dei vent'anni". Il vero nome di Cannon è Lucy, che è diventato Luce e poi (loose) Cannon – e proprio come il suo soprannome indesiderato, lei si assume ogni responsabilità senza lamentarsi.

Australia’s most prominent portrait prize was announced on Friday at the Art Gallery of NSW, where the finalist exhibition will open on SaturdayArchibald prize 2026 finalists: Virginia Trioli, Jan Fran, Ahmed al-Ahmed and more – in picturesRichard Lewer has been awarded the 2026 Archibald prize for his portrait of Pitjantjatjara elder, traditional healer and senior artist Iluwanti Ken.The New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based artist was announced as the winner of the $100,000 prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales on Friday. The judging panel, comprised of the gallery’s trustees, selected the work unanimously from a field of 59 finalists whittled down from 1,034 entries. Continue reading...

The painting by self-taught artist Sean Layh was chosen by the Art Gallery of NSW staff who hang the finalists, ahead of the main announcement on 8 MayArchibald prize 2026 finalists: Virginia Trioli, Jan Fran, Ahmed al-Ahmed and more – in picturesA portrait of actor Jacob Collins by Sean Layh has won the favour of Art Gallery of NSW staff, who awarded it the Packing Room prize on Thursday, ahead of the Archibald prize’s main announcement on 8 May.Layh, a self-taught painter, said winning the prize for his work – an oil painting titled The tragicall historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke – was “one of the great honours of my professional life”. Continue reading...

• The Kennedy Center confirmed comedian Bill Maher as the 2026 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor recipient on March 26, 2026, days after White House denial labeled reports fake news. • Maher becomes the 27th honoree following Conan O'Brien and Kevin Hart; he quipped, 'It's like an Emmy, except I win,' in a Kennedy Center release. • White House communications director Steven Cheung called prior Atlantic reporting 'Literally FAKE NEWS,' and press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated Maher would not receive the award.