Alexis Wright, Australian author
Alexis Wright (born 25 November 1950) is a Waanyi (Aboriginal Australian) writer best known for winning the Miles Franklin Award for her 2006 novel Carpentaria and the 2018 Stella Prize for her "collective memoir" of Leigh Bruce "Tracker" Tilmouth.As of 2020, Wright has produced three novels, one biography, and several works of prose. Her work also appears in anthologies and journals.