Katia Ariel speaks about her 2024 Stella Prize longlisted book The Swift Dark Tide.
Katia Ariel is an author and freelance book editor from Melbourne/Naarm, Australia. She was born in Odesa, Ukraine. Her memoir, The Swift Dark Tide, explores the history of hunger, joy and transgression in her female line. Katia teaches in the School of Culture and Communication at Melbourne University.
Find out more about the 2024 Stella Prize shortlist: stella.org.au/2024-stella-prize/