The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual

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awarded to "a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases". The award was set up according to the

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Miles Franklin Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin (14 October 187919 September 1954), known as Miles Franklin, was an Australian writer and feminist who is best known for her novel ''My Brilliant Career'', published by Blackwoods of Edinburgh in 1901. While ...

(1879–1954), who is best known for writing the Australian classic ''

My Brilliant Career ''My Brilliant Career'' is a 1901 novel written by Miles Franklin. It is the first of many novels by Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin (1879–1954), one of the major Australian writers of her time. It was written while she was still a teenager, ...

'' (1901). She bequeathed her estate to fund this award. As of 2016, the award is valued A$60,000. __TOC__

Winners

Controversies

Author

Frank Moorhouse Frank Thomas Moorhouse (21 December 1938 – 26 June 2022) was an Australian writer. He won major Australian national prizes for the short story, the novel, the essay, and for script writing. His work has been published in the United Kingdom, ...

was disqualified from consideration for his novel Grand Days because the story was set in Europe during the 1920s and was not sufficiently Australian. 1995 winner

Helen Darville Helen Dale (born Helen Darville; 1972) is an Australian writer and lawyer. She is best known for writing ''The Hand that Signed the Paper'', a novel about a Ukrainian family who collaborated with the Nazis in The Holocaust, under the pseudonym ...

, also known as Helen Demidenko and Helen Dale, won for The Hand that signed the Paper and sparked a debate about authenticity in Australian literature. Darville claimed to be of Ukrainian descent and said it was fiction based on family history. Writer David Marr, who presented the award to her said that revelations about her true background did not “alter a single thing about the quality of the story, it knocks completely out of the water her answers to critics who said it was not historically accurate, that she knows because of direct family experience, which appears to be complete bull----." Even before the hoax was revealed, Darville’s book was considered anti-Semitic and justified the genocide of Jewish people. It was also later revealed that she plagiarised from multiple sources. In 2004, judges of the award resigned due to what they viewed as the commodification of the awards. 2022 longlisted writer John Hughes was accused of plagiarising significant sections of his 2021 book The Dogs from Nobel Laureate

Svetlana Alexievich Svetlana Alexandrovna Alexievich (born 31 May 1948) is a Belarusian investigative journalist, essayist and oral historian who writes in Russian. She was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suf ...

’s nonfiction book The Unwomanly Face of War. Nearly 60 similarities and identical sentences were found in a comparison of Hughes’ novel and the English version of Alexievich’s book. The Guardian newspaper also found similarities between incidents described in the books, including the central scene from which The Dogs takes its title. Further investigation found other examples of plagiarism in the novel and that Hughes copied sections of classic texts including The Great Gatsby and Anna Karenina without acknowledging the original source. The book was subsequently withdrawn from competition. The

Stella Prize The Stella Prize is an Australian annual literary award established in 2013 for writing by Australian women in all genres, worth $50,000. It was originally proposed by Australian women writers and publishers in 2011, modelled on the UK's Baileys W ...

was created in 2013 as a reaction to the underrepresentation of women as winners of literary prizes, in particular the 2011 Miles Franklin Award shortlist.

Repeat winners

* (4)

Thea Astley Thea Beatrice May Astley (25 August 1925 – 17 August 2004) was an Australian novelist and short story writer. She was a prolific writer who was published for over 40 years from 1958. At the time of her death, she had won more Miles Franklin ...

: 1962, 1965, 1972, 2000 * (4)

Tim Winton Timothy John Winton (born 4 August 1960) is an Australian writer. He has written novels, children's books, non-fiction books, and short stories. In 1997, he was named a Living Treasure by the National Trust of Australia, and has won the Miles ...

: 1984, 1992, 2002, 2009 * (3) Peter Carey: 1981, 1989, 1998 * (3) David Ireland: 1971, 1976, 1979 * (2) Jessica Anderson: 1978, 1980 * (2) Rodney Hall: 1982, 1994 * (2)

Thomas Keneally Thomas Michael Keneally, AO (born 7 October 1935) is an Australian novelist, playwright, essayist, and actor. He is best known for his non-fiction novel ''Schindler's Ark'', the story of Oskar Schindler's rescue of Jews during the Holocaust, wh ...

: 1967, 1968 * (2)

Michelle de Kretser Michelle de Kretser (born 1957) is an Australian novelist who was born in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), and moved to Australia in 1972 when she was 14. Education and literary career De Kretser was educated at Methodist College, Colombo, and in Melbou ...

: 2013, 2018 * (2) George Johnston: 1964, 1969 * (2)

Christopher Koch Christopher John Koch AO (16 July 1932 – 23 September 2013) was an Australian novelist, known for his 1978 novel '' The Year of Living Dangerously'', which was adapted into an award-winning film. He twice won the Miles Franklin Award (for ' ...

: 1985, 1996 * (2)

Alex Miller Alex Miller (born 4 July 1949) is a Scottish football manager and former player. As a player, he had a 15-year career with Rangers, winning several trophies. As a manager, he won the 1991–92 Scottish League Cup with Hibernian. He subsequen ...

: 1993, 2003 * (2)

Kim Scott Kim Scott (born 18 February 1957) is an Australian novelist of Aboriginal Australian ancestry. He is a descendant of the Noongar people of Western Australia. Biography Scott was born in Perth in 1957 and is the eldest of four siblings with a ...

: 2000, 2011 * (2)

Patrick White Patrick Victor Martindale White (28 May 1912 – 30 September 1990) was a British-born Australian writer who published 12 novels, three short-story collections, and eight plays, from 1935 to 1987. White's fiction employs humour, florid prose, ...

: 1957, 1961

Shortlisted works

Shortlisted titles are only shown for the years 1987 onwards. No record has yet been found for any shortlists being released prior to that year. Winners are listed in bold type.

1980s

In 1989, the date changed from the year of publication to year of announcement, so no award was named in 1988.

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Longlisted works

Longlisted titles are only shown for the years 2005 onwards. That was the first year that such a list was released by the judging panel. The number of works included on the longlist varies from year to year. 2005 *'' Salt Rain'',

Sarah Armstrong Sarah Armstrong (born 1968) is an Australian journalist and novelist. Over an eight-year period she worked for the ABC on radio programs including AM, PM and The World Today where she won a Walkley Award The annual Walkley Awards are pres ...

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The Gift of Speed ''The Gift of Speed'' is a 2004 novel by Australian author Steven Carroll. It is the second in a sequence of novels, following ''The Art of the Engine Driver'' and followed by ''The Time We Have Taken ''The Time We Have Taken'' is a 2007 nove ...

'', Steven Carroll *'' Backwaters'', Robert Engwarda *''

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Sixty Lights ''Sixty Lights'' is a 2004 novel by Australian author Gail Jones. Themes The novel explores the themes of the family relationships, marriage, death and loss. Dedication "For my brothers, Peter and Kevin Jones." Awards *Booker Prize, 2004: lo ...

'', Gail Jones *'' A Private Man'',

Malcolm Knox Sir Thomas Malcolm Knox (28 November 1900 – 6 April 1980) was a British philosopher who served as Principal of St Andrews University from 1953–1966 and Vice-president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh from 1975–1978. Biography Knox ...

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Gerard Windsor Gerard Charles Windsor (born 29 December 1944) is an Australian author and literary critic. He was dux of St Ignatius' College, Riverview in both 1961 and 1962, and a student of Melvyn Morrow. Windsor trained as a Jesuit from ages 18 to 24 bef ...

*'' The Submerged Cathedral'',

Charlotte Wood Charlotte Wood (born 1965) is an Australian novelist. ''The Australian'' newspaper described Wood as "one of our ustralia'smost original and provocative writers". Biography Wood was born in Cooma, New South Wales. She is the author of six ...

*'' The Last Ride'', Denise Young 2006 *''

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The Garden Book ''The Garden Book'' is a 2005 novel by Australian author Brian Castro. Epigraph ::O where is the garden of Being that is only known in Existence ::As the command to be never there, the sentence by which ::Alephs of throbbing fact have been ban ...

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Brian Castro Brian Albert Castro (born 16 January 1950) is an Australian novelist and essayist. Biography Castro was born in Hong Kong and has lived in Australia since 1961. He was Chair of Creative Writing (2008-2019) at the University of Adelaide and Di ...

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The Secret River ''The Secret River'' is a 2005 historical novel by Kate Grenville about an early 19th-century Englishman transported to Australia for theft. The story explores what might have happened when Europeans colonised land already inhabited by Aborigi ...

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Kate Grenville Catherine Elizabeth Grenville (born 1950) is an Australian author. She has published fifteen books, including fiction, non-fiction, biography, and books about the writing process. In 2001, she won the Orange Prize for '' The Idea of Perfectio ...

*'' An Accidental Tourist'',

Stephen Lang Stephen Lang (born July 11, 1952) is an American actor. He is known for roles in films including '' Manhunter'' (1986), '' Gettysburg'', '' Tombstone'' (both 1993), '' Gods and Generals'' (2003), '' Public Enemies'' (2009), ''Conan the Barbaria ...

*'' The Ballad of Desmond Kale'',

Roger McDonald Hugh Roger McDonald (born 23 June 1941 in Young, New South Wales) is an Australian award-winning author of several novels and a number of non-fiction works. He is also an accomplished poet and TV scriptwriter. Life and career The middle son of ...

*'' Prochownik's Dream'',

*'' Sunnyside'',

Joanna Murray-Smith Joanna Murray-Smith (born 17 April 1962) is a Melbourne-based Australian playwright, screenwriter, novelist, librettist and newspaper columnist. Life and career Murray-Smith was born in Mount Eliza, Victoria; her father was the literary editor ...

*'' A Case of Knives'', Peter Rose *''

The Broken Shore ''The Broken Shore'' (2005) is a Duncan Lawrie Dagger award-winning novel by Australian author Peter Temple. Synopsis The novel's central character is Joe Cashin, a Melbourne homicide detective. Following serious physical injuries he is posted ...

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Peter Temple Peter Temple (10 March 1946 – 8 March 2018) was an Australian crime fiction writer, mainly known for his ''Jack Irish'' novel series. He won several awards for his writing, including the Gold Dagger in 2007, the first for an Australian. He w ...

*'' Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living'',

Carrie Tiffany Carrie Tiffany (born 1965) is an English-born Australian novelist and former park ranger. Biography Tiffany was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and migrated to Australia with her family in the early 1970s. She grew up in Perth, Western Australi ...

*'' Dead Europe'',

Christos Tsiolkas Christos Tsiolkas is an Australian author, playwright, and screenwriter. He is especially known for '' The Slap'', which was both well-received critically and highly successful commercially. Several of his books have been adapted for film and t ...

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The Wing of Night ''The Wing of Night'' is a 2005 novel by Australian author Brenda Walker. Notes *"Dedication: For Tom" *Epigraph: "My own taste has always been for unwritten history and my present business is with the reverse of the picture." Henry James. Awa ...

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Brenda Walker Brenda Walker (born 1957 in Grafton, New South Wales) is an Australian writer. She studied at the University of New England in Armidale and, after gaining a PhD in English (on the work of Samuel Beckett) at the Australian National University ...

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The Unknown Terrorist ''The Unknown Terrorist'' is the 2006 fourth novel by the Australian novelist Richard Flanagan. Writing in The Guardian, Scottish novelist James Buchan described the novel as moving Heinrich Böll's 1974 work ''The Lost Honour of Katharina Blu ...

'', Richard Flanagan *'' Beyond the Break'',

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Alexis Wright 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" ...

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The Fern Tattoo ''The Fern Tattoo'' is a 2007 novel by the Australian author David Brooks. Dedication "To my daughter Jessica" Plot summary Benedict's mother has recently died; after the funeral, he receives a phone call from Mrs. Darling, a friend of his m ...

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The Time We Have Taken ''The Time We Have Taken'' is a 2007 novel by Australian author Steven Carroll. It is the third in a sequence of novels, following '' The Art of the Engine Driver'' and '' The Gift of Speed'', which follow the development of an outer Melbourne s ...

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Love Without Hope ''Love Without Hope'' is a 2007 novel by the Australian author Rodney Hall. Dedication "For Julian Burnside" Epigraph "You are not dying because you are ill. You are dying because you are alive." - Montaigne Awards and nominations *Mil ...

'', Rodney Hall *''

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*'' Sorry'', Gail Jones *''

The Widow and Her Hero ''The Widow and Her Hero'' is a novel by the Australian author Thomas Keneally set in Australia during World War II. Notes * Dedication: "To the Coverdales - Alex, Rory, Craig, Margaret. With the Author's love." Awards and nominations * Miles ...

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*'' The Memory Room'',

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Landscape of Farewell ''Landscape of Farewell'' is a 2007 novel by the Australian author Alex Miller. Awards and nominations *Commonwealth Writers Prize, South East Asia and South Pacific Region, Best Book, 2008: shortlisted *Miles Franklin Literary Award, 2008: sh ...

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*'' Wanting'', Richard Flanagan *''Addition'', Toni Jordan *'' One Foot Wrong'',

Sofie Laguna Sofie Laguna (born 1968) is an Australian writer. She was born in Sydney and studied law before deciding that being a lawyer was not for her. She has worked as an actor and is now a writer and playwright. She now lives in Melbourne. Awards * ...

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A Fraction of the Whole ''Fraction of the Whole'' is a 2008 novel by Steve Toltz. It follows three generations of the eccentric Dean family in Australia and the people who surround them. Characters Jasper Dean Jasper Dean is Martin Dean's illegitimate son and Terry D ...

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The People's Train ''The People's Train'' is a 2009 novel by Australian novelist Tom Keneally. Plot summary The novel is a fictionalised account of the Australian life of Fyodor Sergeyev, given in the book as Artem Samsurov, a Russian émigré to Australia who w ...

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Honey Brown Honey Brown (born 1972) is an Australian novelist who grew up in Campbell Town, Tasmania. She attended Campbell Town High School and Launceston College before moving to Victoria. In 2009 she was involved in a farming accident which left her p ...

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Melina Marchetta Carmelina Marchetta (born 25 March 1965) is an Australian writer and teacher. Marchetta is best known as the author of teen novels, '' Looking for Alibrandi'', ''Saving Francesca'' and '' On the Jellicoe Road''. She has twice been awarded the C ...

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Chris Womersley Chris Womersley (born 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian author of crime fiction, short stories and poetry. He trained as a radio journalist and has travelled extensively to such places as India, South-East Asia, South America, Nort ...

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Anna Funder Anna Funder (born 1966) is an Australian author. She is the author of ''Stasiland'' and '' All That I Am'' and the novella ''The Girl With the Dogs''. Life Funder went to primary school in Melbourne and Paris; she attended Star of the Sea Coll ...

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Foal's Bread ''Foal's Bread'' is a 2011 novel by Australian author Gillian Mears. It was the winner of the 2012 ALS Gold Medal, the Age Book of the Year for Fiction, the Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction, and the Victorian Premier's Literary Award f ...

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Lily Brett Lily Brett (born Lilijahne Brajtsztajn 5 September 1946, Feldafing displaced persons camp, Bavaria, Germany) is an Australian novelist, essayist and poet. She lived in North Carlton and then Elwood/Caulfield (suburbs of Melbourne) from 1948 to ...

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Questions of Travel ''Questions of Travel'' is a 2012 novel by Australian author Michelle de Kretser. It won the 2013 Miles Franklin Award and the 2013 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction. Description The novel concerns two main characters: Laura—an Au ...

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Ashley Hay Ashley Hay (born 1971) is an Australian writer. She has won awards for both her nonfiction science writing and her novels. she is editor of the Griffith Review. Career Hay is the author of three novels, including ''The Railwayman's Wife'', ...

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Fiona McFarlane Fiona McFarlane (born 1978) is an Australian author, best known for her book ''The Night Guest'' and her collection of short stories ''The High Places''. She is a recipient of the Voss Literary Prize, the UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing a ...

*'' Belomor'',

Nicolas Rothwell Nicolas Rothwell is a journalist and the Northern Australia correspondent for ''The Australian'' newspaper. He is also an award-winning writer with several works of non-fiction to his name. Background Rothwell is the child of Czech and Australi ...

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Trevor Shearston Trevor ( Trefor in the Welsh language) is a common given name or surname of Welsh origin. It is an habitational name, deriving from the Welsh ''tre(f)'', meaning "homestead", or "settlement" and ''fawr'', meaning "large, big". The Cornish langu ...

*''My Beautiful Enemy'', Cory Taylor *'' Eyrie'',

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The Swan Book ''The Swan Book'' is the third novel by the Indigenous Australian author Alexis Wright. It met with critical acclaim when it was published, and was short-listed for Australia's premier literary prize, the Miles Franklin Award. Plot Introduction ...

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*'' All the Birds, Singing'',

Evie Wyld Evelyn Rose Strange "Evie" Wyld (born 16 June 1980) is an Anglo-Australian author. Her first novel, ''After the Fire, A Still Small Voice'', won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 2009, and her second novel, '' All the Birds, Singing'', won the ...

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In Certain Circles In Certain Circles is an Australian novel by Elizabeth Harrower. Though the novel was written sometime in the late 1960s and early 1970s, it was not published until 2014 when it became her first novel published in 48 years. It helped to spur a r ...

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The Eye of the Sheep ''The Eye of the Sheep'' is a 2014 novel by Australian novelist Sofie Laguna Sofie Laguna (born 1968) is an Australian writer. She was born in Sydney and studied law before deciding that being a lawyer was not for her. She has worked as an a ...

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*'' The Golden Age'', Joan London *''The Lost Child'', Suzanne McCourt *''Here Come the Dogs'',

Omar Musa Omar bin Musa (born 9 January 1984) is a Malaysian-Australian author, poet, rapper and visual artist from Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia. He has released three solo hip hop records (including ''Since Ali Died'') and three books of poetr ...

*''When the Night Comes'',

*'' After Darkness'',

Christine Piper Christine Piper is an Australian author and editor. Her first novel, ''After Darkness'', won the 2014 The Australian/Vogel Literary Award and was shortlisted for the 2015 Miles Franklin Literary Award. She won the 2014 Calibre Prize for an Outsta ...

*'' Tree Palace'', Craig Sherborne *''Nest'', Inga Simpson 2016 * ''Ghost River'',

* ''Coming Rain'', Stephen Daisley * ''Hope Farm'',

Peggy Frew Peggy Frew (born 1976) is an Australian novelist. Background Frew was born in 1976 and grew up in Melbourne, Australia and attended RMIT University. Works Frew's writing often explores relationships between women within an Australian set ...

* ''Leap'', Myfanwy Jones * ''The World Without Us'', Mireille Juchau * ''The Hands : An Australian Pastoral'', Stephen Orr * '' Black Rock White City'', A. S. Patrić * ''Salt Creek'',

Lucy Treloar Lucy Treloar is an Australian novelist. Her first novel, ''Salt Creek'', won the 2016 Dobbie Literary Award and was shortlisted for the 2016 Miles Franklin Award and the 2016 Walter Scott Prize. Her second novel, ''Wolfe Island'', won the 2020 ...

* '' The Natural Way of Things'',

2017 *''The Easy Way Out'',

Steven Amsterdam Steven Amsterdam (born in New York City on January 31, 1966) is an American writer. He lives in Melbourne, Australia, where he also works as a palliative care nurse. Biography Steven Amsterdam was born and raised in New York City. He attended Bro ...

*''An Isolated Incident'', Emily Maguire *''The Last Days of Ava Langdon'', Mark O'Flynn *''Their Brilliant Careers'', Ryan O'Neill *''A Loving, Faithful Animal'',

Josephine Rowe Josephine may refer to: People * Josephine (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Josephine (singer), a Greek pop singer Places *Josephine, Texas, United States *Mount Josephine (disambiguation) * Josephine Coun ...

*''Waiting'',

Philip Salom Philip Salom (born 8 August 1950) is an Australian poet and novelist, whose poetry books have drawn widespread acclaim. His 14 collections of poetry and four novels are noted for their originality and expansiveness and surprising differences fro ...

*''Where The Trees Are'', Inga Simpson *''Hold'',

Kirsten Tranter Kirsten is both a given name and a surname. Given name Kirsten is a female given name. It is a Scandinavian form of the names Christina and Christine.Josephine Wilson Josephine Wilson, Baroness Miles (5 July 1904 – 7 November 1990) was a British stage and film actress. She was the wife of Bernard Miles andHare p.195 creator of the Molecule Club, which staged scientific shows for children at the Mermaid The ...

2018 *''A Long Way from Home'', Peter Carey (Penguin Random House) *''No More Boats'',

Felicity Castagna Felicity Castagna is an Award winning Australian writer. She won the young adult fiction prize at the 2014 Prime Minister's Literary Awards for her book, ''The Incredible Here and Now''. She won the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards for her ...

(Giramondo Publishing) *''The Life to Come'',

(Allen & Unwin) *''The Crying Place'', Lia Hills (Allen & Unwin) *''The Last Garden'',

Eva Hornung Eva Sallis (also Eva HornungDog’s ...

(Text Publishing) *''Some Tests'', Wayne Macauley (Text Publishing) *''Storyland'', Catherine McKinnon (HarperCollins Publishers) *''Border Districts'',

Gerald Murnane Gerald Murnane (born 25 February 1939) is an Australian writer, perhaps best known for his novel ''The Plains'' (1982). ''The New York Times'', in a big feature published on 27 March 2018, called him "the greatest living English-language writer ...

(Giramondo Publishing) *'' From the Wreck'', Jane Rawson (Transit Lounge) *''The Restorer'', Michael Sala (Text Publishing) *''Taboo'',

(Picador Australia/Pan Macmillan Australia) 2019 * ''The Lebs'',

Michael Mohammed Ahmad Michael Mohammed Ahmad is an Australian novelist, teacher and community arts worker. Biography Ahmad was born in Inner Sydney and attended Punchbowl Boys High School. In 2012, Ahmad founded SWEATSHOP Western Sydney Literacy Movement, an arts ...

(Hachette) * ''Flames'', Robbie Arnott (Text Publishing) * ''Boy Swallows Universe'',

Trent Dalton Trent Dalton is an Australian journalist and literary fiction author. Early life Trent Dalton grew up in a Housing Commission house in Bracken Ridge, a suburb on the northern outskirts of Brisbane. Journalism Dalton worked as a journalist ...

(Fourth Estate) * ''A Sand Archive'',

Gregory Day Gregory Day is an Australian novelist, poet, and musician. Life Gregory Day is a novelist, poet, essayist and musician based in Victoria, Australia. He is well known for his Mangowak novels, which document generational, demographic, and en ...

(Picador) * ''Inappropriation'', Lexi Freiman (Allen & Unwin) * ''A Stolen Season'', Rodney Hall (Picador) * ''The Death of Noah Glass'', Gail Jones (Text Publishing) * ''Too Much Lip'', Melissa Lucashenko (UQP) * ''Dyschronia'',

Jennifer Mills Jennifer Mills (born 1977) is an Australian novelist, short story writer and poet. Career Mills lived in Alice Springs. She was the winner of the 2008 Marian Eldridge Award for Young Emerging Women Writers, the Pacific Region of the 2008-9 Comm ...

(Picador) * ''The Lucky Galah'', Tracy Sorensen (Picador) 2020 * ''The White Girl'',

(UQP) * ''Room For a Stranger'',

Melanie Cheng Melanie Cheng is an Australian doctor and author of two books, ''Australia Day'' (2017) and ''Room for a Stranger'' (2019). Cheng draws upon her biracial, Chinese-Australian heritage as well as her experience as a medical professional to inform her ...

(Text Publishing) * ''Islands'',

(Allen & Unwin) * ''No One'', John Hughes (UWA Publishing) * ''Act of Grace'',

Anna Krien Anna Krien is an Australian journalist, essayist, fiction and nonfiction writer and poet. Career Krien has contributed to a number of Australian publications, including ''The'' ''Monthly'', ''The Age'', ''The Big Issue'', ''The Best Australia ...

(Black Inc.) * ''A Season on Earth'',

(Text Publishing) * ''The Returns'',

(Transit Lounge) * ''Exploded View'',

(Text Publishing) * ''The Yield'',

Tara June Winch Tara June Winch (born 1983) is an Australian writer. She is the 2020 winner of the Miles Franklin Award for her book ''The Yield''. Biography Tara June Winch was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia in 1983. Her father is from the Wi ...

(Hamish Hamilton) * ''The Weekend'',

(Allen & Unwin) 2021 * ''Amnesty,''

Aravind Adiga Aravind Adiga (born 23 October 1974) is an Indian writer and journalist. His debut novel, '' The White Tiger'', won the 2008 Man Booker Prize. Biography Early life and education Aravind Adiga was born in Madras (now Chennai) on 23 October 197 ...

(Picador) * ''The Rain Heron,'' Robbie Arnott (Text Publishing) * ''At the Edge of the Solid World,'' Daniel Davis Wood (Brio) * ''Our Shadows,'' Gail Jones (Text Publishing) * ''Infinite Splendours,''

(Allen & Unwin) * ''The Labyrinth,'' Amanda Lohrey (Text Publishing) * '' The Animals in That Country,''

Laura Jean McKay Laura Jean McKay (born 1978) is an Australian author and creative writing lecturer. In 2021 she won the Victorian Prize for Literature and the Arthur C. Clarke Award for her novel '' The Animals in That Country''. Life and career McKay was bor ...

(Scribe) * ''Lucky’s,'' Andrew Pippos (Picador) * ''Stone Sky, Gold Mountain,'' Mirandi Riwoe (UQP) * ''The Fifth Season,''

(Transit Lounge) * ''Song of the Crocodile,''

Nardi Simpson Nardi Simpson (born 1975) is a Yuwaalaraay musician and writer in Australia. She is a founding member of the Indigenous folk group Stiff Gins. Her debut novel, ''Song of the Crocodile'', was published in 2020. Early life and education Nardi ...

(Hachette) * ''The Inland Sea,'' Madeleine Watts (Pushkin Press) 2022 * ''The Other Half of You,''

(Hachette) * ''After Story,''

Larissa Behrendt Larissa Yasmin Behrendt (born 1969) is an Australian legal academic, writer, filmmaker and Indigenous rights advocate. she is a professor of law and director of research and academic programs at the Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education ...

(UQP) * ''Scary Monsters,''

(Allen & Unwin) * ''Bodies of Light,''

Jennifer Down Jennifer Down (born 1990) is an Australian novelist and short story writer. She won the 2022 Miles Franklin Award for her novel ''Bodies of Light''. Biography Down was in born 1990. She studied arts at Melbourne University before studying ...

(Text Publishing) * ''Echolalia,'' Briohny Doyle (Vintage) * ''The Magpie Wing,'' Max Easton (Giramondo Publishing) * ''The Airways,''

(Picador) * ''One Hundred Days,''

Alice Pung Alice Pung (born 1981) is an Australian writer, editor and lawyer. Her books include the memoirs ''Unpolished Gem'' (2006), ''Her Father's Daughter'' (2011) and the novel ''Laurinda'' (2014). Pung is a practising solicitor. She has also worke ...

(Black Inc.) * ''The Performance,'' Claire Thomas (Hachette) * ''7 ½,''

(Allen & Unwin) * '' Grimmish,''

Michael Winkler Michael Winkler (Michael Joseph Winkler, born 1952 in Lima, Ohio) is a visual/conceptual artist. His work has a following, not only in the visual arts, but in the literary community and a range of other disciplines. The broad interest is primaril ...

(Puncher & Wattmann)