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Miles Franklin 2015 winner announced tonight

The winner of the 2015 Miles Franklin Literary Award will be announced around 7pm AEST this evening at the State Library of Victoria.

The shortlisted titles are:

  • Golden Boys (Sonya Hartnett, Hamish Hamilton)
  • The Eye of the Sheep (Sofie Laguna, A&U)
  • The Golden Age (Joan London, Vintage)
  • After Darkness (Christine Piper, A&U)  
  • Tree Palace (Craig Sherborne, Text).

 

The judging panel comprises NSW Mitchell librarian Richard Neville; journalist Murray Waldren; bookseller Lindy Jones; author, editor and Queensland Writers Centre founding chair Craig Munro; and Flinders University emeritus professor Susan Sheridan.

Last year’s award was presented to Evie Wyld for All the Birds, Singing (Vintage). For more information about this year’s shortlist, click here.

 

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