Miles Franklin Literary Award 2023 longlist announced
The longlist for the 2023 Miles Franklin Literary Award, worth $60,000, has been announced.
The 11 longlisted novels are:
- Hopeless Kingdom (Kgshak Akec, UWAP)
- Limberlost (Robbie Arnott, Text)
- Cold Enough for Snow (Jessica Au, Giramondo)
- Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens (Shankari Chandran, Ultimo)
- Enclave (Claire G Coleman, Hachette)
- Losing Face (George Haddad, UQP)
- Forty Nights (Pirooz Jafari, Ultimo)
- Madukka The River Serpent (Julie Janson, UWAP)
- The Lovers (Yumna Kassab, Ultimo)
- Iris (Fiona Kelly McGregor, Pan Macmillan)
- Waypoints (Adam Ouston, Puncher & Wattmann).
‘The 2023 longlist is a reflection of the breadth and depth of contemporary Australian storytelling,’ the judges said. ‘The eleven longlisted novels define Australian literature as a transformative space where writers are singing the songs of the nation today. They reverberate with the cadences of this land where Indigenous sovereignty was never ceded, but also bring to us mellifluous sounds from faraway lands, weaving together literary traditions from around the world.’
This year’s judging panel comprises State Library of NSW Mitchell librarian Richard Neville, critics Bernadette Brennan and James Ley, scholar Mridula Nath Chakraborty, and writer and editor Elfie Shiosaki.
The shortlisted novels will be announced on 20 June, with the winner to be revealed on 25 July.
Jennifer Down was the winner of the 2022 Miles Franklin for her novel Bodies of Light (Text). For more information, see award sponsor Perpetual’s website.
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