Miles Franklin Literary Award 2016 shortlist announced
The shortlist for the 2016 Miles Franklin Literary Award has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Hope Farm (Peggy Frew, Scribe) Leap (Myfanwy Jones, A&U) Black Rock White City (A S...
Miles Franklin Literary Award 2015 longlist announced
The longlist for this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award has been announced.The longlisted titles are: In Certain Circles (Elizabeth Harrower, Text) Golden Boys (Sonya Hartnett, Hamish Hamilton) The Eye of...
‘All the Birds, Singing’ wins 2014 Miles Franklin Award
Evie Wyld’s All the Birds, Singing (Vintage) has won this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award.Wyld’s novel was chosen from a shortlist of five, which included: The Narrow Road to the...
Miles Franklin 2014 winner announced tonight
The winner of this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award will be announced at a ceremony in Sydney tonight.The titles shortlisted for the $60,000 prize are: The Narrow Road to the...
Trust Company launches Miles Franklin Award teaching resource
The Trust Company, trustee of the Miles Franklin Literary Award, has launched a free teaching resource to encourage the study of Australian literature in high schools. The resource, created in partnership...
Milne and Funder join campaign for tax-free Miles Franklin Award
Australian Greens leader Christine Milne and 2012 Miles Franklin Literary Award winner Anna Funder have put their support behind a campaign to make the Miles Franklin Literary Award prize money...
‘That Deadman Dance’ wins 2011 Miles Franklin Award
As reported in a Weekly Book Newsletter special bulletin on 22 June, That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott (Picador) has won this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award, presented at an...
‘That Deadman Dance’ wins 2011 Miles Franklin Award
As reported in a Weekly Book Newsletter special bulletin last night, That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott (Picador) has won this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award.This is the second time...
‘That Deadman Dance’ wins 2011 Miles Franklin Award
That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott (Picador) has won this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award, presented tonight at a ceremony in Melbourne. This is the second time Scott has won...
‘That Deadman Dance’ wins 2011 Miles Franklin Award
That Deadman Dance by Kim Scott (Picador) has won this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award, presented tonight at a ceremony in Melbourne. This is the second time Scott has won...
In Brief
Miles Franklin winner announced tonightThe winner of this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award will be announced at an awards ceremony at the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne tonight. As...
2011 Miles Franklin shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award was announced in Sydney this morning. The shortlisted titles are:When Colts Ran (Roger McDonald, Vintage)That Deadman Dance (Kim Scott, Picador)Bereft (Chris...
2011 Miles Franklin shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award was announced in Sydney this morning. The shortlisted titles are:When Colts Ran (Roger McDonald, Vintage)That Deadman Dance (Kim Scott, Picador)Bereft (Chris...
2011 Miles Franklin shortlist announced
As reported in a special bulletin of the Weekly Book Newsletter, the shortlist for this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award was announced in Sydney on Tuesday 19 April. The shortlisted...
2011 Miles Franklin longlist announced
The longlist for this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award has been announced. The longlisted titles are:Rocks in the Belly (Jon Bauer, Scribe)The Good Daughter (Honey Brown, Viking)The Mary Smokes Boys...
2011 Miles Franklin longlist announced
The longlist for this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award has been announced. The longlisted titles are:Rocks in the Belly (Jon Bauer, Scribe)The Good Daughter (Honey Brown, Penguin)The Mary Smokes Boys...
‘Truth’ wins 2010 Miles Franklin Literary Award
As reported in a Weekly Book Newsletter special bulletin last night, Truth by Peter Temple (Text) is the winner of the 2010 Miles Franklin Literary Award.Temple's book is the first...
‘Truth’ wins 2010 Miles Franklin award; Temple thanks booksellers
Peter Temple’s crime novel Truth (Text) has won the 2010 Miles Franklin Literary Award, presented tonight at a ceremony in Sydney. Text publisher Michael Heyward told the Weekly Book Newsletter...
On Fancy Goods this week
On our Fancy Goods blog this week: Matthia Dempsey attends the launch of the program for this year's Emerging Writers Festival; in the light of the recent Miles Franklin controversy...
Miles Franklin shortlist announced; Miller warns impact of award is ‘slipping away’
The shortlist for the 2010 Miles Franklin Literary Award was announced today.The shortlisted books are: Lovesong (Alex Miller, A&U) The Bath Fugues (Brian Castro, Giramondo) Jasper Jones (Craig Silvey, A&U)...