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Miles Franklin Award#Shortlisted Works

{{Short description|Australian literature award}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{Use Australian English|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox award

| name = Miles Franklin Literary Award

| current_awards =

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| awarded_for = a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases

| presenter =

| sponsor = Estate of Miles Franklin

| country =

| location = Australia

| year = 1957

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| website =[https://www.perpetual.com.au/MilesFranklin Miles Franklin Award]

}}

The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual literary prize awarded to "a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases".{{cite web|url=http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/|title=Miles Franklin Literary Award|access-date=9 December 2012}} The award was set up according to the will of Miles Franklin (1879–1954), who is best known for writing the Australian classic My Brilliant Career (1901). She bequeathed her estate to fund this award.[http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/milesfranklin/ The Miles Franklin Literary Award] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720091712/http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/milesfranklin/ |date=20 July 2008}}, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (Australia). As of 2016, the award is valued at A$60,000.[http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/about_history About the award] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906153522/http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/about_history |date=6 September 2015}}, official website.

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Winners

=1957–1969=

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scope="row"| 1957

| Patrick White

| Voss

| Eyre & Spottiswoode

|{{cite web |title=Novel Wins £500 Prize |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91246929 |access-date=6 September 2015 |publisher=The Canberra Times, 3 April 1958}}

scope="row"| 1958

| Randolph Stow

| To the Islands

| Macdonald

|{{cite web |title=Let's look again at Randolph Stow's achievement |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140137110 |access-date=18 May 2016 |publisher=Woroni, 1 May 1962}}

scope="row"| 1959

| Vance Palmer

| The Big Fellow

| Angus and Robertson

|{{cite web |title=Vance Palmer Novel Wins Franklin Award |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105906220 |access-date=18 May 2016 |publisher=The Canberra Times, 19 March 1960}}

scope="row"| 1960

| Elizabeth O'Conner

| The Irishman

| Angus and Robertson

|{{cite web |title=When 'The Irishman' Came to Town |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54670429 |access-date=18 May 2016 |publisher=The Australian Women's Weekly, 29 March 1978}}

scope="row"| 1961

| Patrick White

| Riders in the Chariot

| Eyre & Spottiswoode

|{{cite web |title=Judges' Warm Praise of Award Winner |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104304977 |access-date=18 May 2016 |publisher=The Canberra Times, 21 April 1962}}

rowspan="2" scope="row" | 1962

| Thea Astley

| The Well Dressed Explorer

| Angus & Robertson

| rowspan="2"|{{cite web|title="The Miles Franklin Award" |publisher= The Canberra Times, 20 April 1963, p22|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104250851|access-date= 18 May 2024}}

George Turner

|The Cupboard Under the Stairs

|Cassell

scope="row"| 1963

| Sumner Locke Elliott

| Careful, He Might Hear You

| Harper and Row

| {{cite web|title="£500 Prize for Novel" |publisher= The Canberra Times, 17 April 1964, p17|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104279146|access-date= 18 May 2024}}

scope="row"| 1964

| George Johnston

| My Brother Jack

| Collins

|{{cite web|title="Award to George Johnston" |publisher= The Canberra Times, 1 April 1965, p27|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131764551|access-date= 18 May 2024}}

scope="row"| 1965

| Thea Astley

| The Slow Natives

| Angus and Robertson

| {{cite web|title="Miles Franklin 1965 : Award to Slow Natives" |publisher= The Canberra Times, 22 April 1966, p22|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128654901|access-date= 18 May 2024}}

scope="row"| 1966

| Peter Mathers

| Trap

| Cassell

| {{cite web|title="Franklin award to brilliant novel" |publisher= The Canberra Times, 19 April 1967, p1|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131650176|access-date= 18 May 2024}}

scope="row"| 1967

| Thomas Keneally

| Bring Larks and Heroes

| Cassell

| {{cite web|title="Novel Award" |publisher= The Canberra Times, 3 April 1968, p3|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article07044995|access-date= 18 May 2024}}

scope="row"| 1968

| Thomas Keneally

| Three Cheers for the Paraclete

| Angus and Robertson

| {{cite web|title="Writers' week personalities" |publisher= The Canberra Times, 3 April 1969, p13|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107086713|access-date= 18 May 2024}}

scope="row"| 1969

| George Johnston

| Clean Straw for Nothing

| Collins

| {{cite web|title="Author Wins $1,000 Award" |publisher= 15 April 1970, p3|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107919730|access-date= 18 May 2024}}

=1970–1979 =

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scope="row"| 1970

| Dal Stivens

| A Horse of Air

| Angus and Robertson

|[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110344879 "Award to Stivens", The Canberra Times, 25 March 1971, p3]

scope="row"| 1971

| David Ireland

| The Unknown Industrial Prisoner

| Angus and Robertson

|[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article102206196 "Award", The Canberra Times, 29 March 1972, p3]

scope="row"| 1972

| Thea Astley

| The Acolyte

| Angus and Robertson

|[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136969894 "Sydney Writer Wins Award for Novel", The Canberra Times, 11 April 1973, p3]

scope="row"| 1973

| No award

|

|

|{{cite web|title= Austlit — Miles Franklin Literary Award (1957-) |publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/v254|access-date= 20 July 2023}}

scope="row"| 1974

| Ronald McKie

| The Mango Tree

| Collins

|{{Cite news |date=23 April 1975 |title=Fiction novice wins top prize |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19750423&id=5_9jAAAAIBAJ&pg=4074,5934044&hl=en |access-date=24 June 2016}}

scope="row"| 1975

| Xavier Herbert

| Poor Fellow My Country

| Fontana Books

|[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110814978 "In Brief : Literature", The Canberra Times, 28 April 1976, p3]

scope="row"| 1976

| David Ireland

| The Glass Canoe

| Macmillan

|[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110960462 "Author's third Miles Franklin", The Canberra Times, 3 June 1980, p3]

scope="row"| 1977

| Ruth Park

| Swords and Crowns and Rings

| Nelson Books

| {{Cite web|url=https://www.betterreading.com.au:443/book_list/miles-franklin-literary-award-every-winner-since-1957/|title=Miles Franklin Literary Award – Every Winner Since 1957|last=|first=|date=|website=Better Reading|language=en|access-date=24 June 2023}}

scope="row"| 1978

| Jessica Anderson

| Tirra Lirra by the River

| Macmillan

|

scope="row"| 1979

| David Ireland

| A Woman of the Future

| Penguin Books

|

=1980–1989=

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scope="row"| 1980

| Jessica Anderson

| The Impersonators

| Macmillan

|[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article125638690 "Novelist Wins Second Award", The Canberra Times, 4 June 1981, p3]

scope="row"| 1981

| Peter Carey

| Bliss

| Faber and Faber

|[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126898608 "Miles Franklin prize", The Canberra Times, 27 May 1982, p7]

scope="row"| 1982

| Rodney Hall

| Just Relations

| Penguin Books

| {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1131844531 |title=Rodney Hall wins award |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=57 |issue=17,397 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=18 May 1983 |access-date=24 June 2023 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}

scope="row"| 1983

| No award

|

|

| {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126995990 |title=No Miles Franklin award last year |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=58 |issue=17,762 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=16 May 1984 |access-date=25 June 2023 |page=28 |via=National Library of Australia}}

scope="row"| 1984

| Tim Winton

| Shallows

| Allen & Unwin

|[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127010139 "Franklin award to Winton", The Canberra Times, 15 May 1985, p24]

scope="row"| 1985

| Christopher Koch

| The Doubleman

| Chatto & Windus

|[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131703776 "Koch wins literary award", The Canberra Times, 14 May 1986, p7]

scope="row"| 1986

| Elizabeth Jolley

| The Well

| Viking Press

|{{cite web|title= Austlit - The Well - Awards |publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C183745?mainTabTemplate=workAwards|access-date= 18 July 2023}}

scope="row"| 1987

| Glenda Adams

| Dancing on Coral

| Viking Press

| {{cite web|title="Literary win" |publisher= The Age, 11 May 1088, p3|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2521286110|access-date= 16 January 2025|id= {{ProQuest|2521286110}}}}

scope="row"| 1988

| No award

|

| Date changed from year of publication
to year of announcement.

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scope="row"| 1989

| Peter Carey

| Oscar and Lucinda

| University of Queensland Press

|{{cite web|title= Austlit - Oscar and Lucinda - Awards |publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C171341?mainTabTemplate=workAwards|access-date= 18 July 2023}}

=1990–1999=

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scope="row"| 1990

| Tom Flood

| Oceana Fine

| Allen & Unwin

|[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article120893962 "Second major prize for book", The Canberra Times, 22 June 1990, p16]

scope="row"| 1991

| David Malouf

| The Great World

| Chatto & Windus

| {{cite web |title="Malouf's sixth novel wins Miles Franklin award" |publisher=The Canberra Times, 26 June 1991, p5 |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118153655 |access-date=12 July 2023}}

scope="row"| 1992

| Tim Winton

| Cloudstreet

| Penguin Books

|{{cite web |title=Austlit - Cloudstreet - Awards |publisher=Austlit |url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C95650?mainTabTemplate=workAwards |access-date=18 July 2023}}

scope="row"| 1993

| Alex Miller

| The Ancestor Game

| Penguin Books

|[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126991102 "Miller wins Miles Franklin", The Canberra Times, 26 May 1993, p5]

scope="row"| 1994

| Rodney Hall

| The Grisly Wife

| Macmillan

|

scope="row"| 1995

| Helen Demidenko

| The Hand That Signed the Paper

| Allen & Unwin

|{{cite web|title= Austlit - The Hand That Signed the Paper - Awards |publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C8245?mainTabTemplate=workAwards|access-date= 18 July 2023}}

scope="row"| 1996

| Christopher Koch

| Highways to a War

| Heinemann

|{{cite web|title="Book prize shock: author uses real name" |publisher= Sydney Morning Herald, 13 June 1996, p3|url=https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/june-13-1996-page-3-49/docview/2527475497/se-2|access-date= 26 April 2024}}

scope="row"| 1997

| David Foster

| The Glade Within the Grove

| Vintage

|

scope="row"| 1998

| Peter Carey

| Jack Maggs

| University of Queensland Press

|

scope="row"| 1999

| Murray Bail

| Eucalyptus

| Random House

|

=2000–2009=

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rowspan="2" scope="row" | 2000

| Thea Astley

| Drylands

| Penguin Books

|

Kim Scott

|Benang

|Fremantle Press

|

scope="row"| 2001

| Frank Moorhouse

| Dark Palace

| Knopf

|

scope="row"| 2002

| Tim Winton

| Dirt Music

| Picador

|

scope="row"| 2003

| Alex Miller

| Journey to the Stone Country

| Allen & Unwin

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scope="row"| 2004

| Shirley Hazzard

| The Great Fire

| Farrar, Straus and Giroux

|

scope="row"| 2005

| Andrew McGahan

| The White Earth

| Allen & Unwin

|

scope="row"| 2006

| Roger McDonald

| The Ballad of Desmond Kale

| Vintage

|

scope="row"| 2007

| Alexis Wright

| Carpentaria

| Giramondo

|

scope="row"| 2008

| Steven Carroll

| The Time We Have Taken

| HarperCollins Publishers

|{{Cite web |date=2008-06-20 |title=Miles Franklin Award winner 2008 - Steven Carroll |url=https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/bookshow/miles-franklin-award-winner-2008---steven-carroll/3265356 |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=ABC Radio National |language=en-AU}}

scope="row"| 2009

| Tim Winton

| Breath

| Hamish Hamilton

|{{Cite web |date=2009-06-18 |title=Tim Winton wins fourth Miles Franklin award |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/jun/18/tim-winton-miles-franklin-award |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}

=2010–2019=

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scope="row"| 2010

| Peter Temple

| Truth

| Text Publishing

|{{Cite web |date=2010-06-23 |title=Crime writer win Miles Franklin award |url=https://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2010/s2934394.htm?site=local |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=www.abc.net.au |language=en-AU}}

scope="row"| 2011

| Kim Scott

| That Deadman Dance

| Picador

|{{Cite news |date=2011-06-22 |title=Kim Scott wins prestigious Miles Franklin |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-06-22/kim-scott-wins-prestigious-miles-franklin/2768022 |access-date=2022-08-09}}

scope="row"| 2012

| Anna Funder

| All That I Am

| Hamish Hamilton

|{{Cite web |last=Nancarrow |first=Daniel |date=2012-06-20 |title=Anna Funder's All That I Am wins Miles Franklin |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/anna-funders-all-that-i-am-wins-miles-franklin-20120620-20ocj.html |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}

scope="row"| 2013

| Michelle de Kretser

| Questions of Travel

| Allen & Unwin

|{{Cite web |date=2013-06-19 |title=Michelle de Kretser wins Miles Franklin literary award |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/19/michelle-de-kretser-miles-franklin |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}

scope="row"| 2014

| Evie Wyld

| All the Birds, Singing

| Random House

|{{cite web |author=Adrian Raschella |title=Miles Franklin Literary Award: Author Evie Wyld wins for her book All The Birds Singing |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-26/evie-wyld-wins-mile-franklin-literary-award/5553536 |access-date=2 January 2015 |publisher=ABC News, 27 June 2014}}

scope="row"| 2015

| Sofie Laguna

| The Eye of the Sheep

| Allen & Unwin

|{{cite web |title=Miles Franklin Literary Award: Sofie Laguna wins for novel The Eye Of The Sheep |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-23/sofie-laguna-wins-miles-franklin-literary-award/6568424 |access-date=23 June 2015 |publisher=ABC News, 23 June 2015}}

scope="row"| 2016

| A. S. Patrić

| Black Rock White City

| Transit Lounge

|{{cite news |author=Lucy Clark |date=26 August 2016 |title='The most momentous news of my life': AS Patric wins Miles Franklin award |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/aug/26/the-most-momentous-news-of-my-life-as-patric-wins-miles-franklin-award |access-date=26 August 2016}}

scope="row"| 2017

| Josephine Wilson

| Extinctions

| UWA Publishing

|{{cite news |author=Lee Brooks |date=7 September 2017 |title=Miles Franklin Literary Prize winner Josephine Wilson claims prestigious award for Extinctions |newspaper=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-07/miles-franklin-literary-prize-claimed-by-josephine-wilson/8883328 |access-date=7 September 2017}}

scope="row"| 2018

| Michelle de Kretser

| The Life to Come

| Allen & Unwin

|{{cite news |date=26 August 2018 |title=Miles Franklin prize awarded to Michelle de Kretser |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-26/miles-franklin-literary-award-michelle-de-kretser/10160170 |access-date=26 August 2018}}

2019

|Melissa Lucashenko

|Too Much Lip

|University of Queensland Press

|{{Cite web |date=2019-07-30 |title=Miles Franklin 2019 winner Melissa Lucashenko: 'We need a revolution' |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jul/30/miles-franklin-2019-winner-melissa-lucashenko-we-need-a-revolution |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}

=2020–=

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2020

| Tara June Winch

| The Yield

| Penguin Random House

| {{cite news |date=16 July 2020 |title=Miles Franklin won by Wiradjuri author Tara June Winch for novel of family, history and language |language=en-AU |work=www.abc.net.au |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-16/miles-franklin-winner-tara-june-winch-the-yield-wiradjuri/12459046 |access-date=16 July 2020}}

2021

| Amanda Lohrey

| The Labyrinth

| Text Publishing

| {{Cite web |date=2021-07-15 |title=$60,000 Miles Franklin awarded to a novel 'soaked in sadness' that is ultimately about hope |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-15/miles-franklin-literary-award-tasmanina-author-amanda-lohrey/100293360 |access-date=2021-07-15 |website=ABC News |language=en-AU}}

2022

| Jennifer Down

| Bodies of Light

| Text Publishing

| {{Cite news |last=Story |first=Hannah |date=2022-07-20 |title=Winner of $60,000 literary award draws attention to systemic abuses in Australian out-of-home care |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-20/miles-franklin-literary-award-jennifer-down-bodies-of-light/101253386 |access-date=2022-07-20}}

2023

|Shankari Chandran

|Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

|Ultimo Press

|{{Cite news |last=Burke |first=Kelly |date=2023-07-25 |title=Shankari Chandran wins 2023 Miles Franklin award for Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jul/25/miles-franklin-award-2023-winners-shankari-chandran-chai-time-cinnamon-gardens |access-date=2023-07-25 |issn=0261-3077}}

2024

|Alexis Wright

|Praiseworthy

|Giramondo

|{{Cite news |last=Burke |first=Kelly |date=2024-08-01 |title=Alexis Wright wins second Miles Franklin prize for Praiseworthy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/aug/01/miles-franklin-award-winner-alexis-wright-praiseworthy |access-date=2024-08-01 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

Controversies

Author Frank Moorhouse was disqualified from consideration for his novel Grand Days because the story was set in Europe during the 1920s and was not sufficiently Australian.{{Cite web |date=2005-01-15 |title=Missing the point by Miles |url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/books/missing-the-point-by-miles-20050115-gdzcs9.html |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=The Age |language=en}}

1995 winner Helen Darville, 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----."{{Cite web |last=Freeman |first=Jane |date=2020-08-20 |title=From the Archives 1995: Writer Demidenko revealed to be Helen Darville |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/from-the-archives-1995-writer-demidenko-revealed-to-be-helen-darville-20200813-p55ldc.html |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}

Even before the hoax was revealed, Darville’s book was considered anti-Semitic and justified the genocide of Jewish people.{{Cite web |date=2015-07-08 |title=The return of Helen Demidenko: from literary hoaxer to political operator {{!}} Jeff Sparrow |url=http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jul/08/the-return-of-helen-demidenko-on-culture-war-and-the-value-of-truth |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=The Guardian |language=en}} It was also later revealed that she plagiarised from multiple sources.{{Cite journal |last=Rimmer |first=Matthew |date=October 2000 |title=The Demidenko affair: Copyright law, plagiarism and ridicule |url=http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/cmcl/publications/media-and-arts-law-review |journal=Media and Arts Law Review |language=en |volume=5 |issue=3 |pages=159–176 |issn=1325-1570}}

In 2004, judges of the award resigned due to what they viewed as the commodification of the awards.{{Cite web |date=2004-12-22 |title=Judges storm out of Miles Franklin literary prize |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/judges-storm-out-of-miles-franklin-literary-prize-20041222-gdkd4i.html |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}

2022 longlisted writer John Hughes was accused of plagiarising significant sections of his 2021 book The Dogs from Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich'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.{{Cite web |last=Verney |first=Anna Katharine |date=2022-06-09 |title=Miles Franklin-nominated novelist apologises for plagiarising Nobel laureate ‘without realising’ |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jun/09/miles-franklin-nominated-novelist-apologises-for-plagiarising-nobel-laureate-without-realising |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=The Guardian |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Verney |first=Anna |date=2022-06-15 |title=Parts of John Hughes’ novel The Dogs copied from The Great Gatsby and Anna Karenina |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/15/parts-of-john-hughess-novel-the-dogs-copied-from-the-great-gatsby-and-anna-karenina |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=the Guardian |language=en}} The book was subsequently withdrawn from competition.

The Stella Prize was created in 2013 as a reaction to the supposed under-representation of women as winners of literary prizes, in particular the 2011 Miles Franklin Award shortlist. However, since 2013, only one man (A. S. Patrić in 2016) has won the Miles Franklin Award.{{Cite web |title=Stella’s Story · Stella |url=https://stella.org.au/2021/08/stellas-story/ |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=Stella |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Canada and Australia launch women's literary prizes · The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2012/nov/02/canada-australia-women-literary-prizes |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=The Guardian |language=en-US}}

Repeat winners

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.

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|+Miles Franklin Award honorees (1987–1989)

!Year

!Author

!Title

!Result

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! rowspan="5" |1987

|{{sortname|last=Adams|first= Glenda}}

|Dancing on Coral

|Winner

{{sortname|last=Bail|first= Murray}}

|Holden's Performance

| rowspan="4" |Shortlist{{cite web|title="Book award down to five" |publisher= The Age, 23 April 1988, p74|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2526435376|access-date= 18 April 2025|id= {{ProQuest|2526435376}}}}

{{sortname|last=Hasluck|first= Nicholas}}

|Truant State

{{sortname|last=Ireland|first= David|link=David Ireland (author)}}

|Bloodfather

{{sortname|last=Phelan|first= Nancy}}

|Home Is the Sailor

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! rowspan="5" |1989

|{{sortname|last=Carey|first= Peter|link=Peter Carey (novelist)}}

|Oscar and Lucinda

|Winner{{cite web|title="Attention stand at ease, about face" |publisher= The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 September 1989, p10|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2526859055|access-date= 18 April 2025|id= {{ProQuest|2526859055}}}}

{{sortname|last=Hall|first= Rodney|link=Rodney Hall (writer)}}

| Captivity Captive

| rowspan="4" |Shortlist{{cite web|title="The men dominate '89 Miles Franklin" |publisher= The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 July 1989, p4|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2526246556|access-date= 18 April 2025|id= {{ProQuest|2526246556}}}}

{{sortname|last=Henshaw|first= Mark}}

|Out of the Line of Fire

{{sortname|last=Parker|first= David|link=David Parker (writer)}}

|Building on Sand

{{sortname|last=Turner Hospital|first= Janette}}

|Charades

=1990s=

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|+Miles Franklin Award honorees (1990–1999)

!Year

!Author

!Title

!Result

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! rowspan="6" |1990

|{{sortname|last=Flood|first=Tom}}

|Oceana Fine

|Winner{{cite web|title="Second major prize for book" |publisher= The Canberra Times, 22 June 1990, p16|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article120893962|access-date= 18 April 2025}}

{{sortname|last=Burke|first=Janine}}

|Company of Images

| rowspan="5" |Shortlist{{cite web|title="Making a book on a literary event" |publisher= The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 June 1990, p4|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2523198907|access-date= 18 April 2025|id= {{ProQuest|2523198907}}}}

{{sortname|last=Jose |first=Nicholas}}

|Avenue of Eternal Peace

{{sortname|last=Witting|first=Amy}}

|I for Isobel

{{sortname|last=Goldsworthy|first=Peter}}

|Maestro

{{sortname|last=Maniaty|first=Tony}}

|Smyrna

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! rowspan="6" |1991

|{{sortname|last=Malouf|first=David}}

|{{sortname|last=Great World|first=The}}

|Winner{{cite web |title="Malouf's sixth novel wins Miles Franklin award" |publisher=The Canberra Times, 26 June 1991, p5 |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118153655 |access-date=12 July 2023}}

{{sortname|last=Adams|first=Glenda}}

|Longleg

| rowspan="5" |Shortlist

{{sortname|last=Astley|first=Thea}}

|Reaching Tin River

{{sortname|last=Anderson|first=Jessica|link=Jessica Anderson (writer)}}

|Taking Shelter

{{sortname|last=Bird|first=Carmel}}

|{{sortname|last=Bluebird Café|first=The|nolink=1}}

{{sortname|last=Hasluck|first=Nicholas}}

|{{sortname|last=Country Without Music|first=The|nolink=1}}

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! rowspan="5" |1992

|{{sortname|last=Winton|first=Tim}}

|Cloudstreet

|Winner{{cite web|title="Winton's second Franklin" |publisher= The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 May 1992, p3|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2527504910|access-date= 18 April 2025|id= {{ProQuest|2527504910}}}}

{{sortname|last=Castro|first=Brian}}

|Double-Wolf

| rowspan="4" |Shortlist{{cite web|title="Literary prize for Winton" |publisher= The Canberra Times, 27 May 1992, p2|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article132382467|access-date= 9 February 2024}}{{cite web|title="Five vie for literary award" |publisher= The Canberra Times, 12 May 1992, p4|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article132378734|access-date= 9 February 2024}}

{{sortname|last=Drewe|first=Robert}}

|Our Sunshine

{{sortname|last=Hall|first=Rodney|nolink=|link=Rodney Hall (writer)}}

|The Second Bridegroom

{{sortname|last=Gould|first=Alan}}

|To the Burning City

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! rowspan="6" |1993

|{{sortname|last=Miller|first=Alex|link=Alex Miller (writer)}}

|{{sortname|last=Ancestor Game|first=The}}

|Winner{{cite web|title="Miller wins Miles Franklin" |publisher= The Canberra Times, 26 May 1993, p5|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article126991102 |access-date=18 April 2025}}

{{sortname|last=Castro|first=Brian}}

|After China

| rowspan="5" |Shortlist{{cite web |title=The Canberra Times, 6 June 1993, p24 |publisher=The Canberra Times |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127230988 |access-date=8 June 2023}}

{{sortname|last=Garner|first=Helen}}

|Cosmo Cosmolino

{{sortname|last=McDonald|first=Roger}}

|Shearers' Motel

{{sortname|last=Turner Hospital|first=Janette}}

|{{sortname|last=Last Magician|first=The|nolink=1}}

{{sortname|last=Astley|first=Thea}}

|Vanishing Points

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! rowspan="3" |1994

|{{sortname|last=Hall|first=Rodney|link=Rodney Hall (writer)}}

|{{sortname|last=Grisly Wife|first=The}}

|Winner{{cite web |title=Second Franklin 'transforms' the year for Hall |publisher=The Canberra Times, 31 May 1994, p3 |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118214968 |access-date=14 September 2023}}

{{sortname|last=Malouf|first=David}}

|Remembering Babylon

| rowspan="2" |Shortlist

{{sortname|last=McDonald|first=Roger}}

|Water Man

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! rowspan="4" |1995

|{{sortname|last=Demidenko|first=Helen}}

|{{sortname|last=Hand That Signed the Paper|first=The}}

|Winner{{cite web |title="Student's migrant tale snares Miles Franklin award" |publisher=The Canberra Times, 2 June 1995, p3 |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127528045 |access-date=16 May 2025}}

{{sortname|last=Verney|first=Jay}}

|{{sortname|last=Mortality Tale|first=A|nolink=1}}

| rowspan="3" |Shortlist{{cite web |title="Four novels compete for literary award" |publisher=The Canberra Times, 6 May 1995, p5 |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130548466 |access-date=5 July 2023}}

{{sortname|last=Grenville|first=Kate}}

| Dark Places

{{sortname|last=Flanagan|first=Richard}}

|Death of a River Guide

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! rowspan="7" |1996

|{{sortname|last=Koch|first=Christopher}}

|Highways to a War

|Winner

{{sortname|last=Fox|first=Judith|link=Judith Fox (author)}}

|Bracelet Honeymyrtle

| rowspan="6" |Shortlist{{cite web|title="A spirit rekindled" |publisher= The Age, 12 June 1996, p13|url=https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/june-12-1996-page-13-64/docview/2521691114/se-2|access-date= 26 April 2024}}

{{sortname|last=Lohrey|first=Amanda}}

|Camille's Bread

{{sortname|last=Farmer|first=Beverley}}

|{{sortname|last=House in the Light|first=The|nolink=1}}

{{sortname|last=Miller|first=Alex}}

|{{sortname|last=Sitters|first=The|nolink=1}}

{{sortname|last=Horsfall|first=Paul}}

|{{sortname|last=Touchstone|first=The|nolink=1}}

{{sortname|last=Bird|first=Carmel}}

|{{sortname|last=White Garden|first=The|nolink=1}}

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! rowspan="7" |1997

|{{sortname|last=Foster|first=David|link=David Foster (novelist)}}

|{{sortname|last=Glade Within the Grove|first=The}}

|Winner{{cite web|title="A long shot makes the Miles" |publisher= The Age, 4 June 1997, p6|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/365211085|access-date= 21 October 2024|id= {{ProQuest|365211085}}}}

{{sortname|last=Scott|first=John|link=John A. Scott}}

|Before I Wake

| rowspan="6" |Shortlist{{cite web|title="Seven on literary award short list" |publisher= The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 May 1997, p13|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2526935086|access-date= 21 October 2024|id= {{ProQuest|2526935086}}}}

{{sortname|last=Dessaix|first=Robert}}

|Night Letters

{{sortname|last=Turner Hospital|first=Janette}}

|Oyster

{{sortname|last=Malouf|first=David}}

|{{sortname|last=Conversations at Curlow Creek|first=The}}

{{sortname|last=Drewe|first=Robert}}

|{{sortname|last=Drowner|first=The}}

{{sortname|last=Astley|first=Thea}}

|{{sortname|last=Multiple Effects of Rainshadow|first=The}}

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! rowspan="7" |1998

|{{sortname|last=Carey|first=Peter|link=Peter Carey (novelist)}}

|Jack Maggs

|Winner{{cite web|title= Austlit – Miles Franklin Literary Award : 1997-1999 |publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/v254?mainTabTemplate=awardWorksAndAgents&from=24&count=3|access-date= 15 September 2023}}

{{sortname|last=Jolley|first=Elizabeth}}

|Lovesong

| rowspan="6" |Shortlist

{{sortname|last=Jones|first=Rod|link=Rod Jones (author)}}

|Nightpictures

{{sortname|last=Johnston|first=Dorothy}}

|One for the Master

{{sortname|last=Falconer|first=Delia}}

|{{sortname|last=Service of Clouds|first=The|nolink=1}}

{{sortname|last=Flanagan|first=Richard}}

|{{sortname|last=Sound of One Hand Clapping|first=The|link=The Sound of One Hand Clapping (novel)}}

{{sortname|last=Bradley|first=James|link=James Bradley (Australian writer)}}

|Wrack

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! rowspan="5" |1999

|{{sortname|last=Bail|first=Murray}}

|Eucalyptus

|Winner

{{sortname|last=McDonald|first=Roger}}

|Mr Darwin's Shooter

| rowspan="4" |Shortlist

{{sortname|last=Bird|first=Carmel}}

|Red Shoes

{{sortname|last=Halligan|first=Marion}}

|{{sortname|last=Golden Dress|first=The|nolink=1}}

{{sortname|last=Perlman|first=Elliot}}

|Three Dollars

=2000s=

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|+Miles Franklin Award winners 2000–2009

!Year

!Author

!Title

!Result

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! rowspan="5" |2000

|{{sortname|last=Astley|first=Thea}}

|Drylands

| rowspan="2" |Winner

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|{{sortname|last=Scott|first=Kim}}

|Benang

{{sortname|last=Brett|first=Lily}}

|Too Many Men

| rowspan="3" |Shortlist

{{sortname|last=Porter|first=Dorothy}}{{efn|Dorothy Porter's What a Piece of Work is the first verse novel to be shortlisted.}}

|What a Piece of Work

{{sortname|last=Witting|first=Amy}}

|Isobel on the Way to the Corner Shop

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! rowspan="7" |2001

|{{sortname|last=Moorhouse|first=Frank}}

|Dark Palace

|Winner{{cite web|title="A grand day for a true Australian novel" |publisher= The Age, 6 June 2001, p3|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/363489557|access-date= 21 October 2024|id= {{ProQuest|363489557}}}}

{{sortname|last=Carey|first=Peter|link=Peter Carey (novelist)}}

|True History of the Kelly Gang

| rowspan="6" |Shortlist{{cite web|title="Seven Vie For Nation's Leading Literary Award" |publisher= The Canberra Times, 10 April 2001, p2|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1016100759|access-date= 21 October 2024|id= {{ProQuest|1016100759}}}}

{{sortname|last=Edge|first=Arabella}}

|The Company

{{sortname|last=Hall|first=Rodney|link=Rodney Hall (writer)}}

|{{sortname|last=Day We Had Hitler Home|first=The}}

{{sortname|last=Kneale|first=Matthew}}{{efn|Matthew Kneale's novel is the first by a non-Australian to be shortlisted for the award.}}

|English Passengers

{{sortname|last=Miller|first=Alex|link=Alex Miller (writer)}}

|Conditions of Faith

{{sortname|last=Rayson|first=Hannie}}{{efn|Hannie Rayson's Life after George is the first play to be shortlisted.}}

|Life after George

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! rowspan="5" |2002

|{{sortname|last=Winton|first=Tim}}

|Dirt Music

|Winner

{{sortname|last=Carroll|first=Steven}}

|{{sortname|last=Art of the Engine Driver|first=The}}

| rowspan="4" |Shortlist

{{sortname|last=Flanagan|first=Richard}}

|Gould's Book of Fish

{{sortname|last=London|first=Joan|link=Joan London (Australian author)}}

|Gilgamesh

{{sortname|last=Scott|first=John|link=John A. Scott}}

|{{sortname|last=Architect|first=The|link=The Architect (novel)}}

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! rowspan="6" |2003

|{{sortname|last=Miller|first=Alex|link=Alex Miller (writer)}}

|Journey to the Stone Country

|Winner{{cite web|title="Alex Miller wins second Miles Franklin Award" |publisher= AM–Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 13 June 2003|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/190266359|access-date= 18 April 2025|id= {{ProQuest|190266359}}}}

{{sortname|last=Goldsmith|first=Andrea|link=Andrea Goldsmith (writer)}}

|{{sortname|last=Prosperous Thief|first=The}}

| rowspan="5" |Shortlist{{cite web|title="Rhyming couple share life, love and an illustrious shortlist" |publisher= The Age, 16 May 2003, p7|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/363624188|access-date= 18 April 2025|id= {{ProQuest|363624188}}}}

{{sortname|last=Hartnett|first=Sonya}}

|Of a Boy

{{sortname|last=Jennings|first=Kate}}

|Moral Hazard

{{sortname|last=Keneally|first=Thomas}}

|{{sortname|last=Angel in Australia|first=An}}

{{sortname|last=Porter|first=Dorothy}}

|Wild Surmise

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! rowspan="6" |2004

|{{sortname|last=Hazzard|first=Shirley}}

|{{sortname|last=Great Fire|first=The|link=The Great Fire (Hazzard novel)}}

|Winner

{{sortname|last=Carey|first=Peter|link=Peter Carey (novelist)}}

|My Life as a Fake

| rowspan="5" |Shortlist{{Cite web |date=21 June 2004 |title=Announcing the 2004 Miles Franklin Literary Award Winner |url=http://www.stateart.com.au/sota/news/default.asp?fid=2712 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080722163801/http://www.stateart.com.au/sota/news/default.asp?fid=2712 |archive-date=2008-07-22 |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=State of the Arts}}

{{sortname|last=Coetzee|first=J. M. }}

|Elizabeth Costello

{{sortname|last=Goldsworthy|first=Peter}}

|Three Dog Night

{{sortname|last=Jagose|first=Annamarie}}

|Slow Water

{{sortname|last=Perlman|first=Elliot}}

|Seven Types of Ambiguity

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! rowspan="5" |2005

|{{sortname|last=McGahan|first=Andrew}}

|{{sortname|last=White Earth|first=The}}

|Winner

{{sortname|last=Armstrong|first=Sarah}}

|Salt Rain

| rowspan="4" |Shortlist{{Cite web |date=2005-06-23 |title=Book contest Miles behind |url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/books/book-contest-miles-behind-20050623-ge0e6u.html |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=The Age |language=en}}

{{sortname|last=Carroll|first=Steven}}

|{{sortname|last=Gift of Speed|first=The}}

{{sortname|last=Jones|first=Gail|link=Gail Jones (writer)}}

|Sixty Lights

{{sortname|last=Wood|first=Charlotte}}

|{{sortname|last=Submerged Cathedral|first=The|link=The Submerged Cathedral (novel)}}

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! rowspan="5" |2006

|{{sortname|last=McDonald|first=Roger}}

|{{sortname|last=Ballad of Desmond Kale|first=The}}

|Winner

{{sortname|last=Tiffany|first=Carrie}}

|Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living

| rowspan="4" |Shortlist{{Cite web |last=Steger |first=Jason |date=2006-06-23 |title=Convict tale wins over judges |url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/books/convict-tale-wins-over-judges-20060623-ge2krb.html |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=The Age |language=en}}

{{sortname|last=Castro|first=Brian}}

|{{sortname|last=Garden Book|first=The}}

{{sortname|last=Grenville|first=Kate}}

|{{sortname|last=Secret River|first=The}}

{{sortname|last=Walker|first=Brenda}}

|{{sortname|last=Wing of Night|first=The}}

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! rowspan="4" |2007

|{{sortname|last=Wright|first=Alexis}}

|Carpentaria

|Winner

{{sortname|last=Carey|first=Peter|link=Peter Carey (novelist)}}

|Theft: A Love Story

| rowspan="3" |Shortlist{{Cite web |date=2007-04-19 |title=Miles Franklin shortlist announced |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/miles-franklin-shortlist-announced-20070420-gdpy83.html |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}

{{sortname|last=Jones|first=Gail|link=Gail Jones (writer)}}

|Dreams of Speaking

{{sortname|last=Robertson|first=Deborah}}

|Careless

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! rowspan="5" |2008

|{{sortname|last=Carroll|first=Steven}}

|{{sortname|last=Time We Have Taken|first=The}}

|Winner

{{sortname|last=Brooks|first=David|link=David Brooks (author)}}

|{{sortname|last=Fern Tattoo|first=The}}

| rowspan="4" |Shortlist{{Cite news |date=2008-04-17 |title=Five authors make Miles Franklin shortlist |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-04-17/five-authors-make-miles-franklin-shortlist/2406890 |access-date=2022-08-01}}

{{sortname|last=Hall|first=Rodney|link=Rodney Hall (writer)}}

|Love Without Hope

{{sortname|last=Jones|first=Gail|link=Gail Jones (writer)}}

|Sorry

{{sortname|last=Miller|first=Alex|link=Alex Miller (writer)}}

|Landscape of Farewell

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! rowspan="5" |2009

|{{sortname|last=Winton|first=Tim}}

|Breath

|Winner

{{sortname|last=Nowra|first=Louis}}

|Ice

| rowspan="4" |Shortlist{{Cite web |last=Steger |first=Jason |date=2009-06-18 |title=Winton wins Franklin |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/winton-wins-franklin-20090618-clwl.html |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=The Age |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Steger |first=Jason |date=2009-04-16 |title=Melbourne novelist Tsiolkas on Miles Franklin shortlist |url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/books/melbourne-novelist-tsiolkas-on-miles-franklin-shortlist-20090416-ge7sx8.html |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=The Age |language=en}}

{{sortname|last=Bail|first=Murray}}

|{{sortname|last=Pages|first=The|link=The Pages (novel)}}

{{sortname|last=Flanagan|first=Richard}}

|Wanting

{{sortname|last=Tsiolkas|first=Christos}}

|{{sortname|last=Slap|first=The|link=The Slap (novel)}}

=2010s=

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|+Miles Franklin Literary Award honorees (2010–2019)

!Year

!Author

!Title

!Result

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! rowspan="6" |2010

|{{sortname|last=Temple|first=Peter}}

|Truth

|Winner

{{sortname|last=Castro|first=Brian}}

|{{sortname|last=Bath Fugues |first=The}}

| rowspan="5" |Shortlist{{Cite web |title=The 6 novels selected for the 2010 Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist are: |url=http://www.trust.com.au/philanthropy/awards/miles_franklin/2010/shortlist |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424225128/http://www.trust.com.au/philanthropy/awards/miles_franklin/2010/shortlist |archive-date=2010-04-24 |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Philanthropy}}

{{sortname|last=Forster|first=Deborah}}

|{{sortname|last=Book of Emmett |first=The|nolink=1}}

{{sortname|last=Hartnett|first=Sonya}}

|Butterfly

{{sortname|last=Silvey|first=Craig}}

|Jasper Jones

{{sortname|last=Miller|first=Alex|link=Alex Miller (writer)}}

|Lovesong

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! rowspan="3" |2011

|{{sortname|last=Scott|first=Kim}}

|That Deadman Dance

|Winner

{{sortname|last=Womersley|first=Chris}}

|Bereft

| rowspan="2" |Shortlist{{Cite web |title=Miles Franklin Literary Award |url=http://www.thetrustcompany.com.au/awards/miles_franklin/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213073541/http://www.thetrustcompany.com.au/awards/miles_franklin/ |archive-date=2010-12-13 |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=The Trust Company}}

{{sortname|last=McDonald|first=Roger}}

|When Colts Ran

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! rowspan="5" |2012

|{{sortname|last=Funder|first=Anna}}

|All That I Am

|Winner

{{sortname|last=Birch|first=Tony}}

|Blood

| rowspan="4" |Shortlist{{Cite web |title=The 2012 Shortlist |url=http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/2012/2012_shortlist |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614194546/http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/2012/2012_shortlist |archive-date=2012-06-14 |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Miles Franklin Literary Award}}

{{sortname|last=Moorhouse|first=Frank}}

|Cold Light

{{sortname|last=Mears|first=Gillian}}

|Foal's Bread

{{sortname|last=Parrett|first=Favel}}

|Past the Shallows

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! rowspan="5" |2013

|{{sortname|last=de Kretser|first=Michelle}}

|Questions of Travel

|Winner

{{sortname|last=Faulkner|first=Annah}}

|{{sortname|last=Beloved |first=The|link=The Beloved (Faulkner novel)}}

| rowspan="4" |Shortlist{{cite web |author=Staff writer |date=30 April 2013 |title=The Miles Franklin Literary Award 2013 Shortlist |url=http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/2013/2013_shortlist |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503060834/http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/2013/2013_shortlist |archive-date=3 May 2013 |access-date=30 April 2013 |publisher=Miles Franklin Literary Award}}

{{sortname|last=Modjeska|first=Drusilla}}

|{{sortname|last=Mountain |first=The|link=The Mountain (novel)}}

{{sortname|last=Ash|first=Romy}}

|Floundering

{{sortname|last=Tiffany|first=Carrie}}

|Mateship with Birds

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! rowspan="6" |2014

|{{sortname|last=Wyld|first=Evie}}

|All the Birds, Singing

|Winner

{{sortname|last=Flanagan|first=Richard}}

|{{sortname|last=Narrow Road to the Deep North |first=The|link=The Narrow Road to the Deep North (novel)}}

| rowspan="5" |Shortlist{{cite web |author=Staff writer |title=The Miles Franklin Literary Award 2014 Shortlist |url=http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/2014/2014_shortlist |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215082615/http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/2014/2014_shortlist |archive-date=15 February 2015 |access-date=2 January 2015 |publisher=Miles Franklin Literary Award}}

{{sortname|last=McFarlane|first=Fiona}}

|The Night Guest

{{sortname|last=Wright|first=Alexis}}

|{{sortname|last=Swan Book |first=The}}

{{sortname|last=Winton|first=Tim}}

|Eyrie

{{sortname|last=Taylor|first=Cory}}

|My Beautiful Enemy

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! rowspan="5" |2015

|{{sortname|last=Laguna|first=Sofie}}

|{{sortname|last=Eye of the Sheep |first=The}}

|Winner

{{sortname|last=London|first=Joan|link=Joan London (Australian author)}}

|{{sortname|last=Golden Age |first=The|link=The Golden Age (London novel)}}

| rowspan="4" |Shortlist{{cite web|title="Miles Franklin Literary Award 2015 shortlist: Hartnett and London lead the field" |publisher= SMH, 18 May 2015|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/miles-franklin-literary-award-2015-shortlist-hartnett-and-london-lead-the-field-20150518-gh3uba.html|access-date= 6 April 2024}}

{{sortname|last=Piper|first=Christine}}

|After Darkness

{{sortname|last=Hartnett|first=Sonya}}

|Golden Boys

{{sortname|last=Sherborne|first=Craig}}

|Tree Palace

style=background:#cddeff

! rowspan="5" |2016

|{{sortname|last=Patrić|first=A. S. }}

|Black Rock White City

|Winner

{{sortname|last=Wood|first=Charlotte}}

|{{sortname|last=Natural Way of Things |first=The}}

| rowspan="4" |Shortlist{{Cite web |title=The Miles Franklin Literary Award 2016 Shortlist |url=https://www.perpetual.com.au/MilesFranklin#2016shortlist |access-date=29 May 2016 |work=The Trust Company}}

{{sortname|last=Frew|first=Peggy}}

|Hope Farm

{{sortname|last=Jones|first=Myfanwy}}

|Leap

{{sortname|last=Treloar|first=Lucy}}

|Salt Creek

style=background:#cddeff

! rowspan="5" |2017

|{{sortname|last=Wilson|first=Josephine|link=Josephine Wilson (writer)}}

|Extinctions

|Winner{{cite news |last1=Steger |first1=Jason |date=8 September 2017 |title=Josephine Wilson wins Miles Franklin for Extinctions, a matter of life and death |publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald |url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/josephine-wilson-wins-miles-franklin-for-extinctions-a-matter-of-life-and-death-20170907-gycpmt.html |access-date=7 September 2017}}

{{sortname|last=O'Flynn|first=Mark}}

|{{sortname|last=Last Days of Ava Langdon |first=The|nolink=1}}

| rowspan="4" |Shortlist{{cite web |title=Love, death, power and ego permeate 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist |url=https://www.perpetual.com.au/~/media/Perpetual/PDF/RESOURCES/MFLA/170618_2017_MFLA_Shortlist_MR_Web.ashx?la=en |access-date=20 June 2017 |publisher=Perpetual}}

{{sortname|last=Maguire|first=Emily|link=Emily Maguire (writer)}}

|{{sortname|last=Isolated Incident |first=An|link=An Isolated Incident (Maguire novel)}}

{{sortname|last=O'Neill|first=Ryan|link=Ryan O'Neill (author)}}

|Their Brilliant Careers

{{sortname|last=Salom|first=Philip}}

|Waiting

style=background:#cddeff

! rowspan="6" |2018

|{{sortname|last=de Kretser|first=Michelle}}

|{{sortname|last=Life to Come |first=The|link=The Life to Come (novel)}}

|Winner

{{sortname|last=Hornung|first=Eva}}

|{{sortname|last=Last Garden |first=The|nolink=1}}

| rowspan="5" |Shortlist{{Cite news |title=Miles Franklin Literary Award 2018 shortlist announced |language=en-AU |work=Books + Publishing |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2018/06/18/109696/miles-franklin-literary-award-2018-shortlist-announced/ |access-date=2018-07-26}}

{{sortname|last=Murnane|first=Gerald}}

|Border Districts

{{sortname|last=Castagna|first=Felicity}}

|No More Boats

{{sortname|last=McKinnon|first=Catherine|link=Catherine McKinnon (writer)}}

|Storyland

{{sortname|last=Scott|first=Kim}}

|Taboo

style=background:#cddeff

! rowspan="6" |2019

|{{sortname|last=Lucashenko|first=Melissa}}

|Too Much Lip

|Winner{{Cite news |last=Convery |first=Stephanie |date=2019-07-30 |title=Miles Franklin 2019 winner Melissa Lucashenko: 'We need a revolution' |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jul/30/miles-franklin-2019-winner-melissa-lucashenko-we-need-a-revolution |access-date=2019-07-30 |issn=0261-3077}}

{{sortname|last=Jones|first=Gail|link=Gail Jones (writer)}}

|{{sortname|last=Death of Noah Glass |first=The}}

| rowspan="5" |Shortlist{{Cite web |last=Boland |first=Michaela |date=2019-07-02 |title='Try being a Leb': Author from Punchbowl shortlisted for Miles Franklin |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-02/miles-franklin-shortlisted-authors-announced/11270448 |access-date=2019-07-02 |website=ABC News |language=en-AU}}

{{sortname|last=Ahmad|first=Michael Mohammed}}

|{{sortname|last=Lebs |first=The}}

{{sortname|last=Day|first=Gregory}}

|{{sortname|last=Sand Archive|first=A|nolink=1}}

{{sortname|last=Hall|first=Rodney|link=Rodney Hall (writer)}}

|{{sortname|last=Stolen Season|first=A|nolink=1}}

{{sortname|last=Mills|first=Jennifer}}

|Dyschronia

= 2020s =

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|+Miles Franklin Literary Award honorees (2020–present)

!Year

!Author

!Title

!Result

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! rowspan="6" |2020

|{{sortname|last=Winch|first=Tara June}}

|{{sortname|last=Yield|first=The}}

|Winner

{{sortname|last=Tiffany|first=Carrie}}

|Exploded View

| rowspan="5" |Shortlist{{Cite web |last=Kembrey |first=Melanie |date=2020-06-17 |title=Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist announced |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/miles-franklin-literary-award-shortlist-announced-20200617-p553cq.html |access-date=2020-06-17 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}

{{sortname|last=Salom|first=Philip}}

|{{sortname|last=Returns|first=The|nolink=1}}

{{sortname|last=Hughes|first=John|link=John Hughes (writer)}}

|No One

{{sortname|last=Frew|first=Peggy}}

|Islands

{{sortname|last=Birch|first=Tony|link=}}

|{{sortname|last=White Girl|first=The|link=The White Girl (novel)}}

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="6" |2021

|Amanda Lohrey

|{{sortname|last=Labyrinth|first=The|link=The Labyrinth (Lohrey novel)}}

|Winner

{{sortname|last=Adiga|first=Aravind|link=}}

|Amnesty

| rowspan="5" |Shortlist{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-06-16 |title=Miles Franklin 2021 shortlist announced |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/06/16/188143/miles-franklin-2021-shortlist-announced/ |access-date=2021-06-16 |website=Books+Publishing |language=en-AU}}

{{sortname|last=Arnott|first=Robbie|link=}}

|{{sortname|last=Rain Heron|first=The|link=The Rain Heron}}

{{sortname|last=Wood|first=Daniel Davis|link=}}

|{{sortname|last=the Edge of the Solid World|first=At|link=|nolink=1}}

{{sortname|last=Pippos|first=Andrew|link=|nolink=1}}

|Lucky’s

{{sortname|last=Watts|first=Madeleine|link=|nolink=1}}

|{{sortname|last=Inland Sea|first=The|link=|nolink=1}}

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="5" |2022

|{{sortname|last=Down|first=Jennifer|link=}}

|Bodies of Light

|Winner

{{sortname|last=Ahmad|first=Michael Mohammed|link=}}

|{{sortname|last=Other Half of You|first=The|link=|nolink=1}}

| rowspan="4" |Shortlist{{Cite web |last=Harmon |first=Steph |date=2022-06-23 |title=Miles Franklin 2022: shortlist revealed for Australia’s prestigious literary prize |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jun/23/miles-franklin-2022-shortlist-revealed-for-australias-prestigious-literary-prize |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}

{{sortname|last=de Kretser|first=Michelle|link=}}

|Scary Monsters

{{sortname|last=Pung|first=Alice|link=}}

|One Hundred Days

Michael Winkler

|Grimmish

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! rowspan="6" |2023

| {{sortname|last=Chandran|first=Shankari|link=}}

| Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

| Winner

{{sortname|last=Akec|first=Kgshak|link=|nolink=1}}

|Hopeless Kingdom

| rowspan="5" |Shortlist{{Cite news |last=Sun |first=Michael |date=2023-06-19 |title=Miles Franklin award 2023: shortlist revealed for Australia's prestigious literary prize |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jun/20/miles-franklin-award-2023-shortlist-revealed-australia-literary-prize |access-date=2023-06-20 |issn=0261-3077}}

{{sortname|last=Arnott|first=Robbie|link=}}

|Limberlost

{{sortname|last=Au|first=Jessica|link=}}

|Cold Enough for Snow

{{sortname|last=Kassab|first=Yumna|link=}}

|The Lovers

{{sortname|last=McGregor|first=Fiona Kelly|link=Fiona Kelly McGregor}}

|Iris

style="background:#cddeff"

! rowspan="6" |2024

|{{sortname|last=Wright|first=Alexis|link=}}

|Praiseworthy

|Winner

{{sortname|last=Asgari|first=Hossein|link=|nolink=1}}

| Only Sound Remains

| rowspan="5" |Shortlist{{Cite news |last=Galvin |first=Nick |date=2024-07-02 |title=First timers and indie publishers dominate Miles Franklin shortlist |language=en-GB |work=The Age|url=https://www.theage.com.au/culture/books/first-timers-and-indie-publishers-dominate-miles-franklin-shortlist-20240701-p5jq37.html |access-date=2024-07-02 }}

{{sortname|last=Craig|first=Jen|link=|nolink=1}}

| Wall

{{sortname|last=Dao|first=Andre|link=|nolink=1}}

| Anam

{{sortname|last=Day|first=Gregory|link=}}

| The Bell of the World

{{sortname|last=Rushdi|first=Sanya|link=|nolink=1}}

| Hospital

rowspan="6" |2025

|{{sortname|Brian|Castro}}

|Chinese Postman

| rowspan="6" |Shortlist{{Cite web |date=2025-06-25 |title=Miles Franklin Literary Award 2025 shortlist announced |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2025/06/25/274723/miles-franklin-literary-award-2025-shortlist-announced/ |access-date=2025-06-24 |publisher=Books+Publishing}}

{{sortname|Michelle|de Kretser}}

|Theory & Practice

{{sortname|Winnie|Dunn|nolink=1}}

|Dirt Poor Islanders

{{sortname|Julie|Janson}}

|Compassion

{{sortname|Siang|Lu}}

|Ghost Cities

{{sortname|Fiona|McFarlane}}

|Highway 13

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.

=2005–2009=

2005{{cite web|title="Daughter knows best" |publisher= Sydney Morining Herald, 23 April 2005, p25|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/364132047|access-date= 30 September 2024|id= {{ProQuest|36413207}}}}

2006{{Cite web|url=http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/pastwinners/longlist_2006 |title=Miles Franklin Literary Award, The 2006 Longlist |access-date=4 November 2014 |work=The Trust Company |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104100537/http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/pastwinners/longlist_2006 |archive-date=4 November 2014 }}

2007{{Cite web|url=http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/pastwinners/longlist_2007 |title=Miles Franklin Literary Award, The 2007 Longlist |access-date=4 November 2014 |work=The Trust Company |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104095740/http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/pastwinners/longlist_2007 |archive-date=4 November 2014 }}

2008{{Cite web|url=http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/pastwinners/longlist_2008 |title=Miles Franklin Literary Award, The 2008 Longlist |access-date=4 November 2014 |work=The Trust Company |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104095744/http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/pastwinners/longlist_2008 |archive-date=4 November 2014 }}

2009{{Cite web|url=http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/pastwinners/longlist_2009 |title=Miles Franklin Literary Award, The 2009 Longlist |access-date=4 November 2014 |work=The Trust Company |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104100441/http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/pastwinners/longlist_2009 |archive-date=4 November 2014 }}

=2010–2019=

2010{{Cite web|url=http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/pastwinners/longlist_2010 |title=Miles Franklin Literary Award, The 2010 Longlist |access-date=4 November 2014 |work=The Trust Company |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104095822/http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/pastwinners/longlist_2010 |archive-date=4 November 2014 }}

2011{{Cite web|url=http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/Default.aspx?PageID=5607013&A=SearchResult&SearchID=39927129&ObjectID=5607013&ObjectType=1 |title=Miles Franklin Literary Award, The 2011 Longlist |access-date=4 November 2014 |work=The Trust Company |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104095934/http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/Default.aspx?PageID=5607013&A=SearchResult&SearchID=39927129&ObjectID=5607013&ObjectType=1 |archive-date=4 November 2014 }}

2012{{Cite web|url=http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/Default.aspx?PageID=6905065&A=SearchResult&SearchID=39927109&ObjectID=6905065&ObjectType=1 |title=Miles Franklin Literary Award, The 2012 Longlist |access-date=4 November 2014 |work=The Trust Company |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104100137/http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/Default.aspx?PageID=6905065&A=SearchResult&SearchID=39927109&ObjectID=6905065&ObjectType=1 |archive-date=4 November 2014 }}

2013{{Cite web|url=http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/Default.aspx?PageID=8111400&A=SearchResult&SearchID=39927094&ObjectID=8111400&ObjectType=1 |title=Miles Franklin Literary Award, The 2013 Longlist |access-date=4 November 2014 |work=The Trust Company |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104095747/http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/Default.aspx?PageID=8111400&A=SearchResult&SearchID=39927094&ObjectID=8111400&ObjectType=1 |archive-date= 4 November 2014 }}

2014{{Cite web|title="Miles Franklin Literary Award, The 2014 Longlist" |publisher= The Trust Company..|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102221605/http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/2014/2014_longlist|access-date= 25 April 2024}}

2015{{Cite web|url=http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/2015/2015_longlist.htm |title=Miles Franklin Literary Award, The 2015 Longlist |access-date=29 May 2015 |work=The Trust Company |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530121945/http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/2015/2015_longlist.htm |archive-date=30 May 2015 }}

2016{{Cite web|url=https://www.perpetual.com.au/MilesFranklin#2016longlist |title=Miles Franklin Literary Award, The 2016 Longlist|access-date=20 April 2016|work=The Trust Company}}

2017{{cite web|title=Miles Franklin Literary Award, The 2017 Longlist|url=https://www.perpetual.com.au/MilesFranklin#2017longlist|publisher=Perpetual|access-date=12 June 2017}}

2018{{cite news|last1=Morris|first1=Linda|title=Neglected literary giant heads Miles Franklin awards longlist|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/neglected-literary-giant-heads-miles-franklin-awards-longlist-20180522-p4zgqa.html|access-date=23 May 2018|agency=Sydney Morning Herald|date=22 May 2018}}

2019{{Cite web|url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2019/05/22/133524/miles-franklin-2019-longlist-announced/|title= Miles Franklin 2019 longlist announced |date=2019-05-22|website=Books+Publishing|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-05-22}}

=2020–=

2020{{Cite web|title=Miles Franklin Literary Award 2020 longlist announced|url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2020/05/12/150363/miles-franklin-literary-award-2020-longlist-announced/|date=2020-05-12|website=Books+Publishing|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-05-12}}

2021{{Cite web|last=|date=2021-05-18|title=Miles Franklin Literary Award 2021 longlist announced|url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/05/18/186522/miles-franklin-literary-award-2021-longlist-announced/|access-date=2021-05-18|website=Books+Publishing|language=en-AU}}

2022{{Cite web|last=|date=2022-05-24|title=Miles Franklin Literary Award 2022 longlist announced|url=https://www.https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2022/05/24/214628/miles-franklin-2022-longlist-announced/|access-date=2022-06-12|website=Books+Publishing|language=en-AU}}

2023{{Cite web |date=2023-05-16 |title=Perpetual announces longlist for prestigious 2023 Miles Franklin Literary Award |url=https://www.perpetual.com.au/insights/perpetual-announces-longlist-for-prestigious-2023-miles-franklin-literary-award/ |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Perpetual |language=en}}

2024{{Cite web |date=2024-05-16 |title=Miles Franklin 2024 longlist announced |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2024/05/16/252086/miles-franklin-2024-longlist-announced/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |publisher=Books+Publishing}}

2025{{Cite web |date=2025-05-15 |title=Miles Franklin Literary Award 2025 longlist announced |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2025/05/15/272022/miles-franklin-literary-award-2025-longlist-announced/ |access-date=2025-05-15 |publisher=Books+Publishing}}

Notes

{{notelist}}

See also

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

Further reading

  • {{cite journal|last=Allington |first=Patrick |title='What is Australia, anyway?' The glorious limitations of the Miles Franklin Literary Award |journal=Australian Book Review |date=June 2011 |issue=333 |pages=23–34 |url=https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/component/k2/55-june-2011/395-what-is-australia-anyway |access-date=4 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140919061632/https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/component/k2/55-june-2011/395-what-is-australia-anyway |archive-date=19 September 2014 }}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.milesfranklin.com.au/}}

{{Miles Franklin Literary Award}}

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