Eleven writers have been longlisted for what is arguably Australia’s most prestigious literary prize, the Miles Franklin Award.
First presented in 1957 and established by Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin, the feminist author of My Brilliant Career, the award is presented annually to ‘a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases’.
The winner receives $60,000, with the award itself being administered by the trustee, Perpetual.
