First-time shortlistee Omar Musa has won the 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award for his novel, Fierceland.
Established through the will of My Brilliant Career author Stella Miles Franklin, for the ‘advancement, improvement and betterment of Australian literature,’ the Miles Franklin Literary Award recognises a novel of ‘the highest literary merit’ that presents ‘Australian life in any of its phases’. Perpetual serves as Trustee for the Award.
