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Kala Gare in MTC's 2026 production of My Brilliant Career. Gare sits on stage in period dress as her character, Sybylla Melvyn; she grins devilishly and sits with her legs spread wide.
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My Brilliant Career review: a mostly stellar adaptation of Miles Franklin’s 1901 novel

Melbourne Theatre Company’s musical My Brilliant Career is a joyful adaptation of the iconic novel, brought to the stage with…

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Siang Lu, Lauren Foley, Alan Fyfe: when book rejection leads to publishing success

Six Australian authors, including Katrina Cosgrove and Scarlett Harris, open up about their slow path to publication.

2025 Miles Franklin winner Siang Lu. 2025 Miles Franklin Award, Siang Lu. Arts prize winners, recipients, shortlists.
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Miles Franklin winner 2025: Siang Lu, Ghost Cities

The Miles Franklin winner, Ghost Cities, is a beguiling, metafictional novel set in a film set. But who's directing who?

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2025 Miles Franklin shortlist

A mix of six established and new authors have been nominated for the prestigious literary award.

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10 Australian literary scandals

The Australian book world has long been enlivened with scams and misdemeanours.

A woman with bleached blonde hair and 19th century clothing is shouting with her right arm raised. My Brilliant Career.
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Musical review: My Brilliant Career, Sumner Theatre

It's an all-singing, all-keyboard playing and totally exuberant Sybylla Melvyn.

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Praiseworthy indeed: Alexis Wright wins Miles Franklin Award 2024

Alexis Wright wins the most prestigious literary prize in Australia for the second time.

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Should literary prizewinnings be shared among the shortlist?

Should the winner take it all?

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Shankari Chandran wins 2023's Miles Franklin Award

Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens takes out the most prestigious literary prize in Australia.

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Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist announced

11 novelists are longlisted for this year's Miles Franklin Award, presented annually and named after the author of 'My Brilliant…

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