The longlist for the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award has just been revealed, with authors such as Jennifer Down, Briohny Doyle and Alice Pung all making the list.
The $60,000 prize, which is considered Australia’s most prestigious for literature, was introduced in 1957 to celebrate books that tell stories of Australian life. Previous winners include Amanda Lohrey, Tara June Winch, Peter Carey and many more.
Richard Neville, chair of judges and State Library of NSW Mitchell Librarian, said:
“This year’s longlist, drawn from a robust pool of entries, reflects the thematic richness and the formal adventurousness of the contemporary Australian novel, as our writers respond to our times. Diverse in every sense, it extends from works of realism to novels in a more experimental vein, proving that the nation’s story-tellers are continuing to test the boundaries of what the novel can do.”
The shortlist will be announced on the 23rd of June and the winner on the 20th of July. Scroll down to see the full shortlist!
The Other Half of You by Michael Mohammed Ahmad
After Story by Larissa Behrendt
Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down
Echolalia by Briohny Doyle
The Magpie Wing by Max Easton
Scary Monsters by Michelle de Kretser
The Airways by Jennifer Mills
One Hundred Days by Alice Pung
The Performance by Claire Thomas
7 1/2 by Christos Tsiolkas
Grimmish by Michael Winkler
Congratulations to all of the authors on the 2022 Miles Franklin longlist!
Find out more about the Miles Franklin Literary Award here
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