Miles Franklin Literary Award 2026 Shortlist Announced
The shortlist for the Miles Franklin Literary Award in 2026 has just been announced, featuring six titles chosen from a longlist of ten. Each author on the shortlist will receive $5,000, while the overall winner, revealed on August 5, will earn $60,000. The nominated titles include 'Little World' by Josephine Rowe, 'You Must Remember This' by Sean Wilson, 'Discipline' by Randa Abdel-Fattah, 'First Name Second Name' by Steve MinOn, 'Fierceland' by Omar Musa, and 'My Heart at Evening' by Konrad Muller. Following the controversy surrounding a children's book by Jazz Money and Matt Chun, Abdel-Fattah has cut ties with University of Queensland Press. This award honors the legacy of Miles Franklin, famed for her 1901 novel 'My Brilliant Career,' and recognizes outstanding Australian literature.
Key facts
- Six books shortlisted for 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award
- Shortlist cut from ten longlisted titles
- Each shortlisted author receives $5,000
- Winner announced August 5, receives $60,000
- Randa Abdel-Fattah cut ties with University of Queensland Press
- Pulping of Jazz Money and Matt Chun's children's book cited
- Prize named after Miles Franklin, author of 'My Brilliant Career' (1901)
- Previous winners include Patrick White, Peter Carey, Tim Winton, Alexis Wright, Tara June Winch, Michelle de Kretser, Jennifer Down
Entities
Artists
- Josephine Rowe
- Sean Wilson
- Randa Abdel-Fattah
- Steve MinOn
- Omar Musa
- Konrad Muller
- Jazz Money
- Matt Chun
- Patrick White
- Peter Carey
- Tim Winton
- Alexis Wright
- Tara June Winch
- Michelle de Kretser
- Jennifer Down
- Miles Franklin
- Dominic Amerena
- Lyn Dickens
- Toni Jordan
- Madeleine Watts
- Siang Lu
- Richard Neville
- Jumana Bayeh
- Mridula Nath Chakraborty
- Tony Hughes-d'Aeth
- Maggie Nolan
Institutions
- Miles Franklin Literary Award
- University of Queensland Press
- Perpetual
- Summit Books
- Wakefield Press
- Hachette
- Evercreech Editions
- Penguin Random House Australia
- Black Inc.
- Ultimo Press
- Affirm Press
- State Library of NSW
- ArtsHub
- ScreenHub
Locations
- Australia
- Kimberley region
- Western Australia
- Panama Canal
- Nauru
- Brisbane
- Innisfail
- Tasmania
- Van Diemen's Land
- Malaysia
- Borneo
- Far North Queensland