2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award Longlist Announced
The 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist has been unveiled, showcasing ten novels that reflect Australia's cultural richness. Among the contenders are two previous longlist winners and an author with past shortlist experience. The shortlisted works will be disclosed in June, while the $60,000 award winner will be revealed in August. Notable titles on the longlist include Randa Abdel-Fattah’s Discipline and Konrad Muller’s My Heart at Evening. Richard Neville, the Mitchell Librarian at the State Library of NSW, leads the panel of judges who highlighted themes of familial ties and mourning. Last year's recipient was Siang Lu for Ghost Cities.
Key facts
- The 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist includes ten novels.
- The shortlist will be announced in June 2026.
- The winner receives $60,000 and will be announced in August 2026.
- The longlist features two former longlist winners and one past shortlistee.
- Judging panel chair is Richard Neville, Mitchell Librarian of the State Library of NSW.
- Other judges are Jumana Bayeh, Mridula Nath Chakraborty, Tony Hughes-d'Aeth, and Maggie Nolan.
- Last year's winner was Siang Lu for Ghost Cities.
- The novels cover settings from Far North Queensland to Tasmania to remote Western Australia.
Entities
Artists
- Randa Abdel-Fattah
- Dominic Amerena
- Lyn Dickens
- Toni Jordan
- Steve MinOn
- Konrad Muller
- Omar Musa
- Josephine Rowe
- Madeleine Watts
- Sean Wilson
- Siang Lu
- Richard Neville
- Jumana Bayeh
- Mridula Nath Chakraborty
- Tony Hughes-d'Aeth
- Maggie Nolan
Institutions
- Miles Franklin Literary Award
- Perpetual
- University of Queensland Press
- 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
- Far North Queensland
- Tasmania
- Western Australia