The Miles Franklin Award Shortlist was announced this week. The following six titles are up for Australia’s most prestigious literary prize:
- Randa Abdel-Fattah - Discipline
- Steve MinOn - First Name Second Name
- Konrad Muller - My Heart at Evening
- Omar Musa - Fierceland
- Josephine Rowe - Little World
- Sean Wilson - You Must Remember This
The judges said of this shortlist:
"This year’s Miles Franklin shortlist showcases the capacity of the Australian novel to grapple with the most vexing and profound questions of our time. Grand and intimate, these novels sing the Australian experience into new shapes.”
I am hoping that Randa Abdel-Fattah wins for Discipline, after all the crap she has had to put up with from the media and haters. All will be revealed when the winner is announced on 5 August 2026.