The Miles Franklin Literary Award 2023 shortlist has been announced.
The shortlisted authors will each receive $5000.
According to the judges, ‘The 2023 Miles shortlist celebrates six works that delve deeply into archives and memory, play confidently with style and structure and strike new grounds in language and form. From deeply immersive tales to polished jewels of craft, from lyrical mappings of land to convention-breaking chronicles, this is novel-writing at its freshest and boldest.’
The shortlisted books are:
- Hopeless Kingdom by Kgshak Akec
- Limberlost by Robbie Arnott – READ OUR REVIEW
- Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au – READ OUR REVIEW
- Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandra
- The Lovers by Yumna Kassab – READ OUR REVIEW
- Iris by Fiona Kelly McGregor – READ OUR REVIEW
The winner of this year’s award will be announced on 25 July.
For more information visit the award’s sponsor Perpetual’s website.
