Miles Franklin
She was told her fiction wasn’t ‘Australian enough’. Then she won the Miles Franklin
Working with a “billable hours” mindset, lawyer, mum of four and author Shankari Chandran weaves sharp social justice critiques through her loving family tales.
- by Melanie Kembrey
Latest
Alexis Wright wins Stella Prize with ‘perhaps the great Australian novel’
The Indigenous writer has won the $60,000 award for her acclaimed novel, Praiseworthy, making her the first to win the prize twice.
- by Jason Steger
Nobel laureates, Pulitzer winners lead Sydney Writers’ Festival line up
More than 35 stars of the international literary scene will feature as part of the 2024 Sydney Writers’ Festival.
- by Helen Pitt
Sisters, doubles and the brilliant career of Miles Franklin
Amy Brown’s novel imagines a sister’s view of the Australian author, a riff on her famous novel, and a consideration of writing and reading fiction.
- by Jo Case
Whodunnit: Why were novels by a famous Australian author forgotten by history?
Derham Groves was curating an exhibition about Australian crime literature when he stumbled across five books featuring an eccentric amateur sleuth.
- by Jewel Topsfield
‘Trojan horse’ novel tackling colonisation and war wins Miles Franklin
Never judge a book by its cover. That’s certainly true about Shankari Chandran’s award-winning novel.
- by Jason Steger
Opinion
Literature
Why Harry’s memoir might finally close the book on literacy
Could our growing disinterest in reading be the spark for the end of civilisation? Read on ...
- by Malcolm Knox
‘It feels awful’: Craig Silvey on writing, relationships and the books that didn’t work out
Like relationships, some books can be toxic, the award-winning author says.
- by Jacqueline Maley
‘Everyone recognises it’: The life-changing impact of a Miles Franklin nod
The Miles Franklin is the most significant literary award in Australia. So, what’s it like to be shortlisted, to publish a winner, or even win it?
- by Jason Steger
No one would publish my novel, and now it’s up for the Miles Franklin
Rightly or wrongly, being a self-published author feels undignified. Second-best.
- by Michael Winkler
Twelve books that made their mark in 2021
Thousands of books are published each year and many sink without a trace, but these are must-reads.
- by Jason Steger