The only book published by a new Tasmanian micro-press has made the list, as well as Australian-Palestinian author Randa Abdel-Fattah’s debut novel.
2026 Miles Franklin shortlisted books:
Discipline by Randa Abdel-Fattah (University of Queensland Press)
First Name Second Name by Steve MinOn (University of Queensland Press)
My Heart At Evening by Konrad Muller (Evercreech Editions)
Fierceland by Omar Musa (Penguin Random House Australia)
Steve MinOn spent decades writing ad copy, then selling gyozas in Brisbane, before turning his hand to literature and acing the…
Six ‘inspiring new voices’ made the list, which features a Saltburn-style summer holiday and a Swedish bestseller
The six finalists include Marie NDiaye and Yáng Shuāng-zǐ alongside Daniel Kehlmann’s second nomination for the £50,000 prize
The 2026 shortlist is excellent but there's one clear winner in my book
Miles Franklin winner Michelle de Kretser among more than 24 people who have pulled out of annual writers’ festival to protest…
Julia Gillard, former prime minister of Australia, is chairing this year’s judging panel
