The 2015 Miles Franklin Longlist

The Miles Franklin Literary Award is regarded as Australia’s most prestigious literature prize and was established through the will of My Brilliant Career author, Miles Franklin. First awarded in 1957, the prize is awarded each year to the novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases.

The 2015 Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist is:

Elizabeth Harrower – In Certain Circles (Text Publishing)

Sonya Hartnett – Golden Boys (Penguin Books Australia)

Sofie Laguna – The Eye of the Sheep (Allen & Unwin)

Joan London – The Golden Age (Random House Australia)

Suzanne McCourt – The Lost Child (Text Publishing)

Omar Musa – Here Come the Dogs (Penguin Books Australia)

Favel Parrett – When the Night Comes (Hachette Australia)

Christine Piper – After Darkness (Allen & Unwin)

Craig Sherborne – Tree Palace (Text Publishing)

Inga Simpson – Nest (Hachette Australia)