A HALF century ago, on the way to accept the inaugural Miles Franklin Literary Award for his 1957 novel Voss, Patrick White stopped off at his doctor's surgery. Daunted at the prospect of the ceremony ...

Siang Lu has won the 2025 Miles Franklin Literary Award for his novel Ghost Cities, becoming the first male Asian writer to take out the coveted $60,000 literary prize. “I had never allowed myself to ...

A first of its kind novel in Australian publishing has made the shortlist for this year’s Miles Franklin award, along with two first-time nominees, two previously shortlisted authors and two-time ...

Waanyi writer Alexis Wright and her magnum opus Praiseworthy have made history by winning this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award. She’s now the first writer to win the Miles Franklin and The Stella ...