The shortlist has been selected for the 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award, which "recognise excellence in Australian writing" and is sponsored by the Copyright Agency's Cultural Fund and Perpetual. Each shortlisted author receives A$5,000 (about US$3,445), and the winner, who will be announced August 5, receives A$60,000 (about US$41,345).
The shortlist:
Discipline by Randa Abel-Fattah
First Name Second Name by Steve MinOn
My Heart at Evening by Konrad Muller
Fierceland by Omar Musa
Little World by Josephine Rowe
You Must Remember This by Sean Wilson