The 2023 longlist for the Miles Franklin Literary Award has been announced! The Miles Franklin Literary Award celebrates novels of the highest literary merit that tell stories about Australian life, shining a light on some of the country’s most talented writers. The winner receives $60,000.

Below are the eleven longlisted titles:

• Hopeless Kingdom by Kgshak Akec
• Limberlost by Robbie Arnott
• Cold Enough for Snow by Jessica Au
• Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran
• Enclave by Claire G Coleman
• Losing Face by George Haddad
• Forty Nights by Pirooz Jafari
• Madukka the River Serpent by Julie Janson
• The Lovers by Yumna Kassab
• Iris by Fiona Kelly McGregor
• Waypoints by Adam Ouston

This year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist will be announced on 20 June. Find out more about the Award, here.