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Alexis Wright: Awards and Best-of Lists

Alexis Wright has won 5 awards, including the Miles Franklin Literary Award (2007) for Carpentaria, with 3 shortlist or finalist places, 3 longlist or nominee places, and 5 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025TrackerWomen's Prize for Fiction source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Non-Fiction
2024PraiseworthyMiles Franklin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction
2024PraiseworthyStella Prize source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Writing
2024PraiseworthyDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Fiction
2024PraiseworthyThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2024PraiseworthyPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2024PraiseworthyNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry
2024PraiseworthyChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Must-Read Books: Fiction
2023PraiseworthyJames Tait Black Prizes source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction
2018TrackerStella Prize source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Writing
2015The Swan BookDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2014The Swan BookMiles Franklin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Fiction
2014The Swan BookStella Prize source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Writing
2008CarpentariaDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2007CarpentariaMiles Franklin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction
2007CarpentariaThe Economist Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction

Books

  1. Praiseworthy8 sources · 2023 to 2024
  2. Carpentaria3 sources · 2007 to 2008
  3. The Swan Book3 sources · 2014 to 2015
  4. Tracker2 sources · 2018 to 2025