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Miles Franklin Literary Award 2007

The 2007 Miles Franklin Literary Award went to Carpentaria by Alexis Wright. 4 books made the shortlist and 8 the longlist.

Winner

  1. Carpentaria by Alexis Wrightsource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. Careless by Deborah Robertsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Dreams of Speaking by Gail Jonessource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Theft: A Love Story by Peter Careysource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

  1. Beyond the Break by Sandra Hallsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Silent Parts by John Charalamboussource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Unexpected Elements of Love by Kate Leggesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Unknown Terrorist by Richard Flanagansource (opens in a new tab)

About the Miles Franklin Literary Award

Winners, shortlists and longlists 2006-2025 from Perpetual's official recipients history; 2006 (absent from the official record) is winner and shortlist only, from ABC News.

Organization: Perpetual. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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