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Miles Franklin Literary Award 2018

The 2018 Miles Franklin Literary Award went to The Life to Come by Michelle de Kretser. 6 books made the shortlist and 11 the longlist.

Winner

  1. The Life to Come by Michelle de Kretsersource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. Border Districts by Gerald Murnanesource (opens in a new tab)
  2. No More Boats by Felicity Castagnasource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Storyland by Catherine McKinnonsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Taboo by Kim Scottsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Last Garden by Eva Hornungsource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

  1. A Long Way from Home by Peter Careysource (opens in a new tab)
  2. From the Wreck by Jane Rawsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Some Tests by Wayne Macauleysource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Crying Place by Lia Hillssource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Restorer by Michael Salasource (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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