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The longlist for the 2019 Miles Franklin Award has been announced

May 2019

The longlist for this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award, has been announced, with ten authors in the running for the $60,000 prize. The shortlist will be revealed on July 2 and the winner on July 30.

The longlisted books and their authors:

The Flames by Robbie Arnott

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The Lebs by Michael Mohammed Ahmad

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Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

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A Stolen Season by Rodney Hall

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The Death of Noah Glass by Gail Jones

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The Lucky Galah by Tracy Sorensen

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Too Much Lip by Melissa Lucashenko

Dyschronia by Jennifer Mills

A Sand Archive by Gregory Day

Inappropriation by Lexi Freiman

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