The 2022 Miles Franklin longlist

24 May 2022

The 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist was announced this morning. An annual award, the Miles Franklin recognises outstanding works of Australian fiction.

Grimmish, by Michael Winkler
Seven and a Half, by Christos Tsiolkas
The Performance, by Claire Thomas
One Hundred Days, by Alice Pung
The Airways, by Jennifer Mills
The Dogs, by John Hughes
The Magpie Wing, by Max Easton
Echolalia, by Briohny Doyle
Bodies of Light, by Jennifer Down
Scary Monsters, by Michelle de Kretser
After Story, by Larissa Behrendt
The Other Half of You, by Michael Mohammed Ahmad

Some familiar titles there, some new ones, either way time to update those to-be-read lists. The shortlist will be announced on Thursday 23 June 2022.