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Miles Franklin Literary Award 2022

The 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award went to Bodies of Light by Jennifer Down. 5 books made the shortlist and 11 the longlist.

Winner

  1. Bodies of Light by Jennifer Downsource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

  1. Grimmish by Michael Winklersource (opens in a new tab)
  2. One Hundred Days by Alice Pungsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Scary Monsters by Michelle de Kretsersource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Other Half of You by Michael Mohammed Ahmadsource (opens in a new tab)

Longlist

  1. 7½ by Christos Tsiolkassource (opens in a new tab)
  2. After Story by Larissa Behrendtsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Echolalia by Briohny Doylesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Airways by Jennifer Millssource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Magpie Wing by Max Eastonsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. The Performance by Claire Thomassource (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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