The winner of the 2022 Miles Franklin Award, Jennifer Down, had only one rule when she set out to write about a fictional survivor of child sexual abuse: do no harm
July 2022
‘As silly and tacky as possible’: how Jennifer Down celebrated her Miles Franklin win with family
A handmade sash, plastic red carpet and matching custom T-shirts featured in the literary prize winner’s home award ceremony
Jennifer Down wins 2022 Miles Franklin award for Bodies of Light
Book prize judges have praised ‘ethical precision’ of Melburnian’s second novel, a poised unpacking of the horrors of institutional failure
Miles Franklin 2022: a guide to the shortlist of Australia’s literary prize
Jen Webb for the Conversation
Five books compete for Australia’s most prestigious book award, which will be announced on Wednesday afternoon. Here’s your primer
June 2022
Miles Franklin 2022: shortlist revealed for Australia’s prestigious literary prize
A self-published novel by Michael Winkler joins Alice Pung, Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Michelle de Kretser and Jennifer Down to compete for $60,000
‘One publisher called my book repellent’: the first self-published author up for the Miles Franklin
Michael Winkler’s Grimmish has been embraced by judges of the $60,000 prize – and by readers, whose support has been ‘truly astonishing’
‘Trust breached’: publisher distances herself from author John Hughes amid plagiarism claims
Miles Franklin prize removes novel from longlist after author apologises for plagiarism
Miles Franklin-nominated novelist apologises for plagiarising Nobel laureate ‘without realising’
