Miles Franklin Literary Award 2025

10 books on the longlist. The winner and the shortlist come first.

• Ghost Cities Siang Lu

  

  Ghost Cities

  Siang Lu

  Winner
• Chinese Postman Brian Castro

  

  Chinese Postman

  Brian Castro

  Shortlist
• Compassion Julie Janson

  

  Compassion

  Julie Janson

  Shortlist
• Dirt Poor Islanders Winnie Dunn

  

  Dirt Poor Islanders

  Winnie Dunn

  Shortlist
• Highway 13 Fiona McFarlane

  Highway 13

  Fiona McFarlane

  Shortlist
• Theory & Practice Michelle de Kretser

  

  Theory & Practice

  Michelle de Kretser

  Shortlist

Also on the longlist, 4 books

• Juice Tim Winton

  

  Juice

  Tim Winton
• Politica Yumna Kassab

  

  Politica

  Yumna Kassab
• The Burrow Melanie Cheng

  The Burrow

  Melanie Cheng
• The Degenerates Raeden Richardson

  The Degenerates

  Raeden Richardson