Book Award Announcement

The 2025 Miles Franklin Award

The 2025 Miles Franklin Award has been announced. The Miles Fraklin Award is awarded each year to a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases. The 2025 winner is Ghost Cities by Siang Lu. Find Ghost Cities in our catalogue. Explore the shortlist below to find other great books in our catalogue.

You can also visit The Miles Franklin Award website to learn more about the prize, and past winners. To see the winners of other major book awards, visit our Book Award page.

Cover of Chinese Postman, by Brian Castro.
Cover of Compassion, by Julie Janson.
Cover of Dirt Poor Islanders, by Winnie Dunn.
Cover of Ghost Cities, by Siang Lu.
Cover of Highway 13, by Fiona McFarlane.
Cover of Theory & Practice, by Michelle de Kretser.