Book Award Announcement

The 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award

The Miles Franklin Literary Award is Australia’s most prestigious literature prize. The prize is awarded each year to a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases. The 2026 winner is Fierceland by Omar Musa, a first-time nominee.  Find Fierceland in our catalogue. Explore the shortlist below to find other great books in our catalogue.

You can also visit The Perpetual 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 Discipline, by Randa Abdel-Fattah.
Cover of Fierceland, by Omar Musa.
Cover of First Name Second Name, by Steve MinOn.
Cover of Little World, by Josephine Rowe.
Cover of My Heart at Evening, by Konrad Muller.
Cover of You Must Remember This, by Sean Wilson.