The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual literary prize awarded to "a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases". The award was set up according to the will of Miles Franklin (1879–1954), who is best known for writing the Australian classic My Brilliant Career (1901). She bequeathed her estate to fund this award. As of 2016, the award is valued at A$60,000.
Thea Beatrice May Astley was an Australian novelist and short story writer. She was a prolific writer who was published for over 40 years from 1958. At the time of her death, she had won more Miles Franklin Awards, Australia's major literary award, than any other writer. As well as being a writer, she taught at all levels of education – primary, secondary and tertiary.
Kim Scott is an Australian novelist of Aboriginal Australian ancestry. He is a descendant of the Noongar people of Western Australia.
Joan Elizabeth London is an Australian author of short stories, screenplays and novels.
David Neil Ireland was an Australian novelist.
The Well Dressed Explorer (1962) is a Miles Franklin Award-winning novel by Australian author Thea Astley. This novel shared the award with The Cupboard Under the Stairs by George Turner.
The Slow Natives (1965) is a Miles Franklin Award-winning novel by Australian author Thea Astley.
The Acolyte is a Miles Franklin Award-winning novel by Australian author Thea Astley first published in 1972.
The White Earth is a 2004 novel by Australian author Andrew McGahan. The book won the 2005 Miles Franklin Award.
Benang: From the Heart is a 1999 Miles Franklin Award-winning novel by Indigenous Australian author Kim Scott. The award was shared with Drylands by Thea Astley.
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2004.
The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow (1996) is Thea Astley's second to last novel. It won The Age Book of the Year in 1996, and was shortlisted for the 1997 Miles Franklin Award.
Reaching Tin River (1990) is a novel by Australian author Thea Astley.
Vanishing Points (1992) is a novel by Australian author Thea Astley. It consists of two loosely linked novellas, The Genteel Poverty Bus Company and Inventing the Weather.
A Kindness Cup (1974) is a novel by Australian author Thea Astley. It won the 1975 The Age Book of the Year Award.
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1974.
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2000.
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1992.
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1996.
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1999.
