Congratulations to Gregory Day on the Shortlist of “A Sand Archive” for the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award

The 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist was announced on 2 July. Speaking on behalf of the judging panel, author and literary critic, Dr Bernadette Brennan, said: “The 2019 shortlist showcases a diverse and exciting range of Australian voices and experiences. Each writer has been unafraid to take risks in their narrative, in one or more of structure, subject matter or style. These books celebrate, for the most part, some of the complex, disparate and urgent aspects of contemporary Australian life.”

The shortlist nominated authors are:

A SAND ARCHIVE by Gregory Day

THE LEBS by Michael Mohammed Ahmad

A STOLEN SEASON by Rodney Hall  

THE DEATH OF NOAH GLASS by Gail

TOO MUCH LIP by Melissa Lucashenko

DYSCHRONIA by Jennifer Mills

The 2019 winner, to be announced on 30 July, will receive $60,000 in prize money for the novel judged as being ‘of the highest literary merit’ and which presents ‘Australian life in any of its phases’.