The Shortlist
On Tuesday 19 April 2011, The Trust Company announced the 2011 shortlist. This year's shortlist features three must- read works of fiction by two prominent Miles Franklin Literary Award winners and a fast-growing literary talent noted for his crime writing.
The judging panel reflected on Miles Franklin's desire for a unique character in Australian literature. "These shortlisted books have a distinctive, indelible Australian voice. It’s a voice that has nothing to do with reflex nationalism, or jingoism - rather the reverse. The shortlisted books this year are like barometers of the state of our culture: they take the readings, and give them back to us in fiction of extraordinary accomplishment. They force us to look again at ourselves, and to think - hard."
The 2011 Miles Franklin Literary Award shortlist is:
| Bereft | Chris Womersley | Scribe Publications |
| That Deadman Dance | Kim Scott | Picador |
| When Colts Ran | Roger McDonald | Vintage (Random House Australia) |
To read more about the shortlist novels and their authors and the judges' formal comments enter here.
The Trust Company congratulates all of the shortlisted authors on their achievements.
The Longlist
On Wednesday 17 March 2011, The Trust Company announced the nine authors and their novels selected for the 2011 longlist.
This year's longlist is a collection of nine very distinct works, featuring the familiar faces of Roger McDonald and Kim Scott and also new faces which includes debut novelists Jon Bauer, with Rocks in the Belly and Kirsten Tranter with The Legacy.
The 2011 Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist is:
| Rocks in the Belly | Jon Bauer | Scribe Publications |
| The Good Daughter | Honey Brown | Viking, an imprint of Penguin Australia |
| The Mary Smokes Boy | Patrick Holland | Transit Lounge Publishing |
| The Piper's Son | Melina Marchetta | Viking, an imprint of Penguin Australia |
| When Colts Ran | Roger McDonald | Vintage (Random House Australia) |
| Time's Long Ruin | Stephen Orr | Wakefield Press |
| That Deadman's Dance | Kim Scott | Picador |
| The Legacy | Kirsten Tranter | 4th Estate |
| Bereft | Chris Womersley | Scribe Publications |
To read more about the longlist novels and their authors, enter here.
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