Miles Franklin award 2023: shortlist revealed for Australia’s prestigious literary prize

Five first-time nominees are among the six authors competing for $60,000 award for novels that present Australian life in any of its phases'

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Five first-time nominees - including a debut novelist - are among the six authors shortlisted for the 2023 Miles Franklin award, Australia's highest literary honour.

Announced on Tuesday, the six books up for the $60,000 prize are Jessica Au's Cold Enough for Snow, Robbie Arnott's Limberlost, Yumna Kassab's The Lovers, Fiona Kelly McGregor's Iris, Shankari Chandran's Chai Time at the Cinnamon Gardens, and Kgshak Akec's Hopeless Kingdom.

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