Hachette Australia is delighted to congratulate Steven Amsterdam and Inga Simpson on being longlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2017 for their novels, The Easy Way Out and Where the Trees Were, respectively.
The Miles Franklin Literary Award was established in 1957 through the will of My Brilliant Career author, Stella Miles Franklin. It is Australia’s most prestigious literature prize, and is awarded each year to a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases.
The finalists for the prize will be announced on Sunday 18 June 2017 at the Annual Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) Conference Gala Dinner in Melbourne. We wish Steven and Inga the very best of luck!
For the full list of longlisted authors and books in 2017, visit: https://www.perpetual.com.au/MilesFranklin
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