Miles Franklin Award | |
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Awarded for | a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases |
Sponsored by | Estate of Miles Franklin |
Location | Australia |
First awarded | 1957 |
Website | Miles Franklin Award |
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".[1] 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.[2] As of 2016, the award is valued at A$60,000.[3]