your guide to the Miles Franklin 2021 shortlist
- Written by Jen Webb, Dean, Graduate Research, University of Canberra
Miles Franklin Literary Award/The Conversation, CC BY-SASince Aristotle, humans have pondered the role and function of fictional narratives. Now, there is general agreement the reading of fiction builds empathy, supports our capacity for uncertainty and ambiguity, and offers new perspectives on the world.
Perhaps it is writers reaching for this...

















