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The titles included in the longlist for this year's Miles Franklin Literary Award offer a breadth of narrative forms and styles.

Effy Alexakis and Leonard Janiszewski have been recording Greek life in Australia for 40 years, trying to dispel the myth that they only ran cafes.

Effy Alexakis and Leonard Janiszewski have been recording Greek life in Australia for 40 years, trying to dispel the myth that they only ran cafes.

Effy Alexakis and Leonard Janiszewski have been recording Greek life in Australia for 40 years, trying to dispel the myth that they only ran cafes.

Effy Alexakis and Leonard Janiszewski have been recording Greek life in Australia for 40 years, trying to dispel the myth that they only ran cafes.

As a documentary photographer, Effy Alexakis has dedicated much of her life to unveiling the often hidden narratives of the contemporary Greek-Australian experience.

Fred Williams might top Smith & Singer’s big mid-year sale of Australian and international art, but the more modest works have the most intriguing stories.

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’

11 novelists are longlisted for this year's Miles Franklin Award, presented annually and named after the author of 'My Brilliant Career'.

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