Authors celebrate at 60th Miles Franklin, won by Josephine Wilson
September 8, 2017
On a literary night of nights Josephine Wilson took home the Miles Franklin Literary Award for her novel Extinctions. Hailed by the judging panel as a clever and compassionate novel, the story follows protagonist Fred Lothian’s experiences with ageing, adoption, grief and remorse; rescue and also resistance to rescue.
Read more about Josephine’s book and the Miles Franklin winner event as it appeared in:
- The West Australian, 08 Sep 2017: WA writer wins top book prize
- The Australian, 08 Sep 2017: Novel idea with pictures engineers major award
- The Age, 08 Sep 2017: Author’s winning take on life and death
- Sydney Morning Herald, 08 Sep 2017: Solving the literary puzzle secures Miles Franklin award
- Canberra Times, 08 Sep 2017: Wilson’s coping tome takes prize
Also in attendance at the prestigious event were fellow shortlist nominees Emily Maguire (An Isolated Incident), Mark O’Flynn (The Last Days of Ava Langdon), and Philip Salom (Waiting). Ryan O’Neill (Their Brilliant Careers) was unable to attend.
Sky News journalist Kieran Gilbert acted as master of ceremonies for the evening, and previous two-time winner Alex Miller (The Ancestor Game, Journey to the Stone Country) spoke on both the impact of winning the Miles Franklin Literary Award, and in commendation of the 60th anniversary.
Photo: James Brickwood as originally appeared in The Age, Melbourne, 08 Sep 2017
Josephine Wilson celebrating her win with Copyright Agency CEO Adam Suckling. Photo: Daivd McKelvey