Miles Franklin Longlist

The nine novels selected for the 2011 Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist are:


Bauer, Jon.
Rocks in the belly



Brown, Honey.
The good daughter



Holland, Patrick.
The Mary Smokes boys




Marchetta, Melina
The piper's son



McDonald, Roger.
When colts ran



Orr, Stephen.
Time's long ruin

Scott, Kim.
That deadman dance



Tranter, Kirsten.
The legacy



Womersley, Chris.
Bereft


The short list will be announced on April 19, and the winner will be announced on June 22.