Jennifer Down. Photo: Monique Ferguson July 20, 2022 Jennifer Down wins the 2022 Miles Franklin Literary Award with Bodies of Light, a shattering novel of loneliness and heartbreak Jen Webb, University of Canberra Bodies of Light is brutally precise in its portrayal of the enduring consequences of a traumatic childhood.
July 19, 2022 A touch of hope after the doom? Your guide to the Miles Franklin 2022 shortlist Jen Webb, University of Canberra The five shortlisted novels share various threads concern – childhood stories, themes of migration and male violence – but are infused with a sense of play and measured optimism.
Australian author John Hughes (far right) has been accused of incorporating passages from works by (left to right) Leo Tolstoy, Svetlana Alexievich and F. Scott Fitzgerald in his novel The Dogs. Wikimedia Commons, Giramondo Publishing June 21, 2022 Plagiarism, John Hughes’ The Dogs and the ethical responsibilities of the novelist Alyson Miller, Deakin University The freedoms of fiction do not absolve the author of the need to reference when lifting passages of work from others.