Tony Birch Makes Miles Franklin Shortlist

By john | Published: May 7, 2012

Congratulations to Tony Birch who has been shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award for his hauntingly beautiful novel, Blood. Go Tony. We are stoked beyond belief.

Anyone who has followed Tony’s career will know just how richly he deserves this acknowledgement of his talent and his work. For those who came in late, now is the perfect time to discover Tony’s Father’s Day.

And, just quietly, the $9 on offer from bookmaking wunderkind Tom Waterhouse is the sort of ripe, juicy fruit that cannot be overlooked. A genuine literary subsidy — a kind of publisher’s superannuation.

You can pick up a copy of Father’s Day here.

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