1961 in Australian literature

The Australian Book Review was founded in 1961 by Max Harris and Rosemary Wighton.[1]

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1961 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 29 June — Peter FitzSimons, writer[6]
• 20 August – Greg Egan, novelist and short story writer[7]
• 3 September — Andy Griffiths, writer for children[8]
• 30 September — Jordie Albiston, poet and academic (died 2022)[9]

Unknown date

• Richard Flanagan, novelist[10]

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1961 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 6 February — E. J. Rupert Atkinson, poet (born 1881)[11]
• 22 May — Lionel Lindsay, artist and essayist (born 1874)[12]
• 9 June – Jeannie Gunn, novelist (born 1870)[13]
• 27 June – Harry Hooton, poet and social commentator (born 1908)[14]
• 24 July – William Fleming, novelist and poet (born 1874)[15]
• 26 July — Alice Gore-Jones, poet (born 1887)[16]
• 30 July — James Robert Tyrrell, bookseller, art dealer, publisher and author (born 1875)[17]
• 20 August — Alice Grant Rosman, novelist (born 1882)[18]
• 6 October – Mary Montgomerie Bennett, biographer and nonfiction author (born 1881)[19]

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