1993 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1993.
Events
Major publications
Novels
- Bryce Courtenay — April Fool's Day
- Rodney Hall — The Grisly Wife
- Dorothy Hewett — The Toucher
- David Malouf — Remembering Babylon
- Roger McDonald — Water Man
- Frank Moorhouse — Grand Days
- Madeleine St John — The Women in Black
- Morris West — The Lovers
Children's and young adult fiction
- Isobelle Carmody — The Gathering
- Carmel Charles — Winin: Why the Emu Cannot Fly
- Morris Gleitzman — Sticky Beak
- John Marsden — Tomorrow, When the War Began
- Dorothy Porter — The Witch Number
Poetry
- Robert Gray — Certain Things
- Barry Hill — Ghosting William Buckley
- Philip Hodgins — The End of the Season
- Jill Jones — Flagging Down Time
- Jennifer Maiden — Acoustic Shadow
- Jan Owen — Blackberry Season
- John Tranter — At the Florida
Drama
Non-fiction
- Verity Burgmann — Power and Protest: Movements for Change in Australian Society
- Hazel Rowley — Christina Stead: A Biography
- Peter Singer — How Are We to Live?
Awards and honours
Lifetime achievement
Award | Author |
---|---|
Christopher Brennan Award[1] | Geoffrey Dutton |
Patrick White Award[2] | Amy Witting |
Literary
Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
---|---|---|---|
Miles Franklin Award[3] | Alex Miller | The Ancestor Game | Penguin Books |
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1993 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 9 January — Paul Hasluck, statesman, poet, biographer and writer on politics (born 1905)[4]
- 19 January — Nancy Keesing, poet, writer, editor and promoter of Australian literature (born 1923)[5]
- 4 February — Leonard Frank Meares, writer of western fiction (born 1921)[6]
- 1 March — Ronald McCuaig, poet, journalist, literary critic, humourist and children's author (born 1908)
- 23 March — Robert Harris, poet (born 1951)
- 1 April — Kevin Gilbert, author, activist, artist, poet, playwright and printmaker (born 1933)
- 1 July – Eric Irvin, historian and poet (born 1908)
- 25 August — Florence James, author and literary agent (born 1902)[7]
- 16 September — Oodgeroo Noonuccal, poet, political activist, artist and educator (born 1920)[8]
See also
References
- "Austlit — FAW Christopher Brennan Award". Austlit. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners". Austlit. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- "Miller wins Miles Franklin". The Canberra Times, 26 May 1993, p5. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- "HASLUCK, the Rt. Hon. Paul Meernaa Caedwalla, KG, GCMG, GCVO". Parliamentary Handbook. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- "Nancy Keesing". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- "Marshall Grover". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- "James, Florence Gertrude (1902–1993) by Marilla North". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- "Oodgeroo Noonuccal". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
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