1928 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1928.

Books

• Martin Boyd – The Montforts (aka The Madeleine Heritage)
• Bernard Cronin – Dragonfly ^[1]
• Jean Devanny – Dawn Beloved ^[2]
• Mabel Forrest – Reaping Roses ^[3]
• Miles Franklin – Up the Country
• Jack McLaren – Sun Man ^[4]
• Vance Palmer – The Man Hamilton ^[5]
• Alice Grant Rosman
  • The Back Seat Driver ^[6]
  • The Window ^[7]
• Nevil Shute – So Disdained
• Arthur W. Upfield – The House of Cain ^[8]

Short stories

• Nettie Palmer – An Australian Story-Book (edited) ^[9]
• Katharine Susannah Prichard
  • "The Cow" ^[10]
  • "White Kid Gloves" ^[11]

Poetry

Main article: 1928 in poetry

• John Le Gay Brereton – Swags Up! ^[12]
• George Essex Evans – The Collected Verse of G. Essex Evans ^[13]
• Leon Gellert
  • "At Anzac" ^[14]
  • "Rendezvous" ^[15]
• Mary Gilmore – "The Gordon Fox!" ^[16]
• Kenneth Slessor
  • "The All-Night Taxi Stand" ^[17]
  • "Choker's Lane" ^[18]
  • "Earth-Visitors" ^[19]
  • "Up in Mabel's Room" ^[20]

Children's and Young Adult fiction

• Ethel Turner – Judy and Punch ^[21]
• Lilian Turner – Ann Chooses Glory ^[22]

Awards and honours

Literary

Award	Author	Title	Publisher
ALS Gold Medal [23]	Martin Boyd	The Montforts	Constable
The Bulletin Prize [24]	M. Barnard Eldershaw	A House is Built
	Katharine Susannah Prichard	Coonardoo

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1928 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 8 February – Elizabeth Harrower, novelist (died 2020) ^[25]
• 14 February – Bruce Beaver, poet (died 2004) ^[26]
• 13 March – Bob Brissenden, poet, novelist, critic and academic (died 1991) ^[27]
• 5 May – Kit Denton, novelist (died 1997) ^[28]
• 18 June – Michael Blakemore, actor, writer and theatre director (died 2023) ^[29]
• 21 October – Eleanor Spence, writer for children (died 2008) ^[30]
• 22 December – Barbara Blackman, writer, essayist, poet, librettist, broadcaster and philanthropist (died 2024) ^[31]

Unknown date

• Anne Fairbairn, poet, journalist and expert in Arab culture (died 2018) ^[32]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1928 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 5 February – David McKee Wright, poet (born 1869) ^[33]
• 19 August – Thomas William Heney, journalist and poet (born 1862) ^[34]
• 20 October – Edward Booth Loughran, journalist and poet (born 1850 in Glasgow, Scotland) ^[35]

See also

• 1928 in Australia
• 1928 in literature
• 1928 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "Dragonfly by Bernard Cronin". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
2. "Dawn Beloved by Jean Devanny". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
3. "Reaping Roses by Mabel Forrest". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
4. "Sun Man by Jack McLaren". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
5. "The Man Hamilton by Vance Palmer". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
6. "The Back Seat Driver by Alice Grant Rosman". Austlit. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
7. "The Window by Alice Grant Rosman". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
8. "The House of Cain by Arthur W. Upfield". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
9. "An Australian Story-Book edited by Nettie Palmer". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
10. ""The Cow" by Katharine Susannah Prichard". Austlit. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
11. ""White Kid Gloves" by Katharine Susannah Prichard". Austlit. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
12. "Swags Up! by John Le Gay Brereton". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
13. "The Collected Verse of G. Essex Evans by George Essex Evans". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
14. ""At Anzac" by Leon Gellert". Austlit. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
15. ""Rendezvous" by Leon Gellert". Austlit. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
16. ""The Gordon Fox!" by Mary Gilmore". Austlit. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
17. ""The All-Night Taxi Stand" by Kenneth Slessor". Austlit. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
18. ""Choker's Lane" by Kenneth Slessor". Austlit. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
19. ""Earth-Visitors" by Kenneth Slessor". Austlit. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
20. ""Up in Mabel's Room" by Kenneth Slessor". Austlit. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
21. "Judy and Punch by Ethel Turner". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
22. "Ann Chooses Glory by Lilian Turner". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
23. "Australian Literature Society" The Age, 8 October 1929, p13
24. ""The Bulletin Prize Story Competition"". The Bulletin, 22 August 1928, p9. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
25. "Obituary - Elizabeth Harrower - Obituaries Australia". oa.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
26. "Bruce Beaver (1928-2004)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
27. Brooks, David (2014). "'Brissenden, Robert Francis (Bob) (1928–1991)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
28. "Kit Denton (1928-1997)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
29. "Director Michael Blakemore Dies at 95". Playbill. 13 December 2023.
30. "Eleanor Spence (1928-2008)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
31. "Blackman, Barbara". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
32. Ahmad, Zia (25 October 2018). "Anne Fairbairn passed away". AMUST – Australasian Muslim Times. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
33. "Wright, David McKee (1869–1928) by Michael Sharkey". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
34. Stewart, Ken, "Heney, Thomas William (1862–1928)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 8 July 2023
35. "Edward Booth Loughran (1850–1928)". Austlit. Retrieved 6 December 2024.