1933 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1933.

Books

• Miles Franklin – Bring the Monkey
• Ion Idriess – Drums of Mer
• G. B. Lancaster
  • Pageant
  • The World is Yours
• Norman Lindsay
  • Pan in the Parlour
  • Saturdee
• Louise Mack – Teens Triumphant
• Jack McLaren – The Money Stones
• Alice Grant Rosman – Protecting Margot
• Arthur W. Upfield – The Great Melbourne Cup Mystery

Short stories

• Katharine Susannah Prichard – "The Bride of Far-Away"
• Henry Handel Richardson
  • "The Professor's Experiment"
  • "The Wrong Turning"

Children's and Young Adult

• Mary Grant Bruce – Billabong's Luck
• Kenneth Slessor – Funny Farmyard
• Dorothy Wall – Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian

Poetry

Main article: 1933 in poetry

• E. J. Brady – Wardens of the Seas : Poems
• C. J. Dennis – "Tall Timber"
• John Manifold – Verses 1930–1933
• A. B. Paterson – The Animals Noah Forgot
• Kenneth Slessor – Darlinghurst Nights

Awards and honours

Literary

Award	Author	Title	Publisher
ALS Gold Medal [1]	G. B. Lancaster	Pageant	Century

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1933 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 30 January – Jennifer Strauss, poet and academic ^[2]
• 3 June – Vivian Smith, poet ^[3]
• 30 June – John Button, writer and politician (died 2008) ^[4]
• 4 July – Fay Zwicky, poet and critic (died 2017) ^[5]
• 10 July – Kevin Gilbert, poet and playwright (died 1993) ^[6]
• 14 August – Bryce Courtenay, novelist (born in Johannesburg)(died 2012) ^[7]
• 21 December – Wendy Richardson, playwright

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1933 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 2 February – John Le Gay Brereton, poet (born 1871) ^[8]
• 1 April – Gilbert White, clergyman and poet (born 1859) ^[9]
• 10 April — Ernest Buley, journalist and author (born 1869) ^[10]
• 15 April – Alfred Stephens, writer and critic (born 1865) ^[11]
• 27 August – George Robertson, publisher (born 1860) ^[12]
• 6 November – Grant Hervey, poet (born 1880) ^[13]

See also

• 1933 in Australia
• 1933 in literature
• 1933 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "Australian Literature : Society's Annual 'Drama Night'" The Age, 6 October 1934, p21
2. "Jennifer Strauss bio" (PDF). Australian Graduate Women. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
3. "Vivian Smith". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
4. "John Button". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
5. "Fay Zwicky". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
6. "Kevin John Gilbert (1933–1993) by Alison Holland and Eleanor Williams-Gilbert". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
7. "Bryce Courtenay". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
8. "Brereton, John Le Gay (1827–1886) by H. P. Heseltine". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
9. "White, Gilbert (1859–1933) by Ruth Teale". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
10. "Buley, Ernest Charles (1869–1933) by John Lack". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
11. "Stephens, Alfred George (1865–1933) by Stuart Lee". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
12. "Robertson, George (1860–1933) by Anthony Barker". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
13. "Hervey, Grant (Madison) (1880–1933) by Geoffrey Serle". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 8 August 2023.