1936 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1936.

Books

• Dymphna Cusack – Jungfrau
• Eleanor Dark – Return to Coolami
• Jean Devanny – Sugar Heaven ^[1]
• M. Barnard Eldershaw – The Glasshouse ^[2]
• Miles Franklin – All That Swagger
• Arthur Gask
  • The Hangman's Knot ^[3]
  • The Master Spy ^[4]
• William Hatfield – Big Timber
• Henry George Lamond – Amathea: The Story of a Horse ^[5]
• Will Lawson – When Cobb and Co. was King ^[6]
• Jack Lindsay – The Triumphant Beast ^[7]
• Jack McLaren – The Crystal Skull ^[8]
• A. B. Paterson — The Shearer's Colt ^[9]
• Brian Penton – Inheritors ^[10]
• Alice Grant Rosman – Mother of the Bride ^[11]
• Christina Stead – The Beauties and Furies
• F. J. Thwaites
  • The Defender
  • The Redemption
• E. V. Timms – Uncivilised (attributed to Charles Chauvel, but written by Timms) ^[12]
• Arthur Upfield – Wings Above the Diamantina

Short stories

• Jack Lindsay – Come Home at Last ^[13]
• Dal Stivens – The Tramp, and Other Stories ^[14]

Children's

• Martin Boyd – The Painted Princess ^[15]
• Mary Grant Bruce – Circus Ring ^[16]
• Dorothy Cottrell – Wilderness Orphan ^[17]
• Mary Durack & Elizabeth Durack – Chunuma ^[18]
• Norman Lindsay – The Flyaway Highway ^[19]

Poetry

Main article: 1936 in poetry

• Rex Ingamells – "Garrakeen" ^[20]
• Will Lawson – "Old River Days" ^[21]
• Douglas Stewart – Green Lions: Poems ^[22]

Drama

• E. V. Timms – The Shadow Man

Biography

• Ion Idriess – The Cattle King

Awards and honours

Literary

Award	Author	Title	Publisher
ALS Gold Medal [23]	Eleanor Dark	Return to Coolami	Collins

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1936 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 15 January – Kate Llewellyn, poet ^[24]
• 1 February – Marian Eldridge, short story writer, poet and book reviewer (died 1997) ^[25]
• 13 February – Judith Rodriguez, poet (died 2018) ^[26]
• 28 February – Robin Klein, writer for children ^[27]
• 13 October – Robert Ingpen, artist and writer for children ^[28]
• 27 December –
  • Brian Matthews, biographer and academic (died 2022) ^[29]
  • Alex Miller, novelist (born in London, England) ^[30]

Unknown date:

• Mal Morgan, poet (died 1999) ^[31]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1936 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 4 March – Arthur H. Adams, poet and editor (born 1872) ^[32]
• 23 March – Oscar Asche, playwright and novelist (born 1871) ^[33]
• 26 July – Emily Coungeau, poet (born 1860) ^[34]
• 20 August – Agnes L. Storrie, poet and writer (born 1864) ^[35]
• 29 December — Alfred Arthur Greenwood Hales, novelist (born 1860) ^[36]

See also

• 1936 in Australia
• 1936 in literature
• 1936 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "Sugar Heaven by Jean Devanny". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
2. "The Glasshouse by M. Barnard Eldershaw". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
3. "The Hangman's Knot by Arthur Gask". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
4. "The Master Spy by Arthur Gask". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
5. "Amathea: The Story of a Horse by Henry George Lamond". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
6. "When Cobb and Co. was King by Will Lawson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
7. "The Triumphant Beast by Jack Lindsay". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
8. "The Crystal Skull by Jack McLaren". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
9. "The Shearer's Colt by A. B. Paterson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
10. "Inheritors by Brian Penton". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
11. "Mother of the Bride by Alice Grant Rosman". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
12. "Uncivilised by E. V. Timms". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
13. "Come Home at Last by Jack Lindsay". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
14. "The Tramp and Other Stories by Dal Stivens". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
15. "The Painted Princess by Martin Boyd". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
16. "Circus Ring by Mary Grant Bruce". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
17. "Wilderness Orphan by Dorothy Cottrell". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
18. "Chunuma by Mary Durack & Elizabeth Durack". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
19. "The Flyaway Highway by Norman Lindsay". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
20. "Austlit — "Garrakeen" by Rex Ingamells". Austlit. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
21. "Austlit — "Old River Days" by Will Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
22. "Green Lions: Poems by Douglas Stewart". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
23. "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
24. "Kate Llewellyn's papers held by University of New South Wales" (PDF). Academy Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
25. "Marian Favel Clair Eldridge (1936-1997)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
26. "Judith Rodriguez (1936-2018)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
27. "Klein, Robin, 1936–". Libraries Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
28. "Ingpen, Robert, 1936–". Libraries Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
29. "Brian Matthews (1936-2022)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
30. "Miller, Alex, 1936–". Libraries Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
31. "Austlit — Mal Morgan (1936-1999)". Austlit. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
32. "Arthur H. Adams (1872-1936)". Austlit. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
33. "Oscar Asche (1871-1936)". Austlit. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
34. "Emily Coungeau (1860-1936)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
35. "Agnes L. Storrie (1864-1936)". Austlit. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
36. "Hales, Alfred Arthur (1860–1936) by Donald Grant". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 8 August 2023.