1942 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1942.

Books

• James Aldridge — Signed With Their Honour ^[1]
• Jean Devanny — The Killing of Jacqueline Love ^[2]
• Arthur Gask — His Prey Was Man ^[3]
• Michael Innes — The Daffodil Affair ^[4]
• Eve Langley — The Pea-Pickers
• Will Lawson — Bound for Callao ^[5]
• Philip Lindsay
  • The Gentle Knight ^[6]
  • Heart of a King ^[7]
• Nevil Shute
  • Most Secret
  • Pied Piper

Children's and Young Adult fiction

• Mary Grant Bruce — Billabong Riders ^[8]
• Mary Durack & Elizabeth Durack — A Book of Picture Stories ^[9]
• Dorothy Wall — A Tiny Story of Blinky Bill ^[10]

Short stories

• John K. Ewers — "Harvest" ^[11]
• Alan Marshall — "Blow Carson, I Say" ^[12]
• Harold Mercer — The Adventures of Mrs. Parsley ^[13]
• Ivan Southall — Out of the Dawn ^[14]

Poetry

Main article: 1942 in poetry

• Ethel Anderson — Squatter's Luck and Other Poems ^[15]
• Gina Ballantyne
  • "Vision" ^[16]
  • Phantom ^[17]
• Rosemary Dobson — "In a Convex Mirror" ^[18]
• Mary E. Fullerton
  • "Lovers" ^[19]
  • "Unit" ^[20]
• Mary Gilmore — "Nationality"
• James McAuley — "Terra Australis" ^[21]
• Leonard Mann — "The Earth" ^[22]
• Ian Mudie — "Retreat of a Pioneer" ^[23]
• Douglas Stewart — "Old Iron" ^[24]
• Judith Wright — "The Company of Lovers" ^[25]

Non-fiction

• T. Inglis Moore — Six Australian Poets ^[26]

Awards and honours

Literary

Award	Author	Title	Publisher
ALS Gold Medal [27]	Kylie Tennant	The Battlers	Victor Gollancz, Ltd.

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1942 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 5 January — Michael Wilding, novelist and academic ^[28]
• 9 February — Elizabeth Webby, literary scholar (died 2023) ^[29]
• 9 April — James Cowan, author (died 2018) ^[30]
• 20 April — Margaret Clark, writer for children ^[31]
• 8 May — Peter Corris, novelist (died 2018) ^[32]
• 10 May — Bob Ellis, journalist (died 2016) ^[33]
• 10 June — Les Carlyon, newspaper editor and nonfiction writer (died 2019) ^[34]
• 26 June — Humphrey McQueen, author ^[35]
• 29 August — Gillian Rubinstein, writer for children ^[36]
• 17 October — Nicholas Hasluck, novelist and jurist ^[37]
• 20 October — Bob Graham, author and illustrator ^[38]
• 27 October — Edwin Wilson, poet, painter, botanist (died 2022) ^[39]
• 7 November — Helen Garner, novelist ^[40]
• 12 November — Janette Turner Hospital, novelist ^[41]

Unknown date

• David Williamson – playwright ^[42]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1942 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 19 January — Mary Gaunt, novelist (died in Cannes, France)(born 1861) ^[43]
• 21 January — Dorothy Wall, writer for children (born 1894 in Wellington, New Zealand) ^[44]
• 22 February — Furnley Maurice, poet (born 1881) ^[45]
• 7 May — William Baylebridge, poet and short story writer (born 1883) ^[46]
• 12 May — John Shaw Neilson, poet (born 1872) ^[47]

See also

• 1942 in Australia
• 1942 in literature
• 1942 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "Signed With Their Honour by James Aldridge". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
2. "The Killing of Jacqueline Love by Jean Devanny". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
3. "His Prey Was Man by Arthur Gask". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
4. "The Daffodil Affair by Michael Innes". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
5. "Bound for Callao by Will Lawson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
6. "The Gentle Knight by Philip Lindsay". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
7. "Heart of a King by Philip Lindsay". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
8. "Billabong Riders by Mary Grant Bruce". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
9. "A Book of Picture Stories by Mary & Elizabeth Durack". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
10. "A Tiny Story of Blinky Bill by Dorothy Wall". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
11. "Austlit — "Harvest" by John K. Ewers". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
12. "Austlit — "Blow Carson, I Say" by Alan Marshall". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
13. "The Adventures of Mrs. Parsley by Harold Mercer". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
14. "Out of the Dawn by Ivan Southall". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
15. "Squatter's Luck and Other Poems by Ethel Anderson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
16. ""Vision" by Gina Ballantyne". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
17. "Phantom by Gina Ballantyne". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
18. ""In a Convex Mirror" by Rosemary Dobson". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
19. ""Lovers" by Mary E. Fullerton". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
20. ""Unit" by Mary E. Fullerton". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
21. ""Terra Australis" by James McAuley". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
22. ""The Earth" by Leonard Mann". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
23. ""Retreat of a Pioneer" by Ian Mudie". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
24. ""Old Iron" by Douglas Stewart". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
25. ""The Company of Lovers" by Judith Wright". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
26. "Six Australian Poets by T. Inglis Moore". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
27. "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
28. "Michael Wilding". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
29. "Elizabeth Webby (1942-2023)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
30. "James Cowan (1942-2018)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
31. "Margaret Clark". AustLit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
32. "Peter Corris (1942-2018)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
33. "Bob Ellis (1942-2016)". AustLit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
34. "Les Carlyon (1942-2019)". AustLit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
35. "Humphrey McQueen". AustLit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
36. "Gillian Rubinstein". AustLit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
37. "Nicholas Hasluck". AustLit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
38. "Bob Graham". AustLit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
39. "Edwin Wilson (1942-2022)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
40. "Helen Garner". AustLit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
41. "Janette Turner Hospital". AustLit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
42. "David Williamson". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
43. "Mary Gaunt (1861-1942)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
44. "Dorothy Wall (1894-1942)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
45. "Wilmot, Frank Leslie (1881–1942) by Geoffrey Serle". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
46. "William Baylebridge (1883-1942)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
47. "Neilson, John Shaw (1872–1942) by Hugh Anderson". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 28 July 2023.