1944 in Australian literature

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1944.

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Events

Books

Short stories

Children's and Young Adult fiction

Poetry

Biography

Awards and honours

Literary

AwardAuthorTitlePublisher
ALS Gold Medal Not awarded

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1944 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

Unknown date

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1944 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

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