1959 in Australian literature

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1959.

Contents

Books

Short stories

Children's and Young Adult fiction

Poetry

Biography

Children's and Young Adult non-fiction

Awards and honours

Literary

AwardAuthorTitlePublisher
ALS Gold Medal [10] Randolph Stow To the Islands Penguin Books
Miles Franklin Award [11] Vance Palmer The Big Fellow Angus and Robertson

Children and Young Adult

AwardCategoryAuthorTitlePublisher
Children's Book of the Year Award [12] Older Readers Nan Chauncy, illustrated by Geraldine Spence Devil's Hill Oxford University Press
John Gunn, illustrated by Brian Keogh Sea Menace Constable
Picture Book No award

Poetry

AwardAuthorTitlePublisher
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry [13] R. D. Fitzgerald The Wind at Your Door Talkarra Press

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1959 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 1959 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

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References

  1. ↑ "The Little Ghosts by Ethel Anderson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Flame and Shadow : Selected Stories by David Campbell". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ↑ ""Chance Encounter" by A. Bertram Chandler". ISFDB. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ↑ ""The Man Who Could Not Stop" by A. Bertram Chandler". ISFDB. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Austlit — "That Barambah Mob" by David Forrest". Austlit. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Austlit —"Country Town" by Hal Porter". Austlit. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Austlit — "Fiend and Friend" by Hal Porter". Austlit. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "N'goola and Other Stories by Katharine Susannah Prichard". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Austlit — "In the Park" by Judith Wright". Austlit. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Papers of Randolph Stow" National Library of Australia
  11. ↑ "Vance Palmer Novel Wins Franklin Award", The Canberra Times, 19 March 1960, p1
  12. ↑ "Children's Book of the Year Award Shared" The Canberra Times, 11 July 1959, p11
  13. ↑ Austlit - The Wind at Your Door by R. D. Fitzgerald
  14. ↑ "Austlit - Gabrielle Carey". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Hodgins, Ian Philip (1959–1995) by Chris Wallace-Crabbe". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  16. ↑ "Austlit - Sophie Masson". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  17. ↑ "Austlit - Stephen Dedman". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  18. ↑ "Austlit - Andy Kissane". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  19. ↑ "Austlit - Doug MacLeod". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  20. ↑ "Austlit - Merlinda Bobis". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  21. ↑ "Austlit - Jennifer Fallon". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  22. ↑ "Austlit - Mike Ladd". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  23. ↑ "Palmer, Edward Vivian (Vance) (1885–1959) by Geoffrey Serle". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  24. ↑ "Flynn, Errol Leslie (1909–1959) by William Bryden". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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