This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1991.
Award | Author |
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Christopher Brennan Award [24] | Elizabeth Riddell |
Patrick White Award [25] | David Martin |
Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
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The Age Book of the Year Award [26] | David Marr | Patrick White : A Life | Jonathan Cape |
ALS Gold Medal [27] | Elizabeth Jolley | Cabin Fever | Viking |
Colin Roderick Award [28] | Joan Dugdale | Struggle of Memory | University of Queensland Press |
Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
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Commonwealth Writers' Prize [29] | Best Novel, SE Asia and South Pacific region | David Malouf | The Great World | Chatto & Windus |
Best Overall Novel | David Malouf | The Great World | Chatto & Windus | |
Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
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Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature [30] | Not awarded | ||
Anne Elder Award [35] | Alison Croggon | This is the Stone | Penguin |
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry [36] | Les Murray | Dog Fox Field: Poems | Angus & Robertson |
Mary Gilmore Award [37] | Jean Kent | Vernadahs | Hale & Iremonger |
Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
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Victorian Premier's Prize for Young Adult Fiction [34] | Gary Crew | Strange Objects | Heinemann |
Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
---|---|---|---|
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature [30] | Not awarded | ||
The Age Book of the Year Award [26] | David Marr | Patrick White : A Life | Jonathan Cape |
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1991 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.