1959 in Australian literature
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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1959.
Books
- Nancy Cato – Time, Flow Softly
- Jon Cleary
- Back of Sunset
- Strike Me Lucky with Joy Cleary
- Eleanor Dark – Lantana Lane
- David Forrest – The Last Blue Sea
- Xavier Herbert – Seven Emus
- Dorothy Hewett – Bobbin Up : A Novel
- Barbara Jefferis – Half Angel
- Eric Lambert – Glory Thrown In
- Leonard Mann – Andrea Caslin
- D'Arcy Niland
- The Big Smoke
- Gold in the Streets
- Vance Palmer – The Big Fellow
- George Turner – Young Man of Talent
- Arthur Upfield
- Bony and the Black Virgin (aka The Tom Branch)
- Journey to the Hangman
- Morris West – The Devil's Advocate
Short stories
- Ethel Anderson – The Little Ghosts[1]
- David Campbell – Flame and Shadow : Selected Stories[2]
- A. Bertram Chandler
- David Forrest – "That Barambah Mob"[5]
- Hal Porter
- Katharine Susannah Prichard – N'goola and Other Stories[8]
- Judith Wright — "In the Park"[9]
Children's and Young Adult fiction
- Eleanor Spence – The Summer in Between
- Kylie Tennant – All the Proud Tribesmen
- Norman Barnett Tindale and H. A. Lindsay – Rangatira
Poetry
- John Blight – "A Sailor's Grave"
- David Campbell – "We Took the Storms to Bed"
- Bruce Dawe – "The City : Midnight"
- Rosemary Dobson
- "Captain Svenson"
- "The Edge"
- Geoffrey Dutton – "January"
- R. D. Fitzgerald – "Quayside Meditation"
- William Hart-Smith – Poems of Discovery
- Gwen Harwood – "Prize-Giving"
- Charles Higham – The Earthbound and Other Poems
- A. D. Hope – "Agony Column"
- Lionel Lindsay – Discobolus and Other Verse
- Nan McDonald – The Lighthouse and Other Poems
- David Martin – "Gordon Childe"
- Ian Mudie – The Blue Crane
- Elizabeth Riddell
- "After Lunik Two"
- "Suburban Song"
- Douglas Stewart – "Leopard-Skin"
- Chris Wallace-Crabbe – The Music of Division
- Francis Webb – "Art"
Biography
- Charmian Clift – Peel Me a Lotus
- Mary Durack – Kings in Grass Castles
- Errol Flynn – My Wicked, Wicked Ways
- Ion Idriess – The Tin Scratchers
- Peter Ryan – Fear Drive My Feet
Children's and Young Adult non-fiction
- Dale Collins – Anzac Adventure
Awards and honours
Literary
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- 10 January – Gabrielle Carey, writer (died 2023)[14]
- 28 January – Philip Hodgins, poet (died 1995)[15]
- 18 May – Sophie Masson, novelist[16]
- 27 June – Stephen Dedman, writer[17]
- 13 September – Andy Kissane, poet[18]
- 13 October – Doug MacLeod, children's writer, poet, screenwriter and playwright (died 2021)[19]
- 25 November – Merlinda Bobis, writer and academic[20]
Unknown date
- Jennifer Fallon, novelist[21]
- Mike Ladd, poet[22]
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.
- 15 July – Vance Palmer, novelist (born 1885)[23]
- 14 October – Errol Flynn, author and actor (born 1909)[24]
See also
- 1959 in Australia
- 1959 in literature
- 1959 in poetry
- List of years in Australian literature
- List of years in literature
References
- ^ "The Little Ghosts by Ethel Anderson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Flame and Shadow : Selected Stories by David Campbell". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ ""Chance Encounter" by A. Bertram Chandler". ISFDB. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ ""The Man Who Could Not Stop" by A. Bertram Chandler". ISFDB. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — "That Barambah Mob" by David Forrest". Austlit. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Austlit —"Country Town" by Hal Porter". Austlit. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — "Fiend and Friend" by Hal Porter". Austlit. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "N'goola and Other Stories by Katharine Susannah Prichard". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — "In the Park" by Judith Wright". Austlit. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Papers of Randolph Stow" National Library of Australia
- ^ "Vance Palmer Novel Wins Franklin Award", The Canberra Times, 19 March 1960, p1
- ^ "Children's Book of the Year Award Shared" The Canberra Times, 11 July 1959, p11
- ^ Austlit - The Wind at Your Door by R. D. Fitzgerald
- ^ "Austlit - Gabrielle Carey". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Hodgins, Ian Philip (1959–1995) by Chris Wallace-Crabbe". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Austlit - Sophie Masson". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Austlit - Stephen Dedman". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Austlit - Andy Kissane". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Austlit - Doug MacLeod". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Austlit - Merlinda Bobis". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Austlit - Jennifer Fallon". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Austlit - Mike Ladd". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Palmer, Edward Vivian (Vance) (1885–1959) by Geoffrey Serle". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Flynn, Errol Leslie (1909–1959) by William Bryden". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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