1943 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1943.

Books[]

• Max Harris – The Vegetative Eye
• Michael Innes – The Weight of the Evidence
• G. B. Lancaster – Grand Parade
• Philip Lindsay – The Devil and King John
• Kylie Tennant
  • Ride on Stranger
  • Time Enough Later

Children's[]

• May Gibbs – Mr. & Mrs. Bear and Friends
• P. L. Travers – Mary Poppins Opens the Door

Short stories[]

• Marjorie Barnard – The Persimmon Tree and Other Stories
• James Hackston – "Father Clears Out"
• Myra Morris – "Going Home"
• Dal Stivens – "The Perch"

Poetry[]

• David Campbell
  • "Men in Green"
  • "Soldier's Song"
  • "The Stockman"
• Rosemary Dobson – "Child with a Cockatoo"
• A. D. Hope – "Observation Car"
• Rex Ingamells – New Song in an Old Land (edited)
• Will Lawson – Bush Verses
• Kenneth Slessor – "A Bushranger"
• Douglas Stewart – "The Dosser in Springtime"
• Judith Wright
  • "Legend"
  • "South of My Days"
  • "The Trains"

Awards and honours[]

Literary[]

Births[]

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1943 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 9 January – Robert Drewe, novelist
• 29 April – John Tranter, poet
• 30 April – Paul Jennings, writer for children
• 7 May – Peter Carey, novelist
• 17 May – Robert Adamson, poet
• 19 June – Barry Hill, poet and journalist
• 16 August – Dennis Altman, author and academic
• 24 August – Judith Clarke, writer for children and young adults (died 2020)
• 22 September – Dale Spender, author

Deaths[]

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1943 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 3 October – Ida Lee, historian and poet (born 1865)
• 27 November – Louis Esson, poet and playwright (born 1878)

See also[]

• 1943 in poetry
• List of years in literature
• List of years in Australian literature
• 1943 in literature
• 1942 in Australian literature
• 1943 in Australia
• 1944 in Australian literature

References[]