1994 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1994.
Events[]
- Rodney Hall (writer) won the Miles Franklin Award for The Grisly Wife
Major publications[]
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Novels[]
- Thea Astley, Coda
- Lily Brett, Just Like That
- Peter Carey (writer), The Unusual Life of Tristan Smith
- Richard Flanagan, Death of a River Guide
- Drusilla Modjeska, The Orchard
- Dorothy Porter, The Monkey's Mask
- John A. Scott, What I Have Written
- Tim Winton, The Riders
Children's and young adult fiction[]
- Pamela Allen, Clippity-Clop
- Kim Caraher, There's a Bat on the Balcony
- Gary Crew, The Watertower
- Mem Fox, Tough Boris
- Jackie French, Somewhere Around the Corner
Poetry[]
- Robert Adamson (poet), Waving to Hart Crane
- Bruce Beaver, Anima and Other Poems
- Peter Boyle (poet), Coming Home from the World
- Rhyll McMaster, Flying the Coop: New and selected poems 1972-1994
- Jan Owen, Night Rainbows
Drama[]
- Beatrix Christian, Blue Murder
- Michael Gow, Sweet Phoebe
- Hannie Rayson, Falling From Grace
- David Williamson, Sanctuary
Science fiction and fantasy[]
- Greg Egan, Permutation City
Non-fiction[]
- John Birmingham, He Died with a Felafel in His Hand
- Gillian Bouras, Aphrodite and the Others
- Robert Dessaix, A Mother's Disgrace
- Tim Flannery, The Future Eaters
- Jan Ruff O'Herne, Fifty Years of Silence
- Susan Varga, Heddy and Me
- Donna Williams, Somebody Somewhere
Awards and honours[]
- Patsy Adam-Smith AO "for service to community history, particularly through the preservation of national traditions and folklore and recording of oral histories"[1]
- Laurie Hergenhan AO "for service to Australian literary scholarship and to education"[2]
- Joan Phipson AM "for service to children's literature"[3]
- Judith Rodriguez AM "for service to Australian literature, particularly in the area of poetry"[4]
Births[]
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1994 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 18 April — Alexandra Adornetto, actress and author who writes for children and young adults
- 25 June — Robbie Coburn, poet and writer
Deaths[]
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1994 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 28 January — Frank Hardy, novelist, best known for Power Without Glory (born 1917)
- 7 February — Rosemary Wighton, literary editor, author and advisor to the South Australian government on women's affairs (born 1925)
- 29 May — Nene Gare, writer and artist, best known for The Fringe Dwellers (born 1919)
- 16 June — Hugh Atkinson (novelist), novelist, journalist, screenwriter and documentary film maker (born 1924)
- 7 September — James Clavell, novelist, screenwriter, director, and World War II veteran and prisoner of war (born 1921)
- 16 December — Mary Durack, author and historian (born 1913)
See also[]
- 1994 in Australia
- 1994 in literature
- 1994 in poetry
- List of years in literature
- List of years in Australian literature
References[]
- ^ "Patricia Jean Adam-Smith, OBE". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Professor Laurence Thomas Hergenhan". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Joan Margaret Phipson". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Judith Catherine Rodriguez". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
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