1996 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1996.
Events[]
- Christopher Koch won the Miles Franklin Award for Highways to a War
- David Malouf won the International Dublin Literary Award for Remembering Babylon
Major publications[]
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Novels[]
- Thea Astley, The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow
- James Cowan (author), A Mapmaker's Dream
- Robert Dessaix, Night Letters: A Journey Through Switzerland and Italy Edited and Annotated by Igor Miazmov
- Robert Drewe, The Drowner
- David Foster, The Glade Within the Grove
- Sonya Hartnett, Black Foxes
- David Malouf, The Conversations at Curlow Creek
- John A. Scott, Before I Wake
- Janette Turner Hospital, Oyster
Children's and young adult fiction[]
- Margaret Clark (Australian writer), Fat Chance
- James Moloney, A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove
- Kerry Greenwood, The Broken Wheel
- John Marsden (writer), Checkers
Poetry[]
- Eric Beach, Weeping for Lost Babylon
- Lisa Bellear, Dreaming In Urban Areas
- Judith Beveridge, Accidental Grace
- John Kinsella (poet), The Undertow: new and selected poems
- Anthony Lawrence (poet), The Viewfinder
- Les Murray (poet), Subhuman Redneck Poems
- Dorothy Porter, Crete
- Morgan Yasbincek, Night Reversing
Drama[]
- Hilary Bell (writer), Wolf Lullaby
- Nick Enright, Blackrock
- Jenny Kemp (playwright), The Black Sequin Dress
- Debra Oswald, Gary's House
- David Williamson, Heretic
Science fiction and fantasy[]
- Sean Williams (author), Metal Fatigue
Crime[]
- Peter Doyle (writer), Get Rich Quick
- Shane Maloney, The Brush-Off
- Peter Temple, Bad Debts
Fantasy[]
Non-fiction[]
- Bronwyn Donaghy, Anna's Story
- Doris Pilkington Garimara, Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence
Awards and honours[]
- Mavis Thorpe Clark AM "for service to the arts as the author of children's literature and as an active member of the writer's organisations in Australia"[1]
- Susanna de Vries AM "for service to art as an author and lecturer in Australian and European art history and history"[2]
- Christobel Mattingley AM "for service to literature, particularly children's literature, and for community service through her commitment to social and cultural issues"[3]
Deaths[]
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1996 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 12 February — Betty Roland, writer of plays, screenplays, novels, children's books and comics (born 1903)
- 23 April — P. L. Travers, children's writer, best known for the Mary Poppins (book series) (born 1899)
- 18 June
- Godfrey Blunden, journalist and author (born 1906)
- Mena Calthorpe, writer (born 1905)
- 27 October — Charlotte Jay, mystery writer and novelist who also wrote under her married name, Geraldine Halls (born 1919)
- 29 November — Hugh V. Clarke, soldier, public servant and author, specialising in military history (born 1919)
See also[]
- 1996 in Australia
- 1996 in literature
- 1996 in poetry
- List of years in literature
- List of years in Australian literature
References[]
- ^ "Mavis Thorpe Clark". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
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