1951 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1951.

Events

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Books

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Short stories

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Poetry

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Biography

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Drama

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Awards and honours

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Literary

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Award Author Title Publisher
ALS Gold Medal[30] Rex Ingamells The Great South Land : An Epic Poem Georgian House

Children's and Young Adult

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Award Category Author Title Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award[31] Older Readers Ruth C. Williams, illustrated by Rhys Williams Verity of Sydney Town Angus and Robertson

Poetry

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Award Author Title Publisher
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[32] Rex Ingamells The Great South Land : An Epic Poem Georgian House

Births

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A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1951 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

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Deaths

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A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1951 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cusack, Dymphna; James, Florence; Franklin, Miles (2001). Yarn Spinners: A Story in Letters. University of Queensland Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-7022-3192-6.
  2. ^ "The Twenty Thousand Thieves by Eric Lambert". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Dead Men Rising by Seaford Mackenzie". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ^ "The New Shoe by Arthur Upfield". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Australian Short Stories by Henrietta Drake-Brockman & Walter Murdoch". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  6. ^ "The Man from Clinkapella and Other Prize-Winning Stories by Frank Hardy". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Austlit — "The Only One Who Forgot" by T.A. G. Hungerford". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Austlit — "A Schoolie and a Ghost" by David Rowbotham". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Austlit — "Read Politics, Son" by Judah Waten". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Austlit — "The Ant-Lion" by Judith Wright". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Austlit — "The Oyster-Eaters" by John Blight". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Austlit — "Windy Gap" by David Campbell". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Austlit — "Detail from an Annunciation by Crivelli" by Rosemary Dobson". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Austlit — "West of Alice" by W. E. Harney". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Austlit — "The Brides" by A. D. Hope". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Imminent Summer by Nancy Keesing". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Austlit — "Half-Heard" by Christopher Koch". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Austlit — "Australia" by Eve Langley". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Austlit — "Caesura" by Seaforth Mackenzie". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  20. ^ "With Cypress Pine by Ray Mathew". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  21. ^ "Austlit — "Young Man's Fancy" by Ray Mathew". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  22. ^ "Austlit — "Sheep" by Hal Porter". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  23. ^ "Austlit — "Forebears : The Map" by elizabeth Riddell". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  24. ^ "Austlit — "I Had No Human Speech" by Roland Robinson". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  25. ^ "Austlit — "Rock-Lily" by Roland Robinson". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  26. ^ "Austlit — "The Tank" by Roland Robinson". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  27. ^ "Austlit — "Mahony's Mountain" by Douglas Stewart". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  28. ^ "Austlit — "The Sunflowers" by Douglas Stewart". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  29. ^ "Austlit — "Inheritor" by Judith Wright". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  30. ^ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  31. ^ "Prizewinner for Children", The Sydney Herald, 5 August 1951, p11
  32. ^ Austlit - The Great South Land by Rex Ingamells
  33. ^ "Sally Morgan". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  34. ^ "Steve J. Spears". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  35. ^ "Valerie Parv (1951-2021)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  36. ^ "Robert Hood". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  37. ^ "Janeen Webb". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  38. ^ "Peter Goldsworthy". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  39. ^ "Hazel Rowley (1951-2011)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  40. ^ "Van Ikin". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  41. ^ "Peter Boyle". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  42. ^ "Peter Craven". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  43. ^ "Stephen Edgar". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  44. ^ "Robert Harris (1951-1993)". Austlit. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  45. ^ "Jill Jones". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  46. ^ "Pi O". Austlit. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  47. ^ "Bates, Daisy May (1863–1951) by R. V. S. Wright". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  48. ^ "Gask, Arthur Cecil (1869–1951) by Michael J. Tolley". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  49. ^ "Jephcott, Sydney Wheeler (1864–1951) by Ken Stewart". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  50. ^ "Serle, Percival (1871–1951) by Geoffrey Serle". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 July 2023.