Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1996
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1996 .
Major publications [ edit ] Short story anthologies [ edit ] Science fiction and fantasy [ edit ] Children's and young adult fiction [ edit ] Non-fiction [ edit ] Awards and honours [ edit ] 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"[21] Susanna de Vries AM "for service to art as an author and lecturer in Australian and European art history and history"[22] Christobel Mattingley AM "for service to literature, particularly children's literature, and for community service through her commitment to social and cultural issues"[23] Lifetime achievement [ edit ] Literary [ edit ] Fiction [ edit ] International [ edit ] National [ edit ] Crime and Mystery [ edit ] National [ edit ] Non-fiction [ edit ] 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 )[40] 26 March —Godfrey Blunden , journalist and author (died in Paris)(born 1906 )[41] 23 April — P. L. Travers , children's writer, best known for the Mary Poppins (book series) (born 1899 )[42] 28 April —Mena Calthorpe , writer (born 1905 )[43] 27 October — Charlotte Jay , mystery writer and novelist who also wrote under her married name, Geraldine Halls (born 1919 )[44] 28 November — Hugh V. Clarke , soldier, public servant and author, specialising in military history (born 1919 )[45] 31 December — John Rowland , public servant, diplomat and poet (born 1925 )[46] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "Austlit — Night Letters by Robert Dessaix" . Austlit. Retrieved 14 January 2024 . ^ "Austlit — The Sunken Road by Garry Disher" . Austlit. Retrieved 14 January 2024 . ^ "Austlit — The Silver Castle by Clive James" . Austlit. Retrieved 14 January 2024 . ^ "Austlit — Leaning Towards Infinity by Sue Woolfe" . Austlit. Retrieved 14 January 2024 . ^ "Australian Love Stories by Kerryn Goldsworthy" . National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 May 2024 . ^ "Contest by Matthew Reilly" . ISFDB. Retrieved 8 May 2024 . ^ "Mage Heart by Jane Routley" . ISFDB. Retrieved 8 May 2024 . ^ "Equinox by Dirk Strasser" . ISFDB. Retrieved 8 May 2024 . ^ "The Scarlet Rider by Lucy Sussex" . ISFDB. Retrieved 8 May 2024 . ^ "Black Foxes by Sonya Hartnett" . National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 May 2024 . ^ "Weeping for Lost Babylon by Eric beach" . National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 May 2024 . ^ "Dreaming in Urban Areas by Lisa Bellear" . National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 May 2024 . ^ "Accidental Grace by Judith Beveridge" . National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 May 2024 . ^ "The Undertow: New and Selected Poems by John Kinsella" . National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 May 2024 . ^ "The Viewfinder by Anthony Lawrence" . National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 May 2024 . ^ "Subhuman Redneck Poems by Les Murray" . National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 May 2024 . ^ "Crete by Dorothy Porter" . National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 May 2024 . ^ "Night Reversing by Morgan Yasbincek" . National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 May 2024 . ^ "Gary's House by Debra Oswald" . National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 May 2024 . ^ "Anna's Story by Bronwyn Donaghy" . National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 May 2024 . ^ "Mavis Thorpe Clark" . honours.pmc.gov.au . Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019 . ^ "Susanna Mary de Vries-Evans" . honours.pmc.gov.au . Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019 . ^ "Christobel Rosemary Mattingley" . honours.pmc.gov.au . Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019 . ^ "Austlit — FAW Christopher Brennan Award" . Austlit. Retrieved 12 September 2023 . ^ "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners" . Austlit. Retrieved 8 September 2023 . ^ a b c d " "Literary award for Astley" " . The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 December 1996, p4. ProQuest 2527334841 . Retrieved 16 June 2024 . ^ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners" . Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 10 January 2024 . ^ "Colin Roderick Award - Other Winners" . James Cook University. Retrieved 16 January 2024 . ^ "Kibble Literary Award" . Australian National University . 9 June 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2024 . ^ "Commonwealth Writers' Prize Regional Winners 1987-2007" (PDF) . Commonwealth Foundation. Retrieved 17 January 2024 . ^ a b c "Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature – Past Literary Award Winners" . State Library of South Australia . Retrieved 18 April 2024 . ^ "Austlit — The Australian/Vogel National Literary Award 1996" . Austlit. Retrieved 16 February 2023 . ^ "Austlit — Highways to a War - Awards" . Austlit. Retrieved 15 September 2023 . ^ " "Tales of antiquarian hunters collects top book award" " . Sydney Morning Herald, 6 September 1996. ProQuest 363360979 . Retrieved 8 May 2024 . ^ "1996 Ned Kelly Award Winners" . Australian Crime Writers . Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2024 . ^ "Austlit — Anne Elder Award 1995-97" . Austlit. Retrieved 12 February 2024 . ^ "Austlit — Grace Leven Poetry Prize 1994-2001" . Austlit. Retrieved 12 February 2024 . ^ "Mary Gilmore Award" . Association for the Study of Australian Literature . Retrieved 10 February 2024 . ^ " "National Biography Award – Past Winners" " . State Library of NSW. Retrieved 22 March 2024 . ^ "Roland, Betty (1903–1996) by Jayne Regan" . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 30 June 2023 . ^ Anderson, Fay, "Godfrey Verge (Geof) Blunden (1906–1996)" , Australian Dictionary of Biography , Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 13 February 2024 ^ "P. L. Travers (1899-1996)" . Austlit. Retrieved 26 June 2023 . ^ "Mena Calthorpe (1905-1996)" . Local History - Sutherland Shire Libraries . Retrieved 13 February 2024 . ^ "Geraldine Halls (1919-1996)" . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland. Retrieved 19 September 2023 . ^ "Obituary - Hugh Vincent Clarke (1919-1996) - Obituaries Australia" . oa.anu.edu.au . Retrieved 23 September 2023 . ^ "J. R. Rowland (1925-1996)" . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland. Retrieved 26 September 2023 .