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1983 in Australian literature

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1983.

Events

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  • The judges of the 1983 Miles Franklin Award announced there was no book entered of sufficient merit to receive the award.[1]

Major publications

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Novels

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Crime and mystery

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Science fiction and fantasy

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Short story collections

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Children's and young adult fiction

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Poetry

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Drama

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Non-fiction

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Awards and honours

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Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

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  • Joyce Nicholson, for "service to literature and the book publishing industry"[20]
  • Lu Rees, for "service to children's literature and the community"[21]

Lifetime achievement

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Award Author
Christopher Brennan Award[22] Bruce Dawe
Patrick White Award[23] Marjorie Barnard

Literary awards

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Award Author Title Publisher
The Age Book of the Year Award[24] Elizabeth Jolley Mr Scobie's Riddle Penguin
ALS Gold Medal[25] David Malouf Child's Play; Fly Away Peter Penguin
Colin Roderick Award[26] Dudley McCarthy Gallipoli to the Somme — The Story of C.E.W. Bean John Ferguson

Fiction

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Award Author Title Publisher
The Age Book of the Year Award[24] Elizabeth Jolley Mr Scobie's Riddle Penguin
The Australian/Vogel Literary Award[27] Jenny Summerville Shields of Trell Allen and Unwin
Miles Franklin Award[28] No award
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[29] Peter Kocan The Cure Angus & Robertson

Children and Young Adult

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Award Category Author Title Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award Older Readers[30] Victor Kelleher Master of the Grove Penguin Books
Picture Book[31] Pamela Allen Who Sank the Boat? Nelson Books
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[29] Children's Book Award Pamela Allen Who Sank the Boat? Nelson Books
Special Children's Book Award Nadia Wheatley Five Times Dizzy Oxford University Press

Poetry

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Award Author Title Publisher
Anne Elder Award[32] David Brooks The Cold Front Hale and Iremonger
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[33] Peter Porter Collected Poems Oxford University Press
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[29] Vivian Smith Tide Country Angus & Robertson

Drama

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Award Author Title Publisher
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Play[29] Nicholas Enright and Terence Clarke Variations Manuscript

Non-fiction

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Award Author Title Publisher
The Age Book of the Year Award[24] L. L. Robson A History of Tasmania : Volume 1. : Van Dieman's Land from the Earliest Times to 1855 Oxford University Press
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[29] Blanche d'Alpuget Robert J. Hawke Schwartz Books

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 1983 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

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 1983 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. ^ "No Miles Franklin award last year". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 16 May 1984. p. 28. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Austlit — Birds of Passage by Brian Castro". Austlit. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Austlit — Miss Peabody's Inheritance by Elizabeth Jolley". Austlit. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Austlit — Tantavallon by Kylie Tennant". Austlit. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Austlit — Tooth and Claw by Gabrielle Lord". Austlit. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Austlit — The Colour Man by Ian Moffitt". Austlit. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Waiting for the End of the World by Lee Harding". ISFDB. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Yesterday's Men by George Turner". ISFDB. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Austlit — Bertie and the Bear by Pamela Allen". Austlit. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Austlit — A Little Fear by Patricia Wrightson". Austlit. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Austlit — "Flowering Eucalypt in Autumn" by Les Murray". Austlit. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Japan Against the World by Russell Braddon". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  13. ^ "The Other Hundred Years War by Russell Braddon". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Sons in the Saddle by Mary Durack". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Austlit — The Archibald Paradox by Sylvia Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  16. ^ "The brown and yellow: Sydney Girls' High School 1883–1983 by Lilith Norman". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  17. ^ "The Dunera Scandal: Deported by Mistake by Cyril Pearl". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  18. ^ "Austlit — A History of Tasmania (Volume 1) by Lloyd Robson". Austlit. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Gamble for Power: How Bob Hawke beat Malcolm Fraser: The 1983 federal election by Anne summers". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  20. ^ "Joyce Nicholson". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  21. ^ "Lucy Frances Harvey Rees, MBE". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  22. ^ "Austlit — FAW Christopher Brennan Award 1980-87". Austlit. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  23. ^ "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners". Austlit. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  24. ^ a b c ""'Riddle' is Book of the Year"". The Canberra Times, 7 December 1983, p28. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  25. ^ "ALS Gold Medal - Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  26. ^ "Colin Roderick Award - Other Winners". James Cook University. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  27. ^ "Austlit — The Australian/Vogel National Literary Award 1982". Austlit. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  28. ^ "No Miles Franklin award last year". The Canberra Times. Vol. 58, no. 17, 762. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 May 1984. p. 28. Retrieved 25 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  29. ^ a b c d e "Peter Kocan book wins a Wran prize". Sydney Morning Herald, 6 September 1983, p8. ProQuest 2526815224. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  30. ^ "Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers 1983". Austlit. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  31. ^ "Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book 1983". Austlit. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  32. ^ "Austlit — Anne Elder Award 1982-84". Austlit. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  33. ^ "Austlit — Collected Poems by Peter Porter". Austlit. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  34. ^ "Tara June Winch". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  35. ^ "Casey, Lady Ethel Marian (Maie) (1891–1983) by Diane Langmore". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  36. ^ "Rees, Lucy Frances (Lu) (1901–1983) by Patricia Clarke". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  37. ^ "Simpson, Edwin Colin (1908–1983) by Richard White". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  38. ^ "Stead, Christina Ellen (1902–1983) by Margaret Harris". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  39. ^ "Stuart, Donald Robert (1913–1983) by Sally Clarke". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  40. ^ "Moorehead, Alan McCrae (1910–1983) by John Lack". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  41. ^ "Gavin Greenlees (1930-1983)". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2023.