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1959 in Australian literature

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1959.

Books

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Short stories

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Children's and Young Adult fiction

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Poetry

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Biography

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Children's and Young Adult non-fiction

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  • Dale Collins – Anzac Adventure[44]

Awards and honours

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Literary

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Award Author Title Publisher
ALS Gold Medal[45] Randolph Stow To the Islands Penguin Books
Miles Franklin Award[46] Vance Palmer The Big Fellow Angus and Robertson

Children and Young Adult

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Award Category Author Title Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award[47] Older Readers Nan Chauncy, illustrated by Geraldine Spence Devil's Hill Oxford University Press
John Gunn, illustrated by Brian Keogh Sea Menace Constable
Picture Book No award

Poetry

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Award Author Title Publisher
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[48] R. D. Fitzgerald The Wind at Your Door Talkarra Press

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 1959 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

Unknown date

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 1959 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. ^ "Time, Flow Softly by Nancy Cato". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Lantana Lane by Eleanor Dark". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  3. ^ "The Last Blue Sea by David Forrest". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Bobbin Up by Dorothy Hewett". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Half Angel by Barbara Jefferis". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Glory Thrown In by Eric Lambert". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Andrea Caslin by Leonard Mann". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Gold in the Streets by D'Arcy Niland". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Young Man of Talent by George Turner". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Bony and the Black Virgin by Arthur Upfield". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Journey to the Hangman by Arthur Upfield". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  12. ^ "The Little Ghosts by Ethel Anderson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Flame and Shadow : Selected Stories by David Campbell". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  14. ^ ""Chance Encounter" by A. Bertram Chandler". ISFDB. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  15. ^ ""The Man Who Could Not Stop" by A. Bertram Chandler". ISFDB. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Austlit — "That Barambah Mob" by David Forrest". Austlit. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Austlit —"Country Town" by Hal Porter". Austlit. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Austlit — "Fiend and Friend" by Hal Porter". Austlit. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  19. ^ "N'goola and Other Stories by Katharine Susannah Prichard". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Austlit — "In the Park" by Judith Wright". Austlit. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  21. ^ "The Summer in Between by Eleanor Spence". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  22. ^ "Rangatira by Norman Barnett Tindale and H. A. Lindsay". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  23. ^ ""A Sailor's Grave" by John Blight". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  24. ^ ""We Took the Storms to Bed" by David Campbell". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  25. ^ ""The City : Midnight" by Bruce Dawe". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  26. ^ ""Captain Svenson" by Rosemary Dobson". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  27. ^ ""The Edge" by Rosemary Dobson". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  28. ^ ""Quayside Meditation" by R. D. Fitzgerald". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  29. ^ "Poems of Discovery by William Hart-Smith". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  30. ^ ""Prize-Giving" by Gwen Harwood". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  31. ^ "The Earthbound and Other Poems by Charles Higham". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  32. ^ ""Agony Column" by A. D. Hope". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  33. ^ "Discobolus and Other Verse by [Lionel Lindsay". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  34. ^ "The Lighthouse and Other Poems by Nan McDonald". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  35. ^ ""On the Boundary" by John Manifold". Austlit. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  36. ^ ""Gordon Childe" by David Martin". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  37. ^ "The Blue Crane by Ian Mudie". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  38. ^ ""After Lunik Two" by Elizabeth Riddell". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  39. ^ ""Suburban Song" by Elizabeth Riddell". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  40. ^ ""Leopard-Skin" by Douglas Stewart". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  41. ^ "The Music of Division by Chris Wallace-Crabbe". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  42. ^ "Peel Me a Lotus by Charmian Clift". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  43. ^ "Fear Drive My Feet by Peter Ryan". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  44. ^ "Anzac Adventure by Dale Collins". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  45. ^ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  46. ^ "Vance Palmer Novel Wins Franklin Award", The Canberra Times, 19 March 1960, p1
  47. ^ "Children's Book of the Year Award Shared" The Canberra Times, 11 July 1959, p11
  48. ^ Austlit - The Wind at Your Door by R. D. Fitzgerald
  49. ^ "Gabrielle Carey (1959-2023)". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  50. ^ "Hodgins, Ian Philip (1959–1995) by Chris Wallace-Crabbe". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  51. ^ "Sophie Masson". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  52. ^ "Stephen Dedman". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  53. ^ "Andy Kissane". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  54. ^ "Doug MacLeod". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  55. ^ "Merlinda Bobis". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  56. ^ "Jennifer Fallon". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  57. ^ "Mike Ladd". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  58. ^ "Palmer, Edward Vivian (Vance) (1885–1959) by Geoffrey Serle". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  59. ^ "Flynn, Errol Leslie (1909–1959) by William Bryden". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 July 2023.