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
- The Ned Kelly Awards, honouring excellence in Australian crime writing, are presented for the first time
Major publications
Novels
- Thea Astley — The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow
- James Cowan — A Mapmaker's Dream[1]
- Robert Dessaix — Night Letters: A Journey Through Switzerland and Italy Edited and Annotated by Igor Miazmov[2]
- Garry Disher — The Sunken Road[3]
- Robert Drewe — The Drowner
- David Foster — The Glade Within the Grove
- Clive James — The Silver Castle[4]
- David Malouf — The Conversations at Curlow Creek
- John A. Scott — Before I Wake
- Janette Turner Hospital — Oyster
- Morris West — Vanishing Point
- Sue Woolfe — Leaning Towards Infinity[5]
Short story anthologies
- Kerryn Goldsworthy — Australian Love Stories (edited)[6]
Children's and young adult fiction
Poetry
- Eric Beach — Weeping for Lost Babylon
- Lisa Bellear — Dreaming Ii Urban Areas
- Judith Beveridge — Accidental Grace
- Dorothy Hewett — Collected Poems 1940–1995
- John Kinsella — The Undertow: New and Selected Poems
- Anthony Lawrence — The Viewfinder
- Les Murray — Subhuman Redneck Poems
- Dorothy Porter — Crete
- Morgan Yasbincek — Night Reversing
Drama
- Hilary Bell — Wolf Lullaby
- Nick Enright — Blackrock
- Jenny Kemp — The Black Sequin Dress
- Debra Oswald — Gary's House
- David Williamson — Heretic
Science fiction
Fantasy
Crime
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"[8]
- Susanna de Vries AM "for service to art as an author and lecturer in Australian and European art history and history"[9]
- Christobel Mattingley AM "for service to literature, particularly children's literature, and for community service through her commitment to social and cultural issues"[10]
Lifetime achievement
| Award | Author |
|---|---|
| Christopher Brennan Award[11] | Dorothy Hewett |
| Patrick White Award[12] | Elizabeth Harrower |
Literary
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALS Gold Medal[13] | Amanda Lohrey | Camille's Bread | Angus and Robertson |
| Colin Roderick Award[14] | Tim Flannery, Roger Martin and Alexandra Szalay, Illustrator Peter Schouten | Tree Kangaroos | Reed Publications |
Fiction
International
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Writers' Prize[15] | Best Novel, SE Asia and South Pacific region | Gillian Mears | The Grass Sister | Random House |
National
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Franklin Award[16] | Christopher Koch | Highways to a War | Heinemann |
Crime and Mystery
National
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ned Kelly Award[17] | Novel | Barry Maitland | The Malcontenta | Hamish Hamilton |
| Paul Thomas | Inside Dope | Mandarin Publishing | ||
| First novel | John Dale | Dark Angel | Serpent's Tail | |
| Lifetime Achievement | Jon Cleary | |||
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)[18]
- 23 April — P. L. Travers, children's writer, best known for the Mary Poppins (book series) (born 1899)[19]
- 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)[20]
- 28 November — Hugh V. Clarke, soldier, public servant and author, specialising in military history (born 1919)[21]
- 31 December — John Rowland, public servant, diplomat and poet (born 1925)[22]
See also
References
- ↑ "Austlit — A Mapmakers' Dream by James Cowan". Austlit. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Austlit — Australian Love Stories edited by Kerryn Goldsworthy". Austlit. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ↑ "Austlit — Black Foxes by Sonya Hartnett". Austlit. Retrieved 14 January 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Writers' Prize Regional Winners 1987-2007" (PDF). Commonwealth Foundation. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ↑ "Austlit — Highways to a War - Awards". Austlit. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ "1996 Ned Kelly Award Winners". Australian Crime Writers. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ↑ "Roland, Betty (1903–1996) by Jayne Regan". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ↑ "P. L. Travers". Austlit. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ "Geraldine Halls". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ↑ "Obituary - Hugh Vincent Clarke - Obituaries Australia". oa.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ↑ "J. R. Rowland". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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