This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1984.
Events
- Tim Winton’s Shallows won the 1984 Miles Franklin Award
Major publications
Novels
- Helen Garner — The Children's Bach
- Nicholas Hasluck — The Bellarmine Jug
- David Ireland — Archimedes and the Seagle
- Peter Kocan — The Treatment; and, the Cure[1]
- Elizabeth Jolley — Milk and Honey
- Amanda Lohrey — The Morality of Gentlemen[2]
- David Malouf — Harland's Half Acre[3]
- Jill Neville — Last Ferry to Manly[4]
- Randolph Stow — The Suburbs of Hell[5]
- Tim Winton — Shallows
Crime and mystery
- Marshall Browne — Dark Harbour[6]
- Evan Green — Alice to Nowhere[7]
- Tony Kenrick — Blast[8]
- William Marshall — The Far Away Man[9]
Science fiction amnd fantasy
- A. Bertram Chandler — The Wild Ones[10]
- Keith Taylor — Bard II[11]
- Cherry Wilder
Short story anthologies
- John Morrison — Stories of the Waterfront[14]
Children's and young adult fiction
- James Aldridge — The True Story of Lilli Stubeck[15]
- Robin Klein — Hating Alison Ashley
- Emily Rodda — Something Special[16]
- Nadia Wheatley — Dancing in the Anzac Deli[17]
Poetry
- Doris Brett — The Truth about Unicorns[18]
- Rosemary Dobson — The Three Fates & Other Poems[19]
- Robert Gray — The Skylight[20]
- Kevin Hart — Your Shadow[21]
- Dorothy Porter — The Night Parrot[22]
Awards and honours
- Nancy Cato AM, for "service to Australian literature"[23]
- John Manifold AM, for "service literature as a poet and musician[24]
- Dorothy Auchterlonie Green OAM, for "service to Australian literature"[25]
Lifetime achievement
| Award | Author |
|---|---|
| Christopher Brennan Award[26] | Not awarded |
| Patrick White Award[27] | Rosemary Dobson |
Literary awards
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Age Book of the Year Award[28] | Nicholas Hasluck | The Bellarmine Jug | Penguin |
| ALS Gold Medal[29] | Les Murray | The People's Otherworld : Poems | Angus and Robertson |
| Colin Roderick Award[30] | Alan Gould | The Man Who Stayed Below | Angus and Robertson |
Fiction awards
Poetry
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[35] | Rosemary Dobson | The Three Fates and Other Poems | Hale and Iremonger |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[36] | Les Murray | The People's Otherworld : Poems | Angus & Robertson |
Children and Young Adult
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Book of the Year Award | Older Readers[37] | Patricia Wrightson | A Little Fear | Hutchinson |
| Picture Book[38] | Pamela Allen | Bertie and the Bear | Nelson Books |
Non-fiction
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Age Book of the Year Award[39] | John Rickard | HB Higgins: The Rebel and Judge | Allen and Unwin |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[40] | Sylvia Lawson | The Archibald Paradox | Allen Lane |
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1984 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 21 January — Alan Marshall, writer, story teller, humanist and social documenter (born 1902)[41]
- 12 March — Peg Maltby, artist, book illustrator and children's writer (born 1899 in England)[42]
- 6 June — A. Bertram Chandler, mariner-turned-science fiction writer (born 1912)[43]
- 24 June — Francis Brabazon, poet and member of Meher Baba's mandali (born 1907)[44]
- 29 September — Hal Porter, novelist, playwright, poet and short story writer (1911)[45]
- 10 November — Xavier Herbert, writer (born 1901)[46]
- 10 December — Jean Campbell, novelist (born 1901)[47]
- 23 December — Joan Lindsay, novelist, playwright, essayist and visual artist (born 1896)[48]
See also
References
- ↑ "Austlit — The Treatment; and, the Cure by Peter Kocan". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — The Morality of Gentlemen by Amanda Lohrey". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Harland's Half Acre by David Malouf". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Last Ferry to Manly by Jill Neville". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — The Suburbs of Hell by Randolph Stowe". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Dark Harbour by Marshall Browne". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Alice to Nowhere by Evan Green". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Blast by Tony Kenrick". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — The Far Away Man by William Marshall". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — The Wild Ones by A. Bertram Chandler". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Bard II by Keith Taylor". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — A Princess of the Chameln by Cherry Wilder". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Yorath the Wolf by Cherry Wilder". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Stories of the Waterfront by John Morrison". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — The True Story of Lilli Stubeck by James Aldridge". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Something Special by Emily Rodda". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Dancing in the Anzac Deli by Nadia Wheatley". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — The Truth about Unicorns by Doris Brett". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — The Three Fates & Other Poems by Rosemary Dobson". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — The Skylight by Robert Gray". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Your Shadow by Kevin Hart". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — The Night Parrot by Dorothy Porter". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Nancy Fotheringham Cato". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ↑ "John Streeter Manifold". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ↑ "Dorothy Green". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ↑ "Austlit — FAW Christopher Brennan Award 1980-87". Austlit. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners". Austlit. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ ""Book council president"". The Canberra Times, 8 December 1984, p3. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ↑ "ALS Gold Medal - Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ↑ "Colin Roderick Award - Other Winners". James Cook University. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Age Book of the Year — Imaginative Writing Prize 1984". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — The Australian/Vogel National Literary Award 1984". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Franklin award to Winton". The Canberra Times. Vol. 59, no. 18, 124. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 May 1985. p. 24. Retrieved 25 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Austlit — Christina Stead Prize 1984". Austlit. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ↑ ""Poetry prize to Rosemary Dobson"". The Canberra Times, 30 October 1985, p29. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — The People's Otherworld by Les Murray". Austlit. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers 1984". Austlit. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book 1984". Austlit. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ↑ ""The Age Book of the Year Award - Non-Fiction 1984"". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ ""Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction 1984"". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ↑ "Marshall, Alan (1902–1984) by John McLaren". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ↑ "Peg Maltby". Austlit. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ↑ "Chandler, Arthur Bertram (Bert) (1912–1984) by Alf Van Der Poorten". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ↑ "Francis Brabazon". Austlit. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ↑ "Porter, Harold Edward (Hal) (1911–1984) by Peter Pierce". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ↑ "Herbert, Albert Francis Xavier (1901–1984) by Russell McDougall". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ↑ "Campbell, Jean May (1901–1984) by John Arnold". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ↑ "Lindsay, Joan à Beckett (1896–1984) by Terence O'Neill". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
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