1979 in Australian literature explained
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1979.
Events
Major publications
Books
Short stories
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Children's and Young Adult fiction
Poetry
Drama
Non-fiction
Awards and honours
Order of Australia
Lifetime achievement
Literary
Fiction
Children and Young Adult
Poetry
Non-fiction
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1979 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
Unknown date
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1979 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Austlit — Visitants by Randolph Stow . Austlit. 20 January 2024.
- Web site: Austlit — "A Snake Down Under" by Glenda Adams . Austlit. 25 November 2023.
- Web site: Austlit — The Travelling Entertainer and Other Stories by Elizabeth Jolley by Glenda Adams . Austlit. 25 November 2023.
- Web site: Matilda's Stepchildren by A. Bertram Chandler . ISFDB. 19 April 2024.
- Web site: The Crown of Darkness by Anne Spencer Parry. ISFDB. 19 April 2024.
- Web site: Land of the Rainbow Snake by Catherine Berndt. National Library of Australia. 19 April 2024.
- Web site: Austlit — The Lilly-Pilly by Mavis Thorpe Clarke . Austlit. 20 January 2024.
- Web site: Austlit — No Escape by Joan Phipson . Austlit. 20 January 2024.
- Web site: Austlit — Mr Pringle and the Prince by Joan Phipson . Austlit. 20 January 2024.
- Web site: Where I Come From by Robert Adamson . National Library of Australia. 19 April 2024.
- Web site: Seven Russian Poets by Rosemary Dobson and David Campbell. National Library of Australia. 19 April 2024.
- Web site: Grass Script by Robert Gray. National Library of Australia. 19 April 2024.
- Web site: Greenhouse by Dorothy Hewett. National Library of Australia. 19 April 2024.
- Web site: The Border Loss by Jennifer Maiden. National Library of Australia. 19 April 2024.
- Web site: Dazed in the Ladies Lounge by John Tranter. National Library of Australia. 19 April 2024.
- Preminger, Alex and T.V.F. Brogan, et al., editors, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, 1993, Princeton University Press and MJF Books, "Australian Poetry" article, Anthologies section, p 108
- Web site: The Emotions Are Not Skilled Workers by Chris Wallace-Crabbe. National Library of Australia. 19 April 2024.
- Web site: Toil and Spin: Two Directions in Modern Poetry by Chris Wallace-Crabbe. National Library of Australia. 19 April 2024.
- Web site: "The Golden Age (STC) – theatre review" . The Blurb. 19 April 2024.
- Web site: Austlit — Vision by Louis Nowra . Austlit. 19 April 2024.
- Web site: The Hon Dr John Jefferson Bray. honours.pmc.gov.au. 2019-04-21.
- Web site: Nancy Florence Keesing (Mrs A.M. Hertzberg). honours.pmc.gov.au. 2019-04-21.
- Web site: Douglas Alexander Stewart, OBE. honours.pmc.gov.au. 2019-04-21.
- Web site: Judah Leon Waten. honours.pmc.gov.au. 2019-04-21.
- Web site: Austlit — FAW Christopher Brennan Award 1978-79. Austlit. 13 September 2023.
- Web site: Library Guides: Australian Literary Awards: Patrick White. Christenberry. Faye. guides.lib.uw.edu. en. 2019-04-21.
- Web site: "Rewards of many kinds for our gifted writers" . The Age, 8 December 1979, p23. 20 May 2024. .
- Web site: ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners . Association for the Study of Australian Literature. 22 August 2023.
- Web site: Other Winners. 2017-11-15. www.jcu.edu.au. en-AU. 2019-04-21. 20 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190420205921/https://www.jcu.edu.au/foundation-for-australian-literary-studies/colin-roderick-award/2017-winner-and-shortlist/previous-winners2. dead.
- Web site: Miles Franklin Literary Award – Every Winner Since 1957. Better Reading. en. 2019-04-21.
- Web site: NSW Premier's Literary Awards . The Canberra Times, 4 September 1979, p6. 28 December 2023.
- Web site: Previous Winners - CBCA. https://web.archive.org/web/20100106162923/http://cbca.org.au/awardshistory.htm. dead. 2010-01-06. 2010-01-06. 2019-04-21.
- Web site: Austlit — Anne Elder Award 1979-81 . Austlit. 8 February 2024.
- Web site: Austlit — The Man in the Honeysuckle by David Campbell . Austlit. 3 September 2023.
- Web site: Austlit — James Clancy Phelan . Austlit. 11 October 2023.
- Web site: Austlit — Randa Abdel-Fattah . Austlit. 11 October 2023.
- Web site: Austlit — Maxine Beneba Clarke . Austlit. 11 October 2023.
- Web site: Austlit — Andrew Hutchinson . Austlit. 11 October 2023.
- Web site: Helen Gwynneth Palmer (1917–1979) by Robin Gollan . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 11 October 2023.
- Web site: Idriess, Ion Llewellyn (1889–1979) by Julian Croft . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 12 August 2023.
- Web site: David Campbell (1915-1979). 2023-09-14 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
- Web site: Frederick Joseph Thwaites (1908–1979) by Ron Blaber . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 11 October 2023.
- Web site: Marie Beuzeville Byles (1900–1979) by Heather Radi . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 11 October 2023.
- Web site: Quilty, Thomas John (1887–1979) by Cathie Clement . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 21 August 2023.
- Web site: Jennifer Rankin (1941-1979). 2023-08-27 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.