1987 in Australian literature explained

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1987.

Events

Major publications

Novels

Short stories

Children's and young adult fiction

Science fiction and fantasy

Crime and mystery

Poetry

Drama

Non-fiction

Awards and honours

Lifetime achievement

AwardAuthor
Christopher Brennan Award[18] Not awarded
Patrick White Award[19] William Hart-Smith

Literary

AwardAuthorTitlePublisher
The Age Book of the Year Award[20] Jessica AndersonStories from the Warm ZonePenguin
ALS Gold Medal[21] Alan WearneThe NightmarketsPenguin
Colin Roderick Award[22] Nancy PhelanHome is the Sailor and the Best of IntentionsHyland House

Fiction

National

AwardAuthorTitlePublisher
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature[24] Not awarded
The Age Book of the Year AwardJessica AndersonStories from the Warm ZonePenguin
The Australian/Vogel Literary Award[25] Jim SakkasIliasAllen and Unwin
Miles Franklin Award[26] Glenda AdamsDancing on CoralViking Press
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[27] Glenda AdamsDancing on CoralViking Press
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[28] Janine BurkeSecond SightGreenhouse Publications

Poetry

AwardAuthorTitlePublisher
Adelaide Festival Awards for LiteratureNot awarded
Anne Elder Award[29] Sarah DayA Hunger to be Less SeriousAngus & Robertson
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[30] Occasions of Birds and Other PoemsBrindabella Press
Mary Gilmore Award[31] Jan OwenBoy with TelescopeAngus & Robertson
New South Wales Premier's Literary AwardsPhilip HodginsBlood and BoneAngus & Robertson
Victorian Premier's Literary AwardsLily BrettThe Auschwitz PoemsScribe

Children and Young Adult

AwardCategoryAuthorTitlePublisher
Children's Book of the Year AwardOlder Readers[32] Simon FrenchAll We KnowAngus and Robertson
Picture Book[33] Junko Morimoto, translated by Isao MorimotoKojuro and the Bears
New South Wales Premier's Literary AwardsYoung People's LiteratureNan Hunt and Betina OgdenA Rabbit Named HarrisWilliam Collins

Non-fiction

AwardAuthorTitlePublisher
Adelaide Festival Awards for LiteratureNot awarded
The Age Book of the Year AwardRobert HughesThe Fatal ShoreKnopf
New South Wales Premier's Literary AwardsPatrick O'FarrellThe Irish In AustraliaUniversity of New South Wales Press
Victorian Premier's Literary AwardsHugh StrettonPolitical Essays

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1987 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Austlit — Waiting for Childhood by Sumner Locke Elliott . Austlit. 22 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Austlit — Kewpie Doll by Barbara Hanrahan . Austlit. 22 November 2023.
  3. Web site: Austlit — Paper Nautilus by Nicholas Jose . Austlit. 22 November 2023.
  4. Web site: Austlit — Amy's Children by Olga Masters . Austlit. 22 November 2023.
  5. Web site: Austlit — Pemulwuy, the Rainbow Warrior by Eric Wilmot . Austlit. 22 November 2023.
  6. Web site: Austlit — It's Raining in Mango by Thea Astley . Austlit. 9 December 2023.
  7. Book: Lewis, Julie. The Walls of Jericho. 1987. Fremantle, W.A : Fremantle Arts Centre Press. 978-0-949206-16-9. en.
  8. Web site: Austlit — The January Zone by Peter Corris . Austlit. 9 December 2023.
  9. Web site: Austlit — Grim Pickings by Jennifer Rowe . Austlit. 9 December 2023.
  10. Web site: Austlit — Alice in Wormland by Dorothy hewett . Austlit. 9 December 2023.
  11. Web site: Austlit — Me and the Man in the Moon by Dorothy Hewtt. Austlit. 9 December 2023.
  12. Web site: Austlit — Windy Gully by Wendy Richardson. Austlit. 9 December 2023.
  13. Web site: Rosemary de Brissac Dobson. honours.pmc.gov.au. 2019-12-20.
  14. Web site: David George Joseph Malouf. honours.pmc.gov.au. 2019-12-20.
  15. Web site: Peter Walkinshaw Cowan. honours.pmc.gov.au. 2019-12-20.
  16. Web site: Ruth Park (Mrs Niland). honours.pmc.gov.au. 2019-12-20.
  17. Web site: Dr Frederica Lucy Erickson. honours.pmc.gov.au. 2019-12-20.
  18. Web site: Austlit — FAW Christopher Brennan Award 1980-87. Austlit. 13 September 2023.
  19. Web site: Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners . Austlit. 22 August 2023.
  20. Web site: "Book judges find winners in warm zones and on fatal shores" . The Age, 5 December 1987, p5. 28 May 2024. .
  21. Web site: ALS Gold Medal - Previous Winners . Association for the Study of Australian Literature. 10 November 2023.
  22. Web site: Colin Roderick Award - Other Winners . James Cook University. 10 November 2023.
  23. Web site: Commonwealth Writers' Prize Regional Winners 1987-2007 . Commonwealth Foundation. 17 January 2024.
  24. Web site: State Library of South Australia. Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature – Past Literary Award Winners. 18 April 2024.
  25. Web site: Austlit — The Australian/Vogel National Literary Award 1987. Austlit. 9 December 2023.
  26. Web site: Austlit — Dancing on Coral - Awards . Austlit. 14 September 2023.
  27. Web site: No prize for coming first, say literary judges. Sydney Morning Herald, 3 September 1987, p4. 3 May 2024. .
  28. Web site: The Premier's Literary Awards Winners . The Age, 19 September 1987, p13. 26 April 2024. .
  29. Web site: Austlit — Anne Elder Award 1985-88 . Austlit. 9 February 2024.
  30. Web site: Austlit — Grace Leven Prize for Poetry 1987 . Austlit. 9 December 2023.
  31. Web site: Mary Gilmore Award . . 8 February 2024.
  32. Web site: Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers 1987 . Austlit. 9 December 2023.
  33. Web site: Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book 1987 . Austlit. 9 December 2023.
  34. Web site: Cyril Altson Pearl (1904–1987) by Patrick Buckridge . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 9 November 2023.
  35. Web site: Barnard, Marjorie Faith (Marjory) (1897–1987) by Jill Roe . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 7 July 2023.
  36. Web site: FitzGerald, Robert David (Bob) (1902–1987) by Stuart Lee . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 29 June 2023.
  37. Web site: Perry, Grace Amelia (1927-1987) . 2023-10-01 . The Australian Women's Register . en-gb.
  38. Web site: Dorothy Lucy Sanders (1907–1987) by Lisa MacKinney and Jenny Gregory . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 9 November 2023.