1990 in Australian literature explained

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1990.

Events

Major publications

Novels

Crime and mystery

Science fiction and fantasy

Children's and young adult fiction

Poetry

Drama

Non-fiction

Awards and honours

Lifetime achievement

AwardAuthor
Christopher Brennan Award[28] Not awarded
Patrick White Award[29] Robert Gray

Literary

AwardAuthorTitlePublisher
The Age Book of the Year Award[30] Gwen HarwoodBlessed CityAngus and Robertson
ALS Gold Medal[31] Peter PorterPossible WorldsOxford University Press
Colin Roderick Award[32] Roland Griffiths-MarshThe Sixpenny SoldierAngus and Robertson

Fiction

National

AwardAuthorTitlePublisher
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature[34] Oscar and LucindaUniversity of Queensland Press
The Age Book of the Year AwardGlenda AdamsLonglegAngus & Robertson
The Australian/Vogel Literary Award[35] Gillian MearsThe Mint LawAllen and Unwin
Michael StephensSibling MischiefAllen and Unwin
Miles Franklin Award[36] Tom FloodOceana FineAllen & Unwin
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[37] Thea AstleyReaching Tin RiverWilliam Heinemann Australia
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[38] Tom FloodOceana FineAllen & Unwin

Poetry

AwardAuthorTitlePublisher
Adelaide Festival Awards for LiteratureGwen HarwoodBone ScanAngus & Robertson
Anne Elder Award[39] Jean KentVernadahsHale & Iremonger
Barry HillRaft: Poems 1983-1990Penguin
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[40] Not awarded
Mary Gilmore Award[41] Kristopher RassemussenIn the Name of the FatherFalse Frontiers

Non-fiction

AwardAuthorTitlePublisher
Adelaide Festival Awards for LiteratureJohn BraySaturaWakefield Press
The Age Book of the Year AwardGwen HarwoodBlessed CityAngus and Robertson

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1990 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 1990 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: Fairyland by Sumner Locke Elliott. National Library of Australia. 26 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Flying Lessons by Susan Johnson . National Library of Australia. 26 April 2024.
  3. Web site: JF Was Here by Nigel Krauth. National Library of Australia. 27 April 2024.
  4. Web site: Mood Indigo by Mandy Sayer. National Library of Australia. 26 April 2024.
  5. Web site: The Kadaitcha Sung by Sam Watson. National Library of Australia. 27 April 2024.
  6. Web site: Flying Too High by Kerry Greenwood. National Library of Australia. 27 April 2024.
  7. Web site: A Very Proper Death by Alex Juniper . National Library of Australia. 27 April 2024.
  8. Web site: Still Murder by Finola Moorhead. National Library of Australia. 27 April 2024.
  9. Web site: The Case of the Vanishing Corpse by Kel Richards . National Library of Australia. 27 April 2024.
  10. Web site: From Sea to Shining Star by A. Bertram Chandler. ISFDB. 24 December 2023.
  11. Web site: "Red Ochre" by Lucy Sussex . ISFDB. 24 December 2023.
  12. Web site: A Pursuit of Miracles by George Turner. ISFDB. 24 December 2023.
  13. Web site: Austlit — Women Who Live on the Ground: Poems, 1978-1988 by Lee Cataldi . Austlit. 31 December 2023.
  14. Web site: Austlit — Verandahs by Jean Kent . Austlit. 31 December 2023.
  15. Web site: Austlit — The Winter Baby by Jennifer Maiden . Austlit. 31 December 2023.
  16. Web site: Austlit — Dog Fox Field by Les Murray . Austlit. 31 December 2023.
  17. Web site: Austlit — Fingerprints on Light by Jan Owen . Austlit. 31 December 2023.
  18. Web site: Austlit — Hotel Sorrento by Hannie Rayson . Austlit. 31 December 2023.
  19. Web site: Austlit — Siren by David Williamson . Austlit. 31 December 2023.
  20. Web site: Austlit — A Body of Water by Beverley Farmer . Austlit. 31 December 2023.
  21. Web site: Austlit — Blessed City: The Letters of Gwen Harwood to Thomas Riddell, January to September 1943 by Gwen Harwood . Austlit. 31 December 2023.
  22. Web site: Austlit — Wild Card by Dorothy Hewett . Austlit. 31 December 2023.
  23. Web site: Associate Professor Yasmine Gooneratne. honours.pmc.gov.au. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107014740/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/870275 . 7 November 2017 . 2019-12-24.
  24. Web site: Professor Harry Payne Heseltine. honours.pmc.gov.au. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191224183251/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/881456 . 24 December 2019 . 2019-12-24.
  25. Web site: Rodney Hall. honours.pmc.gov.au. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191211205732/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/870358 . 11 December 2019 . 2019-12-24.
  26. Web site: Andrew McDonald Taylor. honours.pmc.gov.au. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191211205727/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/869712 . 11 December 2019 . 2019-12-24.
  27. Web site: Sibyl Elyne Keith Mitchell. honours.pmc.gov.au. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191224183245/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/870431 . 24 December 2019 . 2019-12-24.
  28. Web site: Austlit — FAW Christopher Brennan Award. Austlit. 13 September 2023.
  29. Web site: Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners . Austlit. 8 September 2023.
  30. Web site: "A poet's collection of letters wins 'Age' Book of the Year prize" . The Age, 1 December 1990, p12. 28 May 2024. .
  31. Web site: ALS Gold Medal - Previous Winners . Association for the Study of Australian Literature. 31 December 2023.
  32. Web site: Colin Roderick Award - Other Winners . James Cook University. 31 December 2023.
  33. Web site: Commonwealth Writers' Prize Regional Winners 1987-2007 . Commonwealth Foundation. 17 January 2024.
  34. Web site: State Library of South Australia. Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature – Past Literary Award Winners. 18 April 2024.
  35. Web site: Austlit — The Australian/Vogel National Literary Award 1990. Austlit. 16 February 2023.
  36. Web site: "Second major prize for book". The Canberra Times, 22 June 1990, p16. 14 September 2023.
  37. Web site: Siobhan's Snowy stories are winners. Sydney Morning Herald, 7 September 1990, p3. 3 May 2024. .
  38. Web site: Another Premier's literary award goes to flood for 'Oceana Fine' . The Age, 13 September 1990, p14. 26 April 2024. .
  39. Web site: Austlit — Anne Elder Award 1989-91 . Austlit. 11 February 2024.
  40. Web site: Austlit — Grace Leven Poetry Prize 1991-93 . Austlit. 11 February 2024.
  41. Web site: Mary Gilmore Award . . 10 February 2024.
  42. Web site: Austlit — Ellen van Neerven . Austlit. 31 December 2023.
  43. Web site: John (Jack) Lindsay (1900–1990) by Paul Gillen . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 31 December 2023.
  44. Web site: William (Bill) Hart-Smith (1911–1990) by Brian Dibble . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 23 November 2023.
  45. Web site: Martin Johnston (1947-1990) . 2023-09-23 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
  46. Web site: Patrick Victor (Paddy) White (1912–1990) by Elizabeth Webby . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 25 November 2023.