2023 in Australian literature explained
This is a list of historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2023.
Events
- July: Publisher Hachette Australia withdraws from publication the book titled Special Operations Group by Christophe Glasl after Victoria Police expressed concerns about the accuracy of the book[1]
- December: Yumna Kassab is announced as inaugural Parramatta Laureate of Literature for 2024[2]
Major publications
Literary fiction
Children's and Young Adult fiction
Short story collections
Crime and mystery
Science fiction and fantasy
Poetry
Non-Fiction
Drama
Awards and honours
Note: these awards were presented in the year in question.
Literary
Fiction
Children and Young Adult
Crime and Mystery
National
Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
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Davitt Award[74] | Novel | Tracey Lien | All That’s Left Unsaid | HQ Fiction |
Young adult novel | Fleur Ferris | Seven Days | Puffin |
Children's novel | Charlie Archbold | The Sugarcane Kids and the Red-Bottomed Boat | Text Publishing |
Non-fiction | Megan Norris | Out of the Ashes | Simon and Schuster Australia |
Debut | Hayley Scrivenor | Dirt Town | Pan Macmillan |
Readers' choice | Vikki Petraitis | The Unbelieved | Allen & Unwin |
Ned Kelly Award[75] | Novel | Jane Harper | Exiles | Pan Macmillan |
First novel | Shelley Burr | Wake | Hachette Australia |
True crime | Sandi Logan | Betrayed | Hachette Australia |
|
Poetry
Drama
Non-Fiction
Deaths
- 21 January – Gabrielle Williams, author of young adult fiction (born 1963)[80]
- 3 February – Portia Robinson, historian (born 1926)[81]
- 19 April – Lee Harding, novelist (born 1937)[82]
- 21 April – John Tranter, poet, publisher and editor (born 1943)[83]
- 22 April – Barry Humphries, comedian, author, actor and satirist (born 1934)[84]
- 2 May – Gabrielle Carey, novelist (born 1959)[85]
- 22 May – Andrew Burke, poet (born 1944)[86]
- 30 June – Ron Pretty, poet (born 1940)[87]
- 6 August – Elizabeth Webby, scholar of Australian literature (born 1942)[88]
- 18 November – Nan Witcomb, poet and radio. broadcaster (born 1927/1928)[89]
- 21 November – Dale Spender, feminist writer (born 1943)[90]
- 10 December – Michael Blakemore, actor, writer and theatre director (born 1928)[91]
- 12 December – Shirley Barber, children’s author and illustrator (born 1935 in the Channel Islands)[92]
- 30 December – John Pilger, journalist and filmmaker (born 1939) (died in the United Kingdom)[93]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Steger . Jason . 2023-07-10 . Publisher pulls former cop's memoir after police raise doubts over accuracy . 2023-07-10 . The Age . en.
- News: Badger . Rosemary . 2023-12-09 . Football, ice-cream and the best cafes for writing in to feature in author Yumna Kassab's 'dictionary of Parramatta' . 2024-04-16 . ABC News . en-AU.
- Web site: Only Sound Remains by Hossein Asgari. National Library of Australia. 5 July 2024.
- Web site: Women & Children by Tony Birch. National Library of Australia. 14 March 2024.
- Web site: Wall by Jen Craig. National Library of Australia. 5 July 2024.
- Web site: Austlit — Lola in the Mirror by Trent Dalton. Austlit. 14 March 2024.
- Web site: Anam by André Dao. National Library of Australia. 5 July 2024.
- Web site: The Bell of the World by Gregory Day. National Library of Australia. 14 March 2024.
- Web site: Eckermann . Ali Cobby . She is the earth : a verse novel . 2024-05-20 . National Library of Australia . en.
- Web site: Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville. National Library of Australia. 14 March 2024.
- Web site: Austlit — Cellnight by John Kinsella . Austlit. 14 March 2024.
- Web site: Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko. National Library of Australia. 14 March 2024.
- Web site: Homecoming by Kate Morton. National Library of Australia. 14 March 2024.
- Web site: The Sitter by Angela O'Keeffe. National Library of Australia. 21 March 2024.
- Web site: Sunbirds by Mirandi Riwoe. National Library of Australia. 14 March 2024.
- Web site: Hospital by Sanya Rushdi. National Library of Australia. 5 July 2024.
- Web site: The Vitals by Tracy Sorensen. National Library of Australia. 14 March 2024.
- Web site: The In-Between by Christos Tsiolkas. National Library of Australia. 14 March 2024.
- Web site: Austlit — Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood . Austlit. 14 March 2024.
- Web site: 2024-08-15 . Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2024 shortlists announced . 2024-08-15 . Books+Publishing.
- Web site: 2024-08-15 . Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2024 shortlists announced . 2024-08-15 . Books+Publishing.
- Web site: 2024-08-15 . Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2024 shortlists announced . 2024-08-15 . Books+Publishing.
- Web site: 2024-08-15 . Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2024 shortlists announced . 2024-08-15 . Books+Publishing.
- Web site: Wolfer . Dianne . Scout and the rescue dogs . 2024-06-24 . National Library of Australia . en.
- Web site: Creative Differences: And Other Stories by Graeme Simsion. National Library of Australia. 2 April 2024.
- Web site: Gunflower by Laura Jean McKay. National Library of Australia. 2 April 2024.
- Web site: Fire With Fire by Candice Fox. National Library of Australia. 22 March 2024.
- Web site: Austlit — The Seven by Chris Hammer . Austlit. 22 March 2024.
- Web site: Dead Tide by Fiona McIntosh. National Library of Australia. 14 March 2024.
- Web site: Ordinary Gods and Monsters by Chris Womersley . National Library of Australia. 22 March 2024.
- Web site: Scale by Greg Egan . ISFDB. 22 March 2024.
- Web site: He Who Drowned the World by Skelley Parker-Chan . ISFDB. 22 March 2024.
- Web site: Like to the Lark by Stuart Barnes . National Library of Australia. 22 March 2024.
- Web site: Secret Third Thing by Dan Hogan. National Library of Australia. 18 July 2024.
- Web site: Harsh Hakea by John Kinsella. National Library of Australia. 22 March 2024.
- Web site: The Book of Falling by David McCooey. National Library of Australia. 22 March 2024.
- Web site: 2024-08-15 . Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2024 shortlists announced . 2024-08-15 . Books+Publishing.
- Web site: The Tour by Pi O. National Library of Australia. 22 March 2024.
- Web site: Riverbed Sky Songs by Tais Rose Wae. National Library of Australia. 18 July 2024.
- Web site: Chinese Fish by Grace Yee. National Library of Australia. 22 March 2024.
- Web site: Consent Laid Bare by Chanel Contos. National Library of Australia. 2 April 2024.
- Web site: Austlit — Unfinished Woman by Robyn Davidson . Austlit. 2 April 2024.
- Web site: Reckless by Marele Day. National Library of Australia. 2 April 2024.
- Web site: The Empty Honour Board by Martin Flanagan. National Library of Australia. 2 April 2024.
- Web site: I Don't by . National Library of Australia. 2 April 2024.
- Web site: Wifedom: Mrs Orwell's Invisible Life by Anna Funder. National Library of Australia. 2 April 2024.
- Web site: My Life as a Jew by Michael Gawenda. National Library of Australia. 2 April 2024.
- Web site: The Queen is Dead by Stan Grant. National Library of Australia. 2 April 2024.
- Web site: Aphrodite's Breath by Susan Johnson. National Library of Australia. 2 April 2024.
- Web site: Kenneally . Christine . Ghosts of the orphanage : a story of murder, a conspiracy of silence and a search for justice . 2024-05-20 . National Library of Australia . en.
- Web site: On Peter Carey by Sarah Krasnostein. National Library of Australia. 2 April 2024.
- Web site: Killing for Country by David Marr. National Library of Australia. 2 April 2024.
- Web site: Life So Full of Promise by Ross McMullin. National Library of Australia. 9 May 2024.
- Web site: Big Mouth by Matt Preston. National Library of Australia. 2 April 2024.
- Web site: Tanya Plibersek: On Her Own Terms by Margaret Simons. National Library of Australia. 2 April 2024.
- Web site: Political Lives by Christine Wallace. National Library of Australia. 2 April 2024.
- Web site: 2023-10-23 . Skovron wins 2023 Patrick White Award . 2023-10-26 . Books+Publishing.
- Web site: ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners . Association for the Study of Australian Literature. 12 January 2024.
- Web site: 2023-10-06 . Colin Roderick Award 2023 Long and Short Lists . 2024-01-13 . www.jcu.edu.au . en-AU.
- Web site: "Indie Book Awards - Winners 2023" . Australian Independent Booksellers. 11 March 2024.
- News: Dow . Steve . 2023-05-22 . 'Significantly shocking': debut author Debra Dank breaks records at NSW premier's literary awards . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-05-22 . 0261-3077.
- Web site: 2023-04-28 . Holland-Batt wins 2023 Stella Prize for 'The Jaguar' . 2023-04-27 . Books+Publishing.
- Web site: 2023-02-02 . Au wins 2023 Victorian Prize for Literature at VPLAs . 2023-02-06 . Books+Publishing . en-AU.
- Web site: State Library of South Australia. Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature – Past Literary Award Winners. 18 April 2024.
- Web site: "'He has produced a gem': An ode to humble Australians wins The Age Book of the Year" . 4 May 2023. The Age, 4 May 2023. 31 January 2024.
- Web site: 2023-06-16 . 'Immaculate' wins 2023 Vogel . 2024-01-11 . Books+Publishing.
- Web site: "Barbara Jefferis Award" . Australian Society of Authors. 20 January 2024.
- News: Burke . Kelly . 2023-07-25 . Shankari Chandran wins 2023 Miles Franklin award for Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-07-25 . 0261-3077.
- Web site: Howard . Alexander . 2023-11-16 . The revamped Prime Minister's Literary Awards reward 'fresh ways of seeing' in 2023 . 2023-11-16 . The Conversation . en-US.
- News: Jefferson . Dee . 2023-05-22 . One book just won a record four out of 14 prizes at $350,000 NSW literary awards . en-AU . ABC News . 2023-05-22.
- Web site: 2023-09-05 . Winners of the 2023 Queensland Literary Awards announced . 2023-09-06 . Media statements . Queensland Government.
- Web site: 2023-02-02 . Au wins 2023 Victorian Prize for Literature at VPLAs . 2023-02-06 . Books+Publishing . en-AU.
- Web site: 2023-08-18 . CBCA Book of the Year Awards 2023 winners announced . 2023-08-19 . Books+Publishing.
- Web site: 2023-09-04 . Davitt Awards 2023 winners announced . 2024-01-13 . Books+Publishing.
- Web site: 29 August 2022 . Ned Kelly Awards 2022 winners announced . 2023-01-08 . Books+Publishing . en-AU.
- Web site: 2023-05-11 . Reid, Ell win 2022 Anne Elder Award . 2023-05-11 . Books+Publishing.
- Web site: Mary Gilmore Award . . 5 February 2024.
- Web site: 2020-05-21 . National Biography Award . 2023-08-09 . State Library of NSW.
- Web site: 2023-09-08 . NSW Premier's History Awards 2023 winners announced . 2023-10-03 . Books+Publishing.
- Web site: 2023-01-25 . Vale Gabrielle Williams . 2023-03-03 . Books+Publishing . en-AU.
- Web site: Portia ROBINSON AM PhD Death Notice - Sydney, New South Wales | Sydney Morning Herald . tributes.smh.com.au.
- Web site: Lee Harding . 19 June 2023 . Austlit.
- Web site: John Tranter Death Notice - Sydney, New South Wales . 25 April 2023 . tributes.smh.com.au . Sydney Morning Herald.
- Web site: Runciman . Caleb . 22 April 2023 . Barry Humphries: Australian comedic legend dies aged 89 . 22 April 2023 . The West Australian.
- News: 2023-05-04 . Probate Notice: Gabrielle Carey . NSW Probate Index . Ryerson Index.
- Web site: Andrew Burke . 2024-02-19 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
- Web site: Roberts . Mark . 2023-07-04 . Vale Ron Pretty . 2023-07-06 . Rochford Street Review . en.
- Web site: Elizabeth Webby . 2023-08-08 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
- https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/lifestyle/adelaide-former-talkback-host-and-poet-nan-witcomb-dies-aged-95/news-story/eeeb2725483bdfae57110411a49db1d0 Adelaide former talkback host and poet Nan Witcomb dies aged 95
- Web site: 2023-11-25 . SPENDER, Dale – Death Notices . 2023-11-26 . My Tributes – The Courier-Mail . en.
- Web site: 2023-12-13 . Director Michael Blakemore Dies at 95 . Playbill.
- Web site: 2023-12-13 . Vale Shirley Barber . 2023-12-13 . Books+Publishing.
- Web site: 2023-12-31 . Australian journalist and documentary filmmaker John Pilger dies aged 84 . 2023-12-31 . ITVX.