This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1989.
Events
- Peter Carey won the Miles Franklin Award for Oscar and Lucinda
Major publications
Novels
- Jessica Anderson — Taking Shelter[1]
- Mena Calthorpe — The Plain of Ala[2]
- Bryce Courtenay — The Power of One
- Tom Flood — Oceana Fine
- Peter Goldsworthy — Maestro
- Elizabeth Jolley — My Father's Moon
- Tom Keneally — Towards Asmara[3]
- Amy Witting — I for Isobel[4]
Short story anthologies
- Liam Davison — The Shipwreck Party
- Brian Matthews — Quickening and Other Stories
Children's and young adult fiction
- Graeme Base — The Eleventh Hour
- Anna Fienberg — The Nine Lives of Balthazar
- Morris Gleitzman — Two Weeks with the Queen
Poetry
- Robert Adamson — The Clean Dark
- Dorothy Porter — Driving Too Fast
- Peter Skrzynecki — Night Swim
Poetry anthologies
- Dorothy Hewett — A Tremendous World in her Head: Selected Poems
Crime fiction
- Kerry Greenwood — Cocaine Blues, the first in the Phryne Fisher series.
- Jennifer Rowe — Murder by the Book
Drama
- Nick Enright — Daylight Saving
- Jenny Kemp — Call of the Wild
- Peta Murray
- Spitting Chips
- Wallflowering
- David Williamson — Top Silk
Non-fiction
- Jill Ker Conway — The Road from Coorain
- Adam Shoemaker — Black Words, White Page: Australian Literature: Aboriginal Literature 1929-1988
- Elisabeth Wynhausen — Manly Girls
Awards and honours
- Mary Durack AC, for "service to the community and literature"[5]
- Les Murray (poet) AO, for "service to Australian literature"[6]
- Thomas Shapcott AO, for "service to Australian literature and to arts administration"[7]
- Gwen Harwood AO, for "service to literature, particularly as a poet and librettist"[8]
- Max Harris (poet) AO, for "service to literature"[9]
- Clement Semmler AM, for "service to Australian literature"[10]
- John Morrison (writer) AM, for "service to literature"[11]
Lifetime achievement
| Award | Author |
|---|---|
| Christopher Brennan Award[12] | Chris Wallace-Crabbe |
| Patrick White Award[13] | Thea Astley |
Literary
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALS Gold Medal[14] | Frank Moorhouse | Forty-seventeen | Viking Books |
| Colin Roderick Award[15] | Chris Symons | John Bishop : A Life for Music | |
Fiction awards
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Franklin Award[16] | Peter Carey | Oscar and Lucinda | University of Queensland Press |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[17] | Helen Hodgman | Broken Words | Penguin Books Australia |
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1989 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 2 June — Will Kostakis, author and journalist
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1989 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 3 June – Connie Christie, children's writer/illustrator, photographer and commercial artist (born 1908 in England)[18]
- 16 August – Donald Friend, artist and diarist (born 1914)[19]
See also
References
- ↑ "Austlit — Taking Shelter by Jessica Anderson". Austlit. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — The Plain of Ala by Mena Calthorpe". Austlit. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Towards Asmara by Tom Keneally". Austlit. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — I for Isobel by Amy Witting". Austlit. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ↑ "Dame Mary Durack, DBE". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ↑ "Leslie Allan Murray". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ↑ "Thomas William Shapcott". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ↑ "Gwendoline Nessie Harwood". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ↑ "Maxwell Henley Harris". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ↑ "Dr Clement William Semmler, OBE". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ↑ "John Gordon Morrison". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ↑ ""Chris Wallace-Crabbe"". The Poetry Society. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners". Austlit. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ↑ "ALS Gold Medal - Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ↑ "Colin Roderick Award - Other Winners". James Cook University. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Oscar and Lucinda - Awards". Austlit. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Christina Stead Prize 1989". Austlit. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ↑ "Connie Christie". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ↑ "Donald Friend". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
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