This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1996.
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Events
- Christopher Koch won the Miles Franklin Award for Highways to a War
- David Malouf won the International Dublin Literary Award for Remembering Babylon
- The Ned Kelly Awards, honouring excellence in Australian crime writing, are presented for the first time
Major publications
Novels
- Thea Astley — The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow
- James Cowan — A Mapmaker's Dream
- Robert Dessaix — Night Letters: A Journey Through Switzerland and Italy Edited and Annotated by Igor Miazmov[1]
- Garry Disher — The Sunken Road[2]
- Robert Drewe — The Drowner
- David Foster — The Glade Within the Grove
- Clive James — The Silver Castle[3]
- David Malouf — The Conversations at Curlow Creek
- John A. Scott — Before I Wake
- Janette Turner Hospital — Oyster
- Morris West — Vanishing Point
- Sue Woolfe — Leaning Towards Infinity[4]
Short story anthologies
- Kerryn Goldsworthy — Australian Love Stories (edited)[5]
Children's and young adult fiction
- Margaret Clark — Fat Chance
- Sonya Hartnett — Black Foxes[6]
- Kerry Greenwood — The Broken Wheel
- John Marsden — Checkers
- James Moloney — A Bridge to Wiseman's Cove
Poetry
- Eric Beach — Weeping for Lost Babylon
- Lisa Bellear — Dreaming Ii Urban Areas
- Judith Beveridge — Accidental Grace
- Dorothy Hewett — Collected Poems 1940–1995
- John Kinsella — The Undertow: New and Selected Poems
- Anthony Lawrence — The Viewfinder
- Les Murray — Subhuman Redneck Poems
- Dorothy Porter — Crete
- Morgan Yasbincek — Night Reversing
Drama
- Hilary Bell — Wolf Lullaby
- Nick Enright — Blackrock
- Jenny Kemp — The Black Sequin Dress
- Debra Oswald — Gary's House
- David Williamson — Heretic
Science fiction
Fantasy
Crime
Non-fiction
- Bronwyn Donaghy — Anna's Story
- Doris Pilkington Garimara — Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence
- Helen Garner — True Stories: Selected Non-Fiction
Awards and honours
- Mavis Thorpe Clark AM "for service to the arts as the author of children's literature and as an active member of the writer's organisations in Australia"[7]
- Susanna de Vries AM "for service to art as an author and lecturer in Australian and European art history and history"[8]
- Christobel Mattingley AM "for service to literature, particularly children's literature, and for community service through her commitment to social and cultural issues"[9]
Lifetime achievement
Award | Author |
---|---|
Christopher Brennan Award[10] | Dorothy Hewett |
Patrick White Award[11] | Elizabeth Harrower |
Literary
Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
---|---|---|---|
The Age Book of the Year Award[12] | Thea Astley | The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow | Viking |
ALS Gold Medal[13] | Amanda Lohrey | Camille's Bread | Angus and Robertson |
Colin Roderick Award[14] | Tim Flannery, Roger Martin and Alexandra Szalay, Illustrator Peter Schouten |
Tree Kangaroos | Reed Publications |
Nita Kibble Literary Award[15] | Judy Cassab | Judy Cassab: Diaries | Random House |
Fiction
International
Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
---|---|---|---|---|
Commonwealth Writers' Prize[16] | Best Novel, SE Asia and South Pacific region | Gillian Mears | The Grass Sister | Random House |
National
Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
---|---|---|---|
The Age Book of the Year Award[17] | Thea Astley | The Multiple Effects of Rainshadow | Viking Press |
The Australian/Vogel Literary Award[18] | Bernard Cohen | The Blindman's Hat | Allen and Unwin |
Miles Franklin Award[19] | Christopher Koch | Highways to a War | Heinemann |
Crime and Mystery
National
Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ned Kelly Award[20] | Novel | Barry Maitland | The Malcontenta | Hamish Hamilton |
Paul Thomas | Inside Dope | Mandarin Publishing | ||
First novel | John Dale | Dark Angel | Serpent's Tail | |
Lifetime Achievement | Jon Cleary |
Poetry
Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
---|---|---|---|
Anne Elder Award[21] | Marcella Polain | Dumbstruck | Five Islands Press |
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[22] | John Kinsella | The Undertow : New and Selected Poems | Arc Publications |
Mary Gilmore Award[23] | Jordie Albiston | Nervous Arcs | Spinfex Press |
Non-fiction
Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
---|---|---|---|---|
National Biography Award[24] | Biography | Abraham Biderman | The World of My Past | AHB Publications |
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1996 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 12 February — Betty Roland, writer of plays, screenplays, novels, children's books and comics (born 1903)[25]
- 26 March —Godfrey Blunden, journalist and author (died in Paris)(born 1906)[26]
- 23 April — P. L. Travers, children's writer, best known for the Mary Poppins (book series) (born 1899)[27]
- 28 April —Mena Calthorpe, writer (born 1905)[28]
- 27 October — Charlotte Jay, mystery writer and novelist who also wrote under her married name, Geraldine Halls (born 1919)[29]
- 28 November — Hugh V. Clarke, soldier, public servant and author, specialising in military history (born 1919)[30]
- 31 December — John Rowland, public servant, diplomat and poet (born 1925)[31]
See also
- 1996 in Australia
- 1996 in literature
- 1996 in poetry
- List of years in literature
- List of years in Australian literature
References
- ^ "Austlit — Night Letters by Robert Dessaix". Austlit. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — The Sunken Road by Garry Disher". Austlit. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — The Silver Castle by Clive James". Austlit. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — Leaning Towards Infinity by Sue Woolfe". Austlit. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — Australian Love Stories edited by Kerryn Goldsworthy". Austlit. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — Black Foxes by Sonya Hartnett". Austlit. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Mavis Thorpe Clark". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Susanna Mary de Vries-Evans". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Christobel Rosemary Mattingley". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Austlit — FAW Christopher Brennan Award". Austlit. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners". Austlit. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — The Age Book of the Year Award — 1996-1998". Austlit. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Colin Roderick Award - Other Winners". James Cook University. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Kibble Literary Award". Australian National University. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Commonwealth Writers' Prize Regional Winners 1987-2007" (PDF). Commonwealth Foundation. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — Age Book of the Year — Imaginative Writing Prize 1995-97". Austlit. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — The Australian/Vogel National Literary Award 1996". Austlit. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — Highways to a War - Awards". Austlit. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ "1996 Ned Kelly Award Winners". Australian Crime Writers. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — Anne Elder Award 1995-97". Austlit. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — Grace Leven Poetry Prize 1994-2001". Austlit. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Mary Gilmore Award". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ ""National Biography Award – Past Winners"". State Library of NSW. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "Roland, Betty (1903–1996) by Jayne Regan". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ Anderson, Fay, "Godfrey Verge (Geof) Blunden (1906–1996)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 13 February 2024
- ^ "P. L. Travers". Austlit. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Mena Calthorpe". Local History - Sutherland Shire Libraries. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Geraldine Halls". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Obituary - Hugh Vincent Clarke - Obituaries Australia". oa.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "J. R. Rowland". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 26 September 2023.