1938 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1938.
Books[edit]
- Martin Boyd – Night of the Party
- Eleanor Dark – Waterway[1]
- Arthur Gask – The Fall of a Dictator[2]
- Xavier Herbert – Capricornia
- Michael Innes – Lament for a Maker
- Norman Lindsay – Age of Consent
- Alice Grant Rosman – Unfamiliar Faces[3]
- Nevil Shute – Ruined City
- Christina Stead – House of All Nations
- E. V. Timms – Maelstrom
- Arthur Upfield – The Bone is Pointed
Short stories[edit]
- Alan Marshall – "Clarkey's Dead"[4]
- Katharine Susannah Prichard – "Marlene"[5]
Poetry[edit]
- R. D. FitzGerald – Moonlight Acre
- A. D. Hope – "Standardisation"[6]
- Jack Lindsay – "On Guard for Spain"[7]
- Jack Moses – Nine Miles from Gundagai[8]
- John Shaw Neilson
- Beauty Imposes : Some Recent Verse[9]
- "The Crane is My Neighbour"
Drama[edit]
Radio[edit]
- Max Afford – The Fantastic Case of The Four Specialists
- Edmund Barclay – Canberra the Great
- Fitzmaurice Hill – All Is Made Manifest
- Catherine Shepherd
- Alexander Turner – Conglomerate
Awards and honours[edit]
Literary[edit]
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALS Gold Medal[10] | R. D. FitzGerald | Moonlight Acre | Melbourne University Press |
Births[edit]
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1938 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 10 March – Tony Morphett, scriptwriter (died 2018)[11]
- 28 July – Robert Hughes, critic (died 2012)[12]
- 21 August – Mudrooroo, novelist, poet and playwright (died 2019)[13]
- 17 October – Les Murray, poet (died 2019)[14]
- 30 October – Morris Lurie, novelist (died 2014)[15]
- 21 December – Frank Moorhouse, novelist (died 2022)[16]
Deaths[edit]
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1938 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 21 January – Will Dyson, poet and artist (born 1880)[17]
- 7 February – Constance Le Plastrier, writer, schoolteacher and botanist (born 1864)[18]
- 22 June – C. J. Dennis, poet (born 1876)[19]
- 29 November — John Sandes, poet, journalist and author (born 1863)[20]
See also[edit]
- 1938 in Australia
- 1938 in literature
- 1938 in poetry
- List of years in Australian literature
- List of years in literature
References[edit]
- ^ "Waterway by Eleanor Dark". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "The Fall of a Dictator by Arthur Gask". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Unfamiliar Faces by Alice Grant Rosman". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — "Clarkey's Dead" by Alan Marshall". Austlit. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — "Marlene" by Katharine Susannah Prichard". Austlit. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — "Standardisation" by A. D. Hope". Austlit. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — "On Guard for Spain" by Jack Lindsay". Austlit. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Nine Miles from Gundagai by Jack Moses". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Beauty Imposes : Some Recent Verse by John Shaw Neilson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Tony Morphett". Austlit. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Robert Studley Hughes (1938–2012) by Don Woolford". Obituaries Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Mudrooroo". Austlit. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Les Murray". Austlit. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Morris Lurie". Austlit. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Frank Moorhouse". Austlit. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "William Henry (Will) Dyson (1880–1938) by Vane Lindesay". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Constance Le Plastrier". Austlit. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Dennis, Clarence Michael James (1876–1938) by Ian F. McLaren". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Sandes, John (1863–1938) by Ken Stewart". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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