1943 in Australian literature

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1943.

Books

Max Harris – The Vegetative Eye
Michael Innes – The Weight of the Evidence
G. B. Lancaster – Grand Parade
Philip Lindsay – The Devil and King John
Kylie Tennant
- Ride on Stranger
- Time Enough Later

Children's

May Gibbs – Mr. & Mrs. Bear and Friends
P. L. Travers – Mary Poppins Opens the Door

Short stories

Marjorie Barnard – The Persimmon Tree and Other Stories
James Hackston – "Father Clears Out"
Myra Morris – "Going Home"
Dal Stivens – "The Perch"

Poetry

David Campbell
- "Men in Green"
- "Soldier's Song"
- "The Stockman"
Rosemary Dobson – "Child with a Cockatoo"
A. D. Hope – "Observation Car"
Rex Ingamells – New Song in an Old Land (edited)
Will Lawson – Bush Verses
Kenneth Slessor – "A Bushranger"
Douglas Stewart – "The Dosser in Springtime"
Judith Wright
- "Legend"
- "South of My Days"
- "The Trains"

Awards and honours

Literary

Award	Author	Title	Publisher
ALS Gold Medal	Not awarded

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1943 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

9 January – Robert Drewe, novelist
29 April – John Tranter, poet
30 April – Paul Jennings, writer for children
7 May – Peter Carey, novelist
17 May – Robert Adamson, poet
19 June – Barry Hill, poet and journalist
16 August – Dennis Altman, author and academic
24 August – Judith Clarke, writer for children and young adults (died 2020)
22 September – Dale Spender, author

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1943 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

3 October – Ida Lee, historian and poet (born 1865)
27 November – Louis Esson, poet and playwright (born 1878)

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