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Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1985
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1985 .
Major publications [ edit ] Short story collections [ edit ] Crime and mystery [ edit ] Science fiction and fantasy [ edit ] Children's and young adult fiction [ edit ] Non-fiction [ edit ] Awards and honours [ edit ] Lifetime achievement [ edit ] Literary awards [ edit ] Fiction awards [ edit ] Children and Young Adult [ edit ] Non-fiction [ edit ] A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1985 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
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A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname ) of deaths in 1985 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
26 January — Anne Spencer Parry , pioneer fantasy writer (born 1931 )[33]
14 February — Douglas Stewart , poet, short story writer, essayist and literary editor (born 1913 )[34]
19 April — John Manifold , poet and critic (born 1915 )[35]
5 May — Carter Brown , writer of detective fiction (born in England, 1923 )[36]
18 July — F. B. Vickers , novelist (born 1903 )[37]
29 July — Judah Waten , novelist (born 1911 )[38]
11 September — Eleanor Dark , novelist (born 1901 )[39]
4 November — A. A. Phillips , writer, critic and teacher, best known for coining the term "Cultural Cringe" (born 1900 )[40] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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