1986 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1986.
Events
- Elizabeth Jolley won the 1986 Miles Franklin Award for The Well
Major publications
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Novels
- Elizabeth Jolley — The Well
- Rod Jones — Julia Paradise
- John Macgregor — Propinquity
- Morris West — Cassidy
- Tim Winton — That Eye, the Sky
Children's and young adult fiction
- Graeme Base — Animalia
- Hesba Fay Brinsmead — Someplace Beautiful
- Victor Kelleher — Taronga
- Doug MacLeod — Sister Madge's Book of Nuns
- Emily Rodda — Pigs Might Fly
Poetry
- Lily Brett — The Auschwitz Poems
- Robert Harris — A Cloud Passes Over
- Philip Hodgins — Blood and Bone
- Rhyll McMaster — Washing the Money: Poems with photographs
- Jan Owen — Boy with Telescope
- John A. Scott — St. Clair: Three Narratives
Drama
Non-fiction
- Gillian Bouras — A Foreign Wife
- Robert Hughes — The Fatal Shore
- Kylie Tennant — The Missing Heir
Awards and honours
- Geoffrey Serle AO, for "service to scholarship and literature, particularly in the field of Australian history"[1]
- Nicholas Hasluck AM, for "service to literature"[2]
- Dorothy Hewett AM, for "service to literature"[3]
- Barbara Jefferis AM, for "service to literature"[4]
- Grace Perry AM, for "service to Australian literature, particularly as editor of Poetry Australia"[5]
- Russel Ward AM, for "service to literature, particularly in the field of Australian history"[6]
Lifetime achievement
| Award | Author |
|---|---|
| Christopher Brennan Award[7] | Not awarded |
| Patrick White Award[8] | John Morrison |
Literary awards
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALS Gold Medal[9] | Thea Astley | Beachmasters | Penguin Books |
| Colin Roderick Award[10] | Fr Tom Boland | James Duhig | University of Queensland Press |
| Miles Franklin Award[11] | Elizabeth Jolley | The Well | Viking Press |
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1986 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 23 August — Jack Heath, writer of fiction for children and adults
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1986 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 27 September — Olga Masters, writer, journalist, novelist and short story writer (born 1919)[12]
- 10 November — Laurence Collinson, British and Australian playwright, actor, poet, journalist, and secondary school teacher (born 1925)
See also
- 1986 in Australia
- 1986 in literature
- 1986 in poetry
- List of years in literature
- List of years in Australian literature
References
- ^ "Dr Alan Geoffrey Serle". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Nicholas Paul Hasluck". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Dorothy Coade Hewett". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Barbara Tarlton Jefferis (Mrs Hinde)". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Dr Grace Amelia Perry". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Professor Russell Braddock Ward". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Austlit — FAW Christopher Brennan Award 1980-87". Austlit. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners". Austlit. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "ALS Gold Medal - Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Colin Roderick Award - Other Winners". James Cook University. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Literary prize". The Canberra Times. Vol. 61, no. 18, 862. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 May 1987. p. 7. Retrieved 27 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Olga Masters". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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