1923 in Australian literature

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1923.

For an overview of world literature see 1923 in literature.

See also: 1922 in Australian literature, 1923 in Australia, 1924 in Australian literature.

Books

• J. H. M. Abbott – Sydney Cove
• Marie Bjelke Petersen – Jewelled Nights
• Bernard Cronin – Salvage
• Arthur Gask – The Red Paste Murders
• Mary Gaunt – As the Whirlwind Passeth
• Nat Gould – Beating the Favourite
• D. H. Lawrence – Kangaroo
• Jack McLaren – Fagaloa's Daughter
• Catherine Martin – The Incredible Journey

Short stories

• Henry Lawson – "Elder Man's Lane : XV : The Passing of Elder Man's Lane"

Children's and Young Adult fiction

• Mary Grant Bruce
  • The Cousin from Town
  • The Twins of Emu Plains
• Jean Curlewis – Beach Beyond
• May Gibbs – Nuttybub and Nittersing

Poetry

Main article: 1923 in poetry

• Emily Bulcock – Jacaranda Blooms and other poems
• Mabel Forrest – "The Burning"
• Mary Gilmore – "Second-Hand Beds"
• Jack Lindsay
  • "Budding Spring"
  • "Pacific Aphrodite"
• Dorothea Mackellar
  • Dreamharbour and Other Verses
  • "Fancy Dress"
  • "Waste"
• Furnley Maurice – "The Mad Prophet"
• John Shaw Neilson – Ballad and Lyrical Poems
• Will H. Ogilvie – Scattered Scarlet
• Kenneth Slessor
  • "Adventure Bay"
  • "Thieves' Kitchen"

Drama

• Katharine Susannah Prichard – The Pioneers

Non-fiction

• Walter Murdoch – Alfred Deakin: A Sketch

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1923 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 25 April – Eric Charles Rolls, writer (died 2007)
• 21 May – Dorothy Hewett, poet and novelist (died 2002)
• 4 June – Elizabeth Jolley, novelist (died 2007)
• 30 August – Charmian Clift, novelist (died 1969)
• 7 September – Nancy Keesing, poet (died 1993)

Unknown date

• Carter Brown, novelist (died 1985)

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1923 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 5 November – Dowell O'Reilly, poet (born 1865)
• 15 December – Frank Morton, poet and journalist (born 1869)

See also

• 1923 in poetry
• List of years in literature
• List of years in Australian literature