1945 in Australian literature

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1945.

For an overview of world literature see 1945 in literature.

Books

Eleanor Dark – The Little Company
Michael Innes – Appleby's End
Will Lawson – The Lady of the Heather
Jack Lindsay – Hello Stranger
Norman Lindsay – The Cousin from Fiji
Nevil Shute – Most Secret
Arthur Upfield – Death of a Swagman
Morris West – Moon in My Pocket

Short stories

A. Bertram Chandler – "Giant Killer"
Alan Marshall – "Wild Red Horses"
Dal Stivens – "The Man Who Bowled Victor Trumper"

Children's and Young Adult fiction

Ruth C. Williams
- Our Friend Rodney
- Pirate's Gold

Poetry

Emily Bulcock – From Quenchless Springs
Hugh McCrae – Voice of the Forest: Poems
J. S. Manifold – "The Tomb of Lt. John Learmonth, AIF"
Ian Mudie – Poems: 1934-1944
Colin Thiele – Splinters and Shards: Poems
David McKee Wright – The Station Ballads and Other Verses
Judith Wright – "The Surfer"

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 1945 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

2 January – Diane Fahey, poet
15 February – Jack Dann, novelist and editor
23 February – Robert Gray, poet
19 March – Mark O'Connor, poet
6 April – Peter Skrzynecki, poet
2 June – Michael Leunig, cartoonist and poet
7 October – Hal Colebatch, poet and novelist
5 December – Joanne Burns, poet

Unknown date

Hazel Edwards, writer for children

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1945 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

10 March – G. B. Lancaster, novelist (born 1873)
10 July – Jack Moses, poet (born 1861)
5 November – Norma Davis, poet (born 1905)

References