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1953 in Australian literature

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1953.

Books

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Short stories

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Children's and Young Adult fiction

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Poetry

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Biography

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Non-Fiction

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  • James H. Martin & W. D. Martin – Aircraft of Today and Tomorrow[32]

Awards and honours

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Literary

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Award Author Title Publisher
ALS Gold Medal[33] Not awarded

Children's and Young Adult

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Award Category Author Title Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award[34] Older Readers James H. Martin & W. D. Martin Aircraft of Today and Tomorrow Angus and Robertson
Joan Phipson, illustrated by Margaret Horder Good Luck to the Rider Angus and Robertson

Poetry

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Award Author Title Publisher
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[35] Roland Robinson Tumult of the Swans Edwards and Shaw

Births

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A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1953 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

Unknown date

Deaths

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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 1953 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

Unknown Date

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Big Chariot by Charmian Clift and George Johnston". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  2. ^ "No Barrier by Eleanor Dark". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Riverslake by T. A. G. Hungerford". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Betrayed Spring by Jack Lindsay". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  5. ^ "A Power of Roses by Ruth Park". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  6. ^ "The Joyful Condemned by Kylie Tennant". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Murder Must Wait by Arthur Upfield". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  8. ^ ""Jetsam" by A. Bertram Chandler". ISFDB. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  9. ^ "The Tracks We Travel : Australian Short Stories edited by Stephen Murray-Smith". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Australian Round-Up : Stories from 1790 to 1950 edited by Colin Roderick". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  11. ^ "The Gambling Ghost and Other Tales by Dal Stivens". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  12. ^ ""The Weeping Fig" by Judith Wright". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  13. ^ ""Cormorants" by John Blight". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  14. ^ ""Crab" by John Blight". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  15. ^ ""Mangrove" by John Blight". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  16. ^ ""Stonefish and Starfish" by John Blight". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  17. ^ "The Blue Centaur by Dulcie Deamer". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  18. ^ ""The Birth" by Rosemary Dobson". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  19. ^ ""Old Botany Bay" by Mary Gilmore". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  20. ^ ""Imperial Adam" by A. D. Hope". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  21. ^ ""Late Winter" by James McAuley". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  22. ^ ""Bush Christmas" by David Martin". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  23. ^ "Australia Writes : An Anthology edited by T. Inglis Moore". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  24. ^ "Freedom on the Wallaby edited by Marjorie Pizer". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  25. ^ ""Country Tune" by Elizabeth Riddell". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  26. ^ ""Christmas Bells" by Douglas Stewart". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  27. ^ "Birthday by Francis Webb". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  28. ^ ""The Harp and the King" by Judith Wright". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  29. ^ ""Request to a Year" by Judith Wright". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  30. ^ "The Gateway by Judith Wright". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  31. ^ "Down the Years by Margaret Herron". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  32. ^ "Aircraft of Today and Tomorrow by James H. Martin & W. D. Martin". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  33. ^ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  34. ^ "For the Young Reader", The Age, 5 December 1953, p21
  35. ^ Austlit - Tumult of the Swans by Roland Robinson
  36. ^ "Austlit — Morris Gleitzman". Austlit. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  37. ^ "Austlit — David Brooks". Austlit. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  38. ^ "Austlit — Rod Jones". Austlit. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  39. ^ "Austlit — Stephen Sewell". Austlit. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  40. ^ "Austlit — Leigh Hobbs". Austlit. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  41. ^ "Austlit — Kerryn Goldsworthy". Austlit. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  42. ^ "Austlit — Ross Clark". Austlit. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  43. ^ "Austlit — Jackie French". Austlit. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  44. ^ "Austlit — Marion Lennox". Austlit. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  45. ^ "Austlit — Ian McBryde". Austlit. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  46. ^ "Austlit — Shane Maloney". Austlit. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  47. ^ "Austlit — Chris Mansell". Austlit. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  48. ^ "Dorrington, Albert (1874–1953) by Ken Stewart". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  49. ^ "Austlit — Leonora Polkinghorne (1873-1953)". Austlit. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  50. ^ "Lavater, Louis Isidore (1867–1953) by Valerie Kent". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  51. ^ "Grimshaw, Beatrice Ethel (1870–1953) by Hugh Laracy". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  52. ^ "Austlit — J. H. M. Abbott (1874-1953)". Austlit. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  53. ^ Wallace-Crabbe, Chris, "O'Dowd, Bernard Patrick (1866–1953)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 29 June 2023
  54. ^ "Wilcox, Mary Theodora Joyce (1873–1953) by Robert Holden". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  55. ^ "Austlit — Guy Innes (1879-1953)". Austlit. Retrieved 26 August 2023.