1916 in Australian literature

none This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1916. Events The School Magazine is first published by the New South Wales Department of EducationSchool Magazine https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C411993 2023-09-14 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland Books Sumner Locke – Samaritan Mary Samaritan Mary by Sumner Locke National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3582575 27 June 2026 Rosa Praed – Sister Sorrow: A Story of Australian Life Sister Sorrow: A Story of Australian Life by Rosa Praed National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3080348 27 June 2026 Katharine Susannah Prichard – Windlestraws Windlestraws by Katharine Susannah Prichard National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/467131 27 June 2026 Arthur Wright The Hate of a Hun Under a Cloud Short stories Mary Gaunt – The Ends of the Earth: Stories The Ends of the Earth: Stories by Mary Gaunt National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/201122 27 June 2026 Steele Rudd – Grandpa's Selection: And Other Stories Austlit — Grandpa's Selection: And Other Stories by Steele Rudd Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C170788 6 January 2024 Children's and Young Adult fiction Mary Grant Bruce – Jim and Wally Jim and Wally by Mary Grant Bruce National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/664997 27 June 2026 Ethel Turner – John of Daunt John of Daunt by Ethel Turner National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1811293 27 June 2026 Poetry 1916 in poetry Christopher Brennan – "Irish to English: April 26, 1916" Austlit — "Irish to English: April 26, 1916" by Christopher Brennan Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C203794 6 January 2024 C. J. Dennis – The Moods of Ginger Mick Joseph Furphy and Kate Baker editor – The Poems of Joseph Furphy The Poems of Joseph Furphy by Joseph Furphy, and edited by Kate Baker National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1593839 27 June 2026 Leon Gellert "Anzac Cove" "The Last to Leave" Austlit — "The Last to Leave" by Leon Gellert Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C476710 6 January 2024 Henry Lawson – "Black Bonnets" Austlit — "Black Bonnets" by Henry Lawson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C89344 6 January 2024 Will H. Ogilvie – The Australian and Other Verses Biography Douglas Sladen – From Boundary-Rider to Prime Minister: Hughes of Australia, The Man of the Hour From Boundary-Rider to Prime Minister: Hughes of Australia, The Man of the Hour by Douglas Sladen National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2238137 27 June 2026 Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1916 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 26 January – Justina Williams, poet (died 2008)Justina Williams (1916–2008) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A30650 2023-09-15 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 26 April – Morris West, novelist (died 1999)Morris West (1916–1999) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A8370 2023-09-16 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 9 May – Helen Haenke, poet, playwright and artist (died 1978) Haenke, Helen Joyce (1916–1978) by Delyse Anthony Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/haenke-helen-joyce-10387 6 July 2023 25 July – Barbara Vernon, playwright, screenwriter and radio announcer (died 1978) Vernon, Barbara Mary (1916–1978) Jane Connors Jane Connors (academic) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/vernon-barbara-mary-11922 6 July 2023 1 August – Val Vallis, poet (died 2009)Val Vallis (1916–2009) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A32912 2023-09-16 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 25 September – Jessica Anderson, novelist (died 2010)Jessica Anderson (1916–2010) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A33375 2023-09-16 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 8 October – George Turner, novelist and critic (died 1997) George Reginald Turner (1916–1997) by Judith Buckrich Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/turner-george-reginald-31464 6 January 2024 1 November – Elisabeth MacIntyre, writer for children (died 2004)Elisabeth MacIntyre (1916–2004) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A41494 2023-09-16 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 14 December – Harold Stewart, poet and oriental scholar (died 1995)Harold Stewart (1916–1995) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A27707 2023-09-16 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland Deaths A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1916 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 2 October – William Little, poet and politician (born 1839)William Little (1839–1916) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A16869 2023-09-16 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland Unknown date: April – Frank Hutchinson, poet (born ca 1836)Frank Hutchinson (1836–1916) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A51051 2023-09-16 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland See also 1916 in Australia 1916 in literature 1916 in poetry List of years in Australian literature List of years in literature References Literature Category:Australian literature by year Category:20th-century Australian literature