1927 in Australian literature

none May 2024 May 2024 This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1927. Books Marie Bjelke-Petersen – The Moon Minstrel The Moon Minstrel by [Marie Bjelke-Petersen National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2236047 29 July 2024 Bernard Cronin Red Dawson Red Dawson by Bernard Cronin National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/ 29 July 2024 White Gold White Gold by Bernard Cronin National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4196993 29 July 2024 Zora Cross – Sons of the Seven Mile Sons of the Seven Mile by Zora Cross Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C652552 29 July 2024 James Devaney – The Currency Lass : A Tale of the Convict Days The Currency Lass by James Devaney National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2233045 29 July 2024 Mabel Forrest – Hibiscus Heart Hibiscus Heart by Mabel Forrest National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2461775 29 July 2024 Mary Gaunt – Saul's Daughter Saul's Daughter by Mary Gaunt Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C482809 29 July 2024 Ion Idriess – Madman's Island Jack McLaren – The Chain The Chain by Jack McLaren National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/8423625 29 July 2024 Helen Simpson – Cups, Wands and Swords Cups, Wands and Swords by Helen Simpson National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/242091 29 July 2024 Steele Rudd – The Romance of Runnibede The Romance of Runnibede by National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2162958 26 July 2024 E. V. Timms James! Don't Be a Fool Red Mask : A Story of the Early Victorian Goldfields Short stories Jean Devanny – Old Savage and Other Stories Old Savage and Other Stories by Jean Devanny National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1593861 27 July 2024 Vernon Knowles – Silver Nutmegs Silver Nutmegs by Vernon Knowles National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2281064 27 July 2024 Vance Palmer – "The Stump" "The Stump" by Vance Palmer Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C141914 27 July 2024 Katharine Susannah Prichard "The Cooboo" "The Cooboo" by Katharine Susannah Prichard Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C268163 27 July 2024 "Happiness" "Happiness" by Katharine Susannah Prichard Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C4057 27 July 2024 Children's and Young Adult fiction W. M. Fleming – The Hunted Piccaninnies The Hunted Piccaninnies by W. M. Fleming National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/495790 27 July 2024 Lilian Turner – Nina Comes Home Nina Comes Home by Lilian Turner National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/733650 27 July 2024 Poetry 1927 in poetry Mabel Forrest – Poems Poems by Mabel Forrest National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/816170 29 July 2024 Mary Gilmore "The Tenancy" "The Tenancy" by Mary Gilmore Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C146085 29 July 2024 "Turn to Grass" "Turn to Grass" by Mary Gilmore Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C167435 29 July 2024 Lesbia Harford "Lovers Parted" "Lovers Parted" by Lesbia Harford Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C149065 29 July 2024 "This Way Only" "This Way Only" by Lesbia Harford Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C149115 29 July 2024 Vernon Knowles – The Ripening Years The Ripening Years by Vernon Knowles National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2380633 29 July 2024 John Shaw Neilson – New Poems New Poems by John Shaw Neilson National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/726614 29 July 2024 Percival Serle, R. H. Croll & Frank Wilmot – An Australasian Anthology : Australian and New Zealand Poems An Australasian Anthology : Australian and New Zealand Poems edited by Percival Serle, R. H. Croll and Frank Wilmot National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2050278 29 July 2024 Kenneth Slessor – "Country Towns" "Country Towns" by Kenneth Slessor Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C175371 29 July 2024 Douglas Stewart – "Rock Carving" "Rock Carving" by Douglas Stewart Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C191860 29 July 2024 David McKee Wright – "From Dark Rosaleen" "From Dark Rosaleen" by David McKee Wright Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C168695 29 July 2024 Judith Wright – "Trapped Dingo" "Trapped Dingo" by Judith Wright Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C14180 29 July 2024 Biography E. V. Timms – Lawrence, Prince of Mecca Drama Harry Tighe – Open Spaces Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1927 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 26 January – Grace Perry, poet, playwright and editor (died 1987)Perry, Grace Amelia (1927-1987) https://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE6128b.htm 2023-10-01 The Australian Women's Register en-gb 25 April – Peter Yeldham, playwright and novelist (died 2022)Yeldham Peter 2022-10-24 The scriptwriter whose life was like a movie https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-scriptwriter-whose-life-was-like-a-movie-20221024-p5bsd8.html 2023-07-06 The Sydney Morning Herald en 6 June – Alan Seymour, playwright (died 2015)Gilbert W. Stephen 2015-04-01 Alan Seymour obituary en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/apr/01/alan-seymour 2023-10-01 0261-3077 24 August – David Ireland, novelist (died 2022)David Ireland (1927-2022) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A31438 2023-07-06 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 11 November – Jack Absalom, artist, author and adventurer (died 2019)Absalom Jack https://books.google.com/books?id=im_sAAAAMAAJ&q=Jack+Absalom+1+1th+November,+1927 Absalom's Outback Paintings 1983 9780867880052 27 November – Lilith Norman, children's writer and editor (died 2017)Lilith Norman (1927-2017) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A29587 2023-10-01 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 1927 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 31 March – John Bernard O'Hara, poet and schoolmaster (born 1862)J. B. O'Hara (1862-1927) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A18628 2023-07-08 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 15 April – Maybanke Anderson, author (born 1845) Anderson, Maybanke Susannah (1845–1927) by Beverley Kingston Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/anderson-maybanke-susannah-5018 5 July 2023 5 July – Lesbia Harford, poet (born 1891) Harford, Lesbia Venner (1891–1927) by Lesley Lamb Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/harford-lesbia-venner-6562 5 July 2023 15 August – George Gordon McCrae, poet (born 1833) McCrae, George Gordon (1833–1927) by Norman Cowper Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mccrae-george-gordon-4071 5 July 2023 31 August – Lillian Pyke, children's writer and, as Erica Maxwell, novelist (born 1881) Pyke, Lillian Maxwell (1881–1927) by Beverley Kingston Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/pyke-lillian-maxwell-13161 5 July 2023 13 November — James Chisholm, essayist and short story writer (born 1857) Austlit — James Chisholm (1857-1927) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A82688 23 August 2023 See also 1927 in Australia 1927 in literature 1927 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