1938 in Australian literature

none April 2024 April 2024 This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1938. Books Martin Boyd – Night of the Party Eleanor Dark – Waterway Waterway by Eleanor Dark National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2270750 17 April 2024 Arthur Gask – The Fall of a Dictator The Fall of a Dictator by Arthur Gask National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2459335 17 April 2024 Xavier Herbert – Capricornia Michael Innes – Lament for a Maker Norman Lindsay – Age of Consent Alice Grant Rosman – Unfamiliar Faces Unfamiliar Faces by Alice Grant Rosman National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/974845 17 April 2024 Nevil Shute – Ruined City Christina Stead – House of All Nations F. J. Thwaites The Mad Doctor in Harley Street A Man of Destiny E. V. Timms – Maelstrom Arthur Upfield – The Bone is Pointed Short stories Alan Marshall – "Clarkey's Dead" Austlit — "Clarkey's Dead" by Alan Marshall Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C165526 16 September 2023 Katharine Susannah Prichard – "Marlene" Austlit — "Marlene" by Katharine Susannah Prichard Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C1090 16 September 2023 Poetry 1938 in poetry R. D. FitzGerald – Moonlight Acre A. D. Hope – "Standardisation" Austlit — "Standardisation" by A. D. Hope Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C169763 16 September 2023 Jack Moses – Nine Miles from Gundagai Nine Miles from Gundagai by Jack Moses National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2248780 17 April 2024 John Shaw Neilson – Beauty Imposes : Some Recent Verse Beauty Imposes : Some Recent Verse by John Shaw Neilson National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2384055 17 April 2024 Drama Radio Max Afford – The Fantastic Case of The Four Specialists Edmund Barclay – Canberra the Great Fitzmaurice Hill – All Is Made Manifest Vance Palmer – The Sea Hawk Catherine Shepherd Daybreak The Fated Hour Alexander Turner – Conglomerate Theatre Sumner Locke Elliott – The Folly of It Awards and honours Literary Award Author Title Publisher ALS Gold Medal ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners Association for the Study of Australian Literature https://www.asal.org.au/awards/als-gold-medal/ 17 April 2024 R. D. FitzGerald Moonlight Acre Melbourne University Press Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1938 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 10 March – Tony Morphett, scriptwriter (died 2018) Tony Morphett (1938-2018) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A29543 21 June 2023 28 July – Robert Hughes, critic (died 2012) Robert Studley Hughes (1938–2012) by Don Woolford Obituaries Australia https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/hughes-robert-studley-17325 17 April 2024 21 August – Mudrooroo, novelist, poet and playwright (died 2019) Mudrooroo (1938-2019) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A21562 21 June 2023 17 October – Les Murray, poet (died 2019) Les Murray (1938-2019) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A11558 21 June 2023 30 October – Morris Lurie, novelist (died 2014) Morris Lurie (1938-2014) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A31536 21 June 2023 21 December – Frank Moorhouse, novelist (died 2022) Frank Moorhouse (1938-2022) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A81648 21 June 2023 Deaths A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1938 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 21 January – Will Dyson, poet and artist (born 1880) William Henry (Will) Dyson (1880–1938) by Vane Lindesay Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dyson-william-henry-will-6074 17 April 2024 7 February – Constance Le Plastrier, writer, schoolteacher and botanist (born 1864) Constance Le Plastrier (1864-1938) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A44341 21 June 2023 22 June – C. J. Dennis, poet (born 1876) Dennis, Clarence Michael James (1876–1938) by Ian F. McLaren Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dennis-clarence-michael-james-5957 21 June 2023 29 November — John Sandes, poet, journalist and author (born 1863) Sandes, John (1863–1938) by Ken Stewart Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/sandes-john-8337 10 August 2023 See also 1938 in Australia 1938 in literature 1938 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