1921 in Australian literature

none June 2024 June 2024 This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1921. Books William Baylebridge — An Anzac Muster An Anzac Muster by William Baylebridge National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/743241 20 June 2024 Jean Curlewis — The Ship That Never Set Sail The Ship That Never Set Sail by Jean Curlewis National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/624958 20 June 2024 Dulcie Deamer — Revelation Revelation by Dulcie Deamer National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/245427 20 June 2024 Arthur Gask — The Secret of the Sandhills The Secret of the Sandhills by Arthur Gask Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C146317 20 June 2024 Fergus Hume — The Unexpected The Unexpected by Fergus Hume Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C754832 20 June 2024 Jack McLaren — The Oil Seekers: The Tale of New Guinea Beach The Oil Seekers by Jack McLaren National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2319626 20 June 2024 Ernest O'Ferrall — Bodger and the Boarders Bodger and the Boarders by Ernest O'Ferrall National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1837717 20 June 2024 Katharine Susannah Prichard — Black Opal Black Opal by Katharine Susannah Prichard National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2244243 20 June 2024 Poetry 1921 in poetry Zora Cross — "Elegy on an Australian Schoolboy" Austlit — "Elegy on an Australian Schoolboy" by Zora Cross Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C114939 17 June 2024 C. J. Dennis — A Book for Kids A Book for Kids by C. J. Dennis National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1810632 17 June 2024 Mary E. Fullerton "The Selector's Wife" Austlit — "The Selector's Wife" by Mary E. Fullerton Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C87471 17 June 2024 "War Time" Austlit — "War Time" by Mary E. Fullerton Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C151696 17 June 2024 Lesbia Harford "Day's End" Austlit — "Day's End" by Lesbia Harford Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C22482 17 June 2024 "The Folk I Love" Austlit — "The Folk I Love" by Lesbia Harford Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C108352 17 June 2024 "The Invisible People" Austlit — "The Invisible People" by Lesbia Harford Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C74824 17 June 2024 Sumner Locke — In Memoriam: Sumner Locke In Memoriam: Sumner Locke by Sumner Locke National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2448689 17 June 2024 Dorothea Mackellar — "Vestal" Austlit — "Vestal" by Dorothea Mackellar Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C173218 17 June 2024 Furnley Maurice — "Plunder" Austlit — "Plunder" by Furnley Maurice Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C171697 17 June 2024 John Shaw Neilson "For a Little Girl's Birthday" Austlit — "For a Little Girl's Birthday" by John Shaw Neilson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C131179 17 June 2024 "The Orange Tree" "To a School-Girl in Her Fourteenth Year" Austlit — "To a School-Girl in Her Fourteenth Year" by John Shaw Neilson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C106172 17 June 2024 John O'Brien Around the Boree Log and Other Verses "Tangmalangaloo" Austlit — "Tangmalangaloo" by John O'Brien Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C117462 17 June 2024 "The Trimmin's on the Rosary" Austlit — "The Trimmin's on the Rosary" by John O'Brien Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C552272 17 June 2024 Vance Palmer — "The Snake" Austlit — "The Snake" by Vance Palmer Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C172390 17 June 2024 Children's and Young Adult fiction Mary Grant Bruce — Back to Billabong Back to Billabong by Mary Grant Bruce National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1757965 20 June 2024 May Gibbs — Little Obelia, and Further Adventures of Ragged Blossom, Snugglepot & Cuddlepie Little Obelia, and Further Adventures of Ragged Blossom, Snugglepot & Cuddlepie by May Gibbs National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/774850 20 June 2024 Ethel Turner — King Anne King Anne by Ethel Turner National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/153922 20 June 2024 Drama Leonard Buderick – The Sundowner Louis Esson – The Drovers Vance Palmer — A Happy Family A Happy Family by Vance Palmer Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C105419 20 June 2024 Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1921 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 25 January — Russell Braddon, novelist (died 1995)Starck Nigel Braddon, Russell Reading (1921–1995) https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/braddon-russell-reading-19108 Australian Dictionary of Biography 2023-09-05 Canberra National Centre of Biography, Australian National University en 3 February — John Millett, poet (died 2019)World War Two Service: Millett, John Antill https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=324267&c=WW2 2023-09-26 DVA's Nominal Rolls 13 February — Marshall Grover, novelist (died 1993)Marshall Grover (1921-1993) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A30199 2023-09-23 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 13 April — Max Harris, poet and editor (died 1995)Snowden Betty Harris, Maxwell Henley (Max) (1921–1995) https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/harris-maxwell-henley-max-29615 Australian Dictionary of Biography 2023-09-05 Canberra National Centre of Biography, Australian National University en 23 May — Ray Lawler, playwright (died 2024)"IBDB – Ray Lawler" Internet Broadway Database https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/ray-lawler-8256 13 July 2024 8 June — Ivan Southall, writer for children (died 2008)Ivan Southall (1921-2008) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A34994 2023-09-23 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 19 June — Patricia Wrightson, writer for children (died 2010)Patricia Wrightson (1921-2010) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A26709 2023-09-23 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 27 June — Lex Banning, poet born with cerebral palsy and unable to speak clearly or to write with a pen (died 1965) Banning, Arthur Alexander (Lex) (1921–1965) by Gavin Souter Arthur Alexander (Lex) Banning (1921–1965) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/banning-arthur-alexander-lex-9420 12 July 2023 14 August — Ralph Elliott, critic and academic (born in Germany) (died 2012)Ralph Elliott (1921-2012) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A36353 2023-09-23 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 17 September — Hugh Atkinson (novelist), novelist, journalist, screenwriter and documentary film maker (died 1994)Hugh Atkinson (1921-1994) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A4027 2023-09-26 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 19 September – Michael Noonan, novelist and radio scriptwriter (born in New Zealand) (died 2000)Michael Noonan (1921-2000) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A11022 2023-09-26 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 10 October – James Clavell, novelist, screenwriter, director, and World War II veteran and prisoner of war (died 1994)James Clavell (1921-1994) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A115791 2024-02-13 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 30 November – Anne Godfrey-Smith, poet and theatre producer/director (died 2011)Anne Godfrey-Smith (1921-2011) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A46001 2023-09-23 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 21 December – T. Harri Jones, Welsh poet who emigrated to Australia (died 1965) Jones, Thomas Henry (1921–1965) by Julian Croft Thomas Henry Jones (1921–1965) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/jones-thomas-henry-10643 12 July 2023 25 December — Nan McDonald, poet and editor (died 1974)Nan McDonald (1921-1974) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A34742 2023-09-23 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 26 December — Donald Horne, author (died 2010)Donald Horne (1921-2010) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A34030 2023-09-23 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 1921 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 22 March — E. W. Hornung, novelist (died in France) (born 1866 in England)E. W. Hornung (1866-1921) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A34732 2023-09-23 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 28 March — C. Haddon Chambers, playwright (born 1860) Chambers, Charles Haddon (1860–1921) by B. G. Andrews Charles Haddon Chambers (1860–1921) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/chambers-charles-haddon-5547 8 August 2023 18 June — G. Herbert Gibson, poet (born 1846 in England)G. Herbert Gibson (1846-1921) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A8684 2023-09-23 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland 13 September — James Hebblethwaite, poet (born 1857) Hebblethwaite, James (1857–1921) by Hilary Webster Hebblethwaite, James (1857–1921) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hebblethwaite-james-6627 29 July 2023 See also 1921 in Australia 1921 in literature 1921 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