1955 in Australian literature

none April 2024 April 2024 This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1955. Books Martin Boyd – A Difficult Young Man Jon Cleary – Justin Bayard Charmian Clift & George Johnston – The Sponge Divers Dymphna Cusack – The Sun in Exile Mary Durack – Keep Him My Country Keep Him My Country by Mary Durack National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/759247 3 October 2024 Barbara Jefferis – Beloved Lady D'Arcy Niland – The Shiralee Ruth Park – Pink Flannel Pink Flannel by Ruth Park National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2235152 3 October 2024 Colin Roderick – The Lady and the Lawyer The Lady and the Lawyer by Colin Roderick National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2279911 3 October 2024 Nevil Shute – Requiem for a Wren, (aka The Breaking Wave) E. V. Timms – They Came from the Sea Arthur Upfield – The Battling Prophet The Battling Prophet by Arthur Upfield National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/972038 3 October 2024 F. B. Vickers – The Mirage The Mirage by F. B. Vickers National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/328320 3 October 2024 Patrick White – The Tree of Man Short stories A. Bertram Chandler – "Late" "Late" by A. Bertram Chandler ISFDB https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?97492 25 April 2024 John Morrison – Black Cargo and Other Stories Black Cargo and Other Stories by John Morrison National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1850576 25 April 2024 Vance Palmer – Let the Birds Fly Let the Birds Fly by Vance Palmer National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/712816 25 April 2024 Dal Stivens – Ironbark Bill Ironbark Bill by Dal Stivens National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/719149 25 April 2024 Children's and Young Adult fiction Patricia Wrightson – The Crooked Snake, illustrated by Margaret Horder Poetry 1955 in poetry Lex Banning – "Apocalypse in Springtime" "Apocalypse in Springtime" by Lex Banning Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C42745 3 October 2024 David Campbell – "Here, Under Pear-Trees" "Here, Under Pear-Trees" by David Campbell Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C208766 3 October 2024 Rosemary Dobson – Child with a Cockatoo, and Other Poems Child with a Cockatoo, and Other Poems by Rosemary Dobson National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2286102 3 October 2024 Max Harris – The Coorong and Other Poems The Coorong and Other Poems by Max Harris National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2476577 3 October 2024 A. D. Hope "The Death of the Bird" The Wandering Islands Nancy Keesing & Douglas Stewart – Australian Bush Ballads (edited) Australian Bush Ballads edited by Nancy Keesing & Douglas Stewart National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2383152 3 October 2024 Nancy Keesing – Three Men and Sydney Three Men and Sydney by Nancy Keesing National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2286648 3 October 2024 James McAuley – Australian Poetry 1955 (edited) Australian Poetry 1955 edited by James McAuley National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4811321 3 October 2024 Roland Robinson "Altjeringa" "Altjeringa" by Roland Robinson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C213020 3 October 2024 "Passage of the Swans" "Passage of the Swans" by Roland Robinson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C205393 3 October 2024 Vivian Smith – "Portuguese Laurel Flowering" "Portuguese Laurel Flowering" by Vivian Smith Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C85099 3 October 2024 Douglas Stewart – The Birdsville Track and Other Poems The Birdsville Track and Other Poems by Douglas Stewart National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/765910 3 October 2024 Randolph Stow – "Sea Children" "Sea Children" by Randolph Stow Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C158474 3 October 2024 Judith Wright – The Two Fires Drama Theatre Dymphna Cusack – The Golden Girls : A Play in Three Acts The Golden Girls : A Play in Three Acts by Dymphna Cusack National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/86419 25 April 2024 Ray Lawler – Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Morris West – The Illusionists Austlit – The Illusionists by Morris West Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C184247 22 July 2026 Biography Frank Clune – Martin Cash Martin Cash by Frank Clune National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1062609 22 July 2026 Leonie Kramer – Henry Kingsley : Some Novels of Australian Life Henry Kingsley : Some Novels of Australian Life by Leonie Kramer National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1998886 24 April 2024 Alan Marshall – I Can Jump Puddles Non-fiction Frank Clune – Overland Telegraph 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/ 15 April 2024 Patrick White The Tree of Man Viking Press Children's and Young Adult Award Category Author Title Publisher Children's Book of the Year Award Austlit — The First Walkabout by Norman B. Tindale & Harold Arthur Lindsay Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C151032 15 April 2024 Older Readers Norman B. Tindale & Harold Arthur Lindsay, illustrated by Madeleine Boyce The First Walkabout Longmans Green Poetry Award Author Title Publisher Grace Leven Prize for Poetry Austlit — The Wandering Islands by A.D. Hope Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C155053 15 April 2024 A. D. Hope The Wandering Islands Edwards and Shaw Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1955 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 27 March – Linda Jaivin, novelist Austlit — Linda Jaivin Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A32366 15 April 2024 28 March – Tony Shillitoe, novelist Austlit — Tony Shillitoe Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A7935 15 April 2024 8 June – Peter Rose, poet and editor Austlit — Peter Rose Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A33440 15 April 2024 15 June – Les Wicks, poet and editor Austlit — Les Wicks Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A18195 15 April 2024 5 August – Christine Harris, writer for children Austlit — Christine Harris Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A2364 15 April 2024 14 September – Geraldine Brooks, novelist Austlit — Geraldine Brooks Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A14763 15 April 2024 Unknown date Candida Baker, novelist and anthologist Austlit — Candida Baker Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A18108 15 April 2024 Michael Gerard Bauer, children's and young adult author Austlit — Michael Gerard Bauer Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A78467 15 April 2024 Adrian Caesar, poet Austlit — Adrian Caesar Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A27355 15 April 2024 Martin Flanagan, journalist Austlit — Martin Flanagan Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A10319 15 April 2024 Michael Gow, playwright Austlit — Michael Gow Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A30330 15 April 2024 Jennifer Harrison, poet Austlit — Jennifer Harrison Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A34391 15 April 2024 Gail Jones, novelist Austlit — Gail Jones Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A26750 15 April 2024 Steven Paulsen, sf writer Austlit — Steven Paulsen Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A32800 15 April 2024 Cory Taylor, writer (died 2016)Cory Taylor (1955-2016) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A72043 2024-02-14 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 1955 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 19 January – Kenneth Mackenzie, poet and novelist (born 1913) Kenneth Ivo (Seaforth) Mackenzie (1913–1955) by Veronica Brady Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mackenzie-kenneth-ivo-seaforth-10987 1 December 2023 10 March – Brian Vrepont, poet (born 1882) Truebridge, Benjamin Arthur (1882–1955) by Patrick Buckridge Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/truebridge-benjamin-arthur-11883 11 July 2023 1 August – Charles Shaw, journalist and novelist (born 1900) Austlit — Charles Shaw (1900-1955) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A5232 21 June 2023 30 December – Rex Ingamells, poet (born 1913) Reginald Charles (Rex) Ingamells (1913–1955) by John Dally Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/ingamells-reginald-charles-rex-10588 1 December 2023 See also 1955 in Australia 1955 in literature 1955 in poetry List of years in Australian literature List of years in literature References Category:Australian literature by year Category:20th-century Australian literature Category:1955 in literature