1953 in Australian literature

none April 2024 April 2024 This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1953. Books Charmian Clift and George Johnston – The Big Chariot The Big Chariot by Charmian Clift and George Johnston National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2546992 29 September 2024 Alec Coppel – The Last Parable Dymphna Cusack – Southern Steel Eleanor Dark – No Barrier No Barrier by Eleanor Dark National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3986849 29 September 2024 T. A. G. Hungerford – Riverslake Riverslake by T. A. G. Hungerford National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/707220 29 September 2024 Ion Idriess – The Red Chief Jack Lindsay – Betrayed Spring : A Novel of the British Way Betrayed Spring by Jack Lindsay National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/578150 29 September 2024 Ruth Park – A Power of Roses A Power of Roses by Ruth Park National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2497765 29 September 2024 Nevil Shute – In the Wet Kylie Tennant – The Joyful Condemned The Joyful Condemned by Kylie Tennant National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2348685 29 September 2024 F. J. Thwaites – Roof Over Heaven E. V. Timms – The Scarlet Frontier Arthur Upfield – Murder Must Wait Short stories A. Bertram Chandler – "Jetsam" "Jetsam" by A. Bertram Chandler ISFDB https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?70748 27 September 2024 Stephen Murray-Smith – The Tracks We Travel : Australian Short Stories (edited) The Tracks We Travel : Australian Short Stories edited by Stephen Murray-Smith National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/586653 27 September 2024 Colin Roderick – Australian Round-Up : Stories from 1790 to 1950 (edited) Australian Round-Up : Stories from 1790 to 1950 edited by Colin Roderick National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2352687 27 September 2024 Dal Stivens – The Gambling Ghost and Other Tales The Gambling Ghost and Other Tales by Dal Stivens National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/802536 27 September 2024 Judith Wright – "The Weeping Fig" "The Weeping Fig" by Judith Wright Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C11530 27 September 2024 Children's and Young Adult fiction K. Langloh Parker – Australian Legendary Tales, edited by Henrietta Drake-Brockman, illustrated by Elizabeth Durack Joan Phipson – Good Luck to the Rider, illustrated by Margaret Horder Poetry 1953 in poetry John Blight "Cormorants" "Cormorants" by John Blight Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C275945 27 September 2024 "Crab" "Crab" by John Blight Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C259792 27 September 2024 "Mangrove" "Mangrove" by John Blight Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C28 27 September 2024 "Stonefish and Starfish" "Stonefish and Starfish" by John Blight Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C261871 27 September 2024 Dulcie Deamer – The Blue Centaur The Blue Centaur by Dulcie Deamer National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1775835 27 September 2024 Rosemary Dobson – "The Birth" "The Birth" by Rosemary Dobson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C205676 27 September 2024 A. D. Hope – "Imperial Adam" "Imperial Adam" by A. D. Hope Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C228331 27 September 2024 James McAuley – "Late Winter" "Late Winter" by James McAuley Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C77461 27 September 2024 David Martin – "Bush Christmas" "Bush Christmas" by David Martin Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C131613 27 September 2024 T. Inglis Moore – Australia Writes : An Anthology (edited) Australia Writes : An Anthology edited by T. Inglis Moore National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1893944 27 September 2024 Marjorie Pizer – Freedom on the Wallaby : Poems of the Australian People (edited) Elizabeth Riddell – "Country Tune" "Country Tune" by Elizabeth Riddell Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C218691 27 September 2024 Roland Robinson – Tumult of the Swans Douglas Stewart – "Christmas Bells" "Christmas Bells" by Douglas Stewart Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C197790 27 September 2024 Francis Webb – Birthday Birthday by Francis Webb National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/770292 27 September 2024 Judith Wright "The Harp and the King" "The Harp and the King" by Judith Wright Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C19267 27 September 2024 "Request to a Year" "Request to a Year" by Judith Wright Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C15891 27 September 2024 The Gateway Biography Catherine Beatrice Edmonds – Caddie, A Sydney Barmaid Margaret Herron – Down the Years Down the Years by Margaret Herron National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2243980 27 September 2024 Non-Fiction James H. Martin & W. D. Martin – Aircraft of Today and Tomorrow Aircraft of Today and Tomorrow by James H. Martin & W. D. Martin National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/74842 27 September 2024 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/ 26 August 2023 Not awarded Children's and Young Adult Award Category Author Title PublisherChildren's Book of the Year Award"For the Young Reader", The Age, 5 December 1953, p21Older Readers James H. Martin & W. D. Martin Aircraft of Today and Tomorrow Angus and Robertson Joan Phipson, illustrated by Margaret Horder Good Luck to the Rider Angus and Robertson Poetry Award Author Title Publisher Grace Leven Prize for PoetryAustlit - Tumult of the Swans by Roland Robinson Roland Robinson Tumult of the Swans 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 1953 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 9 January – Morris Gleitzman, writer for children Austlit — Morris Gleitzman Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A22100 29 September 2024 12 January – David Brooks, novelist and poet Austlit — David Brooks Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A14557 29 September 2024 5 February – Rod Jones, novelist Austlit — Rod Jones Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A18109 29 September 2024 13 March – Stephen Sewell, playwright Austlit — Stephen Sewell Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A4958 29 September 2024 18 April – Leigh Hobbs, artist and writer for children Austlit — Leigh Hobbs Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A51567 29 September 2024 14 May – Kerryn Goldsworthy, academic, editor and critic Austlit — Kerryn Goldsworthy Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A21881 29 September 2024 30 August – Ross Clark, poet Austlit — Ross Clark Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A29205 29 September 2024 29 November – Jackie French, writer for children Austlit — Jackie French Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A7058 29 September 2024 Unknown date Marion Lennox, novelist Austlit — Marion Lennox Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A45645 29 September 2024 Ian McBryde, poet Austlit — Ian McBryde Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A15513 29 September 2024 Shane Maloney, novelist Austlit — Shane Maloney Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A34516 29 September 2024 Chris Mansell, poet and publisher Austlit — Chris Mansell Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A8776 29 September 2024 Deaths A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1953 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 9 April – Albert Dorrington, novelist (born 1874) Dorrington, Albert (1874–1953) by Ken Stewart Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dorrington-albert-6003 26 August 2023 11 May – Leonora Polkinghorne, novelist and poet (born 1873) Austlit — Leonora Polkinghorne (1873-1953) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A153355 29 July 2023 22 May — Louis Lavater, composer and author (born 1867) Lavater, Louis Isidore (1867–1953) by Valerie Kent Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lavater-louis-isidore-7107 21 August 2023 30 June – Beatrice Grimshaw, novelist and travel writer (born 1870) Grimshaw, Beatrice Ethel (1870–1953) by Hugh Laracy Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/grimshaw-beatrice-ethel-6494 26 August 2023 12 August – J. H. M. Abbott, novelist and poet (born 1874) Austlit — J. H. M. Abbott (1874-1953) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A27219 30 July 2023 1 September – Bernard O'Dowd, poet (born 1866)Wallace-Crabbe Chris O'Dowd, Bernard Patrick (1866–1953) https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/odowd-bernard-patrick-7881 Australian Dictionary of Biography 2023-06-29 Canberra National Centre of Biography, Australian National University en 14 December – Dora Wilcox, poet and playwright (born 1873) Wilcox, Mary Theodora Joyce (1873–1953) by Robert Holden Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/wilcox-mary-theodora-joyce-7805 29 July 2023 Unknown Date Guy Innes, journalist (born 1879) Austlit — Guy Innes (1879-1953) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A3347 26 August 2023 See also 1953 in Australia 1953 in literature 1953 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:1953 in literature