2009 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2009. == Events == HarperCollins takes over ABC Books – the publishing arm of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Caro Llewellyn, resigns as director of the new Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas (now called the Wheeler Centre) in Melbourne before taking up the role. Chrissy Sharp, the Australian general manager of Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, is appointed to take her place. The Australia-Asia Literary Award, based in Western Australia, is suspended. == Major publications == === Literary fiction === Steven Amsterdam – Things We Didn't See Coming Peter Carey – Parrot and Olivier in America Steven Carroll – The Lost Life Brian Castro – The Bath Fugues Nick Cave – The Death of Bunny Munro Tracy Crisp – Black Dust Dancing Deborah Forster – The Book of Emmett Andrea Goldsmith – Reunion Marion Halligan – Valley of Grace Sonya Hartnett – Butterfly Eva Hornung – Dog Boy Katherine Johnson – Pescador's Wake Tom Keneally – The People's Train Kate Legge – The Marriage Club David Malouf – Ransom Alex Miller – Lovesong Jennifer Mills – The Diamond Anchor Liane Moriarty – What Alice Forgot Kristina Olsson – The China Garden Sonia Orchard – The Virtuoso Susan Varga – Headlong === Children's and Young Adult fiction === Allan Baille – Krakatoa Lighthouse Alyssa Brugman – Girl Next Door Judith Clarke – The Winds of Heaven Mem Fox Hello, Baby! The Goblin and the Empty Chair Odo Hirsch – Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool Paul Jennings – The Nest Justine Larbalestier – How to Ditch Your Fairy Sophie Masson – The Madman of Venice David Metzenthen – Jarvis 24 Tohby Riddle – The Lucky Ones Lili Wilkinson – Pink Sean Williams – The Scarecrow === Crime and Mystery === Robert G. Barrett – High Noon in Nimbin Sydney Bauer – Move to Strike Marshall Browne – The Iron Heart Peter Corris – Deep Water Marianne Delacourt – Sharp Shooter Garry Disher – Blood Moon Kathryn Fox – Blood Born Leah Giarratano – Black Ice Kerry Greenwood – Forbidden Fruit Bronwyn Parry – Dark Country === Romance === Michelle Douglas – The Aristocrat and The Single Mom Nicola Marsh – Two Weeks in the Magnate's Bed Katherine Scholes – The Hunter's Wife Maxine Sullivan – Valente's Baby === Science Fiction and Fantasy === Trudi Canavan – The Magician's Apprentice Greg Egan Crystal Nights and Other Stories Oceanic Kim Falconer – The Spell of Rosette Pamela Freeman – Full Circle Christopher Green – "Father's Kill" Traci Harding – Being of the Field Deborah Kalin – Shadow Queen Glenda Larke – The Last Stormlord Juliet Marillier – Heart's Blood Ian McHugh – "Once a Month, On a Sunday" K. J. Taylor – The Dark Griffin Sean Williams – The Grand Conjunction === Drama === Angela Betzien – The Dark Room Matt Cameron & Tim Finn – Poor Boy Joanna Murray-Smith – Rockabye Richard Tulloch – The Book of Everything David Williamson – Let the Sunshine === Poetry === Emily Ballou – The Darwin Poems Judith Beveridge – Storm and Honey Emma Jones – The Striped World Jennifer Maiden – Pirate Rain Geoff Page – 60 Classic Australian Poems Dorothy Porter – The Bee Hut Peter Porter – Better Than God === Biographies === Roger Averill – Boy He Cry: An Island Odyssey Stephen Cummings – Will It Be Funny Tomorrow, Billy?: Misadventures in Music Jacqueline Kent – The Making of Julia Gillard Harry M. Miller with Peter Holder – Harry M Miller: Confessions of a Not-So-Secret Agent Don Walker – Shots Jonathon Welch – Choir Man Shirley Walker – The Ghost at the Wedding George Whaley – Leo 'Rumpole' McKern: An Accidental Actor Kristin Williamson – David Williamson: Behind the Scenes == Awards and honours == === Lifetime achievement === === Literary === === Fiction === ==== International ==== ==== National ==== === Children and Young Adult === ==== National ==== === Crime and Mystery === ==== National ==== === Science Fiction and Fantasy === ==== International ==== ==== National ==== === Poetry === === Drama === === Non-Fiction === == Deaths == 14 January – Val Vallis, poet (born 1916) 3 June – Geoffrey C. Bingham, theological and short story writer (born 1919) 3 July – Frank Devine, journalist (born 1931) 6 September – Catherine Gaskin, author (born 1929 in Ireland) 8 September – Rica Erickson, botanical and historical writer (born 1908) 24 November – John West, poet (born 1951) == See also == 2009 in Australia 2009 in literature 2009 in poetry List of years in literature List of Australian literary awards == References == Note: all references relating to awards can, or should be, found on the relevant award's page.