1959 in Australian literature

List of years in literature (table)

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1959.

For an overview of world literature see 1959 in literature.

See also: 1958 in Australian literature, 1959 in Australia, 1960 in Australian literature.

Books

Short stories

Children's and Young Adult fiction

Poetry

Main article: 1959 in poetry

Biography

Children's and Young Adult non-fiction

Awards and honours

Literary

Award Author Title Publisher
ALS Gold Medal[1] Randolph Stow To the Islands Penguin Books
Miles Franklin Award[2] Vance Palmer The Big Fellow Angus and Robertson

Children and Young Adult

Award Category Author Title Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award[3] Older Readers Nan Chauncy, illustrated by Margaret Horder Devil's Hill Oxford University Press
John Gunn, illustrated by Brian Keogh Sea Menace Constable
Picture Book No award

Poetry

Award Author Title Publisher
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[4] R. D. Fitzgerald The Wind at Your Door Talkarra 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 1959 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

Unknown date

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1959 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

See also

References

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