1951 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1951.

Events

Books

Short stories

Poetry

Biography

Awards and honours

Literary

Award Author Title Publisher
ALS Gold Medal[2] Rex Ingamells The Great South Land : An Epic Poem Georgian House

Children's and Young Adult

Award Category Author Title Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award[3] Older Readers Ruth C. Williams, illustrated by Rhys Williams Verity of Sydney Town Angus and Robertson

Poetry

Award Author Title Publisher
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[4] Rex Ingamells The Great South Land : An Epic Poem Georgian House

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1951 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 1951 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

See also

References

  1. Cusack, Dymphna; James, Florence; Franklin, Miles (2001). Yarn Spinners: A Story in Letters. University of Queensland Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-7022-3192-6.
  2. "Crouch Prize for Literature to R. Ingamells" The Age, 7 April 1952, p5
  3. "Prizewinner for Children", The Sydney Herald, 5 August 1951, p11
  4. Austlit - The Great South Land by Rex Ingamells
  5. "Steve J. Spears". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  6. "Valerie Parv". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  7. "Hazel Rowley". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  8. "Bates, Daisy May (1863–1951) by R. V. S. Wright". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  9. "Gask, Arthur Cecil (1869–1951) by Michael J. Tolley". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  10. "Jephcott, Sydney Wheeler (1864–1951) by Ken Stewart". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  11. "Serle, Percival (1871–1951) by Geoffrey Serle". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
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