1953 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1953.

Books

Short stories

Children's and Young Adult fiction

Poetry

Biography

Non-Fiction

  • James H. Martin & W. D. Martin – Aircraft of Today and Tomorrow

Awards and honours

Literary

Award Author Title Publisher
ALS Gold Medal[1] Not awarded

Children's and Young Adult

Award Category Author Title Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award[2] Older 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 Poetry[3] 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.

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 1953 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

Unknown Date

See also

References

  1. "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. "For the Young Reader", The Age, 5 December 1953, p21
  3. Austlit - Tumult of the Swans by Roland Robinson
  4. "Dorrington, Albert (1874–1953) by Ken Stewart". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  5. "Austlit — Leonora Polkinghorne". Austlit. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  6. "Lavater, Louis Isidore (1867–1953) by Valerie Kent". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. "Grimshaw, Beatrice Ethel (1870–1953) by Hugh Laracy". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  8. "Austlit — J. H. M. Abbott". Austlit. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  9. Wallace-Crabbe, Chris, "O'Dowd, Bernard Patrick (1866–1953)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2023-06-29
  10. "Wilcox, Mary Theodora Joyce (1873–1953) by Robert Holden". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  11. "Austlit — Guy Innes". Austlit. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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