1984 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1984.

Events

Tim Winton’s Shallows won the 1984 Miles Franklin Award

Major publications

Novels

Helen Garner, The Children's Bach
David Ireland, Archimedes and the Seagle
Peter Kocan, The Treatment and the Cure
Elizabeth Jolley, Milk and Honey
Amanda Lohrey, The Morality of Gentlemen
David Malouf, Harland's Half Acre
Jill Neville, Last Ferry to Manly
Randolph Stow, The Suburbs of Hell
Tim Winton, Shallows

Short story anthologies

John Morrison, Stories of the Waterfront

Children's and young adult fiction

James Aldridge, The True Story of Lilli Stubeck
Robin Klein, Hating Alison Ashley
Emily Rodda, Something Special
Nadia Wheatley, Dancing in the Anzac Deli

Poetry

Doris Brett, The Truth about Unicorns
Rosemary Dobson, The Three Fates & Other Poems
Robert Gray, The Skylight
Kevin Hart, Your Shadow
Dorothy Porter, The Night Parrot

Non-fiction

Sylvia Lawson, The Archibald Paradox

Awards and honours

Nancy Cato , for "service to Australian literature"[1]
John Manifold , for "service literature as a poet and musician[2]
Dorothy Auchterlonie Green , for "service to Australian literature"[3]

Lifetime achievement

Award	Author
Christopher Brennan Award[4]	Not awarded
Patrick White Award[5]	Rosemary Dobson

Literary awards

Award	Author	Title	Publisher
ALS Gold Medal[6]	Les Murray	The People's Otherworld : Poems	Angus and Robertson
Colin Roderick Award[7]	Alan Gould	The Man Who Stayed Below	Angus and Robertson
Miles Franklin Award[8]	Tim Winton	Shallows	Allen and Unwin

Poetry

Award	Author	Title	Publisher
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[9]	Rosemary Dobson	The Three Fates and Other Poems	Hale and Iremonger
Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry[10]	Les Murray	The People's Other World	Angus & Robertson

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1984 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

21 January — Alan Marshall, writer, story teller, humanist and social documenter (born 1902)[11]
12 March — Peg Maltby, artist, book illustrator and children's writer (born 1899 in England)[12]
6 June — A. Bertram Chandler, mariner-turned-science fiction writer (born 1912)[13]
24 June — Francis Brabazon, poet and member of Meher Baba's mandali (born 1907)[14]
29 September — Hal Porter, novelist, playwright, poet and short story writer (1911)[15]
10 November — Xavier Herbert, writer (born 1901)[16]
10 December — Jean Campbell, novelist (born 1901)[17]
23 December — Joan Lindsay, novelist, playwright, essayist and visual artist (born 1896)[18]

References

"Nancy Fotheringham Cato". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
"John Streeter Manifold". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
"Dorothy Green". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
"Austlit — FAW Christopher Brennan Award 1980-87". Austlit. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
"Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners". Austlit. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
"ALS Gold Medal - Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
"Colin Roderick Award - Other Winners". James Cook University. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
"Franklin award to Winton". The Canberra Times. Vol. 59, no. 18, 124. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 May 1985. p. 24. Retrieved 25 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
""Poetry prize to Rosemary Dobson"". The Canberra Times, 30 October 1985, p29. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
"Austlit — The People's Otherworld by Les Murray". Austlit. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
"Marshall, Alan (1902–1984) by John McLaren". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
"Peg Maltby". Austlit. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
"Chandler, Arthur Bertram (Bert) (1912–1984) by Alf Van Der Poorten". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
"Francis Brabazon". Austlit. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
"Porter, Harold Edward (Hal) (1911–1984) by Peter Pierce". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
"Herbert, Albert Francis Xavier (1901–1984) by Russell McDougall". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
"Campbell, Jean May (1901–1984) by John Arnold". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
"Lindsay, Joan à Beckett (1896–1984) by Terence O'Neill". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

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[1] "Nancy Fotheringham Cato". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[2] "John Streeter Manifold". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[3] "Dorothy Green". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

[CB1984-4] "Austlit — FAW Christopher Brennan Award 1980-87". Austlit. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

[AustlitPWA-5] "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners". Austlit. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[ALS-6] "ALS Gold Medal - Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

[CRA-7] "Colin Roderick Award - Other Winners". James Cook University. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

[8] "Franklin award to Winton". The Canberra Times. Vol. 59, no. 18, 124. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 15 May 1985. p. 24. Retrieved 25 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

[GLP1984-9] ""Poetry prize to Rosemary Dobson"". The Canberra Times, 30 October 1985, p29. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[KSP1984-10] "Austlit — The People's Otherworld by Les Murray". Austlit. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[ADBD1-11] "Marshall, Alan (1902–1984) by John McLaren". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[AustlitD1-12] "Peg Maltby". Austlit. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[ADBD2-13] "Chandler, Arthur Bertram (Bert) (1912–1984) by Alf Van Der Poorten". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[AustlitD2-14] "Francis Brabazon". Austlit. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[ADBD3-15] "Porter, Harold Edward (Hal) (1911–1984) by Peter Pierce". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

[ADBD4-16] "Herbert, Albert Francis Xavier (1901–1984) by Russell McDougall". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[ADBD5-17] "Campbell, Jean May (1901–1984) by John Arnold". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

[ADBD6-18] "Lindsay, Joan à Beckett (1896–1984) by Terence O'Neill". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

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1984 in Australian literature

Events

Major publications

Novels

Short story anthologies

Children's and young adult fiction

Poetry

Non-fiction

Awards and honours

Lifetime achievement

Literary awards

Poetry

Deaths

See also

References