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1946 in Australian literature - Wikipedia

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1946.

Books

James Aldridge – Of Many Men^[1]
Herz Bergner – Between Sky and Sea
Dora Birtles – The Overlanders : A Novel^[2]
Capel Boake – The Twig is Bent^[3]
Martin Boyd – Lucinda Brayford
Errol Flynn – Showdown
Miles Franklin – My Career Goes Bung
Catherine Gaskin – This Other Eden^[4]
Michael Innes
- From London Far^[5]
- What Happened at Hazelwood^[6]
Katharine Susannah Prichard – The Roaring Nineties^[7]
Christina Stead – Letty Fox: Her Luck
Kylie Tennant – Lost Haven^[8]
F. J. Thwaites – They Lived That Spring
Arthur Upfield – The Devil's Steps

Short stories

Jon Cleary – These Small Glories
Alan Marshall
- "The Grey Kangaroo"^[9]
- Tell Us About the Turkey, Jo : Short Stories^[10]
Vance Palmer – "The Foal"^[11]
Douglas Stewart – "The Three Jolly Foxes"^[12]
Dal Stivens – The Courtship of Uncle Henry : A Collection of Tales and Stories^[13]

Children's and Young Adult fiction

Leslie Rees – The Story of Karrawingi the Emu

Poetry

Rosemary Dobson – "In My End is My Beginning"^[14]
Dorothy Hewett – "Clancy and Dooley and Don Mcleod"^[15]
James Macauley – Under Aldebaran^[16]
George Mackaness – Poets of Australia: An Anthology of Australian Verse^[17](compiled)
J. S. Manifold
- Selected Verse^[18]
- "The Bunyip and the Whistling Kettle"^[19]
John Shaw Neilson – "To the Red Lory"^[20]
Will H. Ogilvie – From Sunset to Dawn^[21]
Elizabeth Riddell – "The Letter"^[22]
Douglas Stewart – The Dosser in Springtime^[23]
Judith Wright
- "The Killer"^[24]
- The Moving Image : Poems^[25]
- "Woman to Child"^[26]
- "Woman to Man"^[27]

Drama

Radio

Allison Ind – Australian Bride

Theatre

Dymphna Cusack – Eternal Now : A Play in Three Acts^[28]
Sumner Locke Elliott – The Invisible Circus : A Play in Three Acts^[29]
Louis Esson – The Southern Cross and Other Plays^[30]
Nevil Shute – Vinland the Good^[31]

Biography

Alec H. Chisholm – The Making of the Sentimental Bloke : A Sketch of the Remarkable Career of C.J. Dennis^[32]

Awards and honours

Note: these awards were presented in the year in question.

Literary

Award	Author	Title	Publisher
ALS Gold Medal^[33]	Not awarded

Children's and Young Adult

Award	Category	Author	Title	Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award^[34]	Older Readers	Leslie Rees, illustrated by Walter Cunningham	The Story of Karrawingi the Emu	John Sands

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1946 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

4 February – Jean Bedford, novelist^[35]
26 February – Gabrielle Lord, novelist^[36]
5 March – Mem Fox, writer for children^[37]
10 March – Peter Temple, novelist (born in South Africa)(died 2018)^[38]
14 May – Raimond Gaita, author^[39]
29 June – Sally Morrison, novelist and biographer^[40]
1 July – Stephen Matthews, author^[41]
1 August – Michael Sharkey, poet^[42]
25 August – Shelton Lea, poet (died 2005)^[43]
5 September – Lily Brett, poet and novelist^[44]
17 October – Drusilla Modjeska, biographer and novelist^[45]

Unknown date

Peter Robb, novelist^[46]
Rod Usher, poet and novelist^[47]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1946 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

23 February – Mary Eliza Fullerton, novelist (born 1868)^[48]
20 March – Henry Handel Richardson, novelist (born 1870)^[49]
18 November — Walter J. Turner, poet and playwright (born 1889)^[50]

References

^ "Of Many Men by James Aldridge". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "The Overlanders by Dora Birtles". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "The Twig is Bent by Capel Boake". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "This Other Eden by Catherine Gaskin". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "From London Far by Michael Innes". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "What Happened at Hazelwood by Michael Innes". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "The Roaring Nineties by Katharine Susannah Prichard". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Lost Haven by Kylie Tennant". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Austlit — "The Grey Kangaroo" by Alan Marshall". Austlit. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Tell Us About the Turkey, Jo by Alan Marshall". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Austlit — "The Foal" by Vance Palmer". Austlit. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Austlit — "The Three Jolly Foxes" by Douglas Stewart". Austlit. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "The Courtship of Uncle Henry by Dal Stivens". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Austlit — "In My End is My Beginning" by Rosemary Dobson". Austlit. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Austlit — "Clancy and Dooley and Don Mcleod" by Dorothy Hewett". Austlit. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Under Aldebaran by James Macauley". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Poets of Australia: An Anthology of Australian Verse edited by George Mackanesess". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Selected Verse by J. S. Manifold". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Austlit — "The Bunyip and the Whistling Kettle" by J. S. Manifold". Austlit. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Austlit — "To the Red Lory" by John Shaw Neilson". Austlit. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "From Sunset to Dawn by Will H. Ogilvie". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Austlit — "The Letter" by Elizabeth Riddell". Austlit. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "The Dosser in Springtime by Douglas Stewart". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Austlit — "The Killer" by Judith Wright". Austlit. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "The Moving Image : Poems by Judith wright". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Austlit — "Woman to Child" by Judith Wright". Austlit. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Austlit — "Woman to Man" by Judith Wright". Austlit. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "Austlit — Eternal Now : A Play in Three Acts by Dymphna Cusack". Austlit. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
^ "Austlit — The Invisible Circus : A Play in Three Acts by Sumner Locke Elliott". Austlit. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
^ "The Southern Cross and Other Plays by Louis Essen". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
^ "Vinland the Good by Nevil Shute". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
^ "The Making of the Sentimental Bloke by Alec H. Chisholm". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
^ "Book of the Year: Children's Story by Leslie Rees", The West Australian, 13 November 1946, p8
^ "Austlit — Jean Bedford". Austlit. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ "Austlit — Gabrielle Lord". Austlit. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ "Austlit — Mem Fox". Austlit. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ "Peter Temple (1946-2018)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ "Austlit — Raimond Gaita". Austlit. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ "Austlit — Sally Morrison". Austlit. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ "Austlit — Stephen Matthews". Austlit. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ "Austlit — Michael Sharkey". Austlit. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ "Shelton Lea (1946-2015)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ "Austlit — Lily Brett". Austlit. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ "Austlit — Drusilla Modjeska". Austlit. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ "Austlit — Peter Robb". Austlit. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ "Austlit — Rod Usher". Austlit. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ "Fullerton, Mary Eliza (1868–1946) by Sally O'Neill". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
^ "Henry Handel Richardson : Death in England" The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 March 1946, p1
^ "Obituary - Mr. W. J. Turner" The Age, 21 November 1946, p2

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