Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1987
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1987.
Events
- Glenda Adams won the 1987 Miles Franklin Award for Dancing on Coral
Major publications
Novels
- Glenda Adams — Dancing on Coral
- Murray Bail — Holden's Performance
- Sumner Locke Elliott — Waiting for Childhood[1]
- Barbara Hanrahan — Kewpie Doll[2]
- Nicholas Jose — Paper Nautilus[3]
- Thomas Keneally — The Playmaker
- Olga Masters — Amy's Children[4]
- Colleen McCullough — The Ladies of Missalonghi
- Boyd Oxlade — Death in Brunswick
- Eric Willmot — Pemulwuy, the Rainbow Warrior[5]
Short stories
Children's and young adult fiction
Science fiction and fantasy
Crime and mystery
Poetry
Drama
Non-fiction
- Brian Matthews — Louisa
- Sally Morgan — My Place
Awards and honours
Lifetime achievement
Literary
Fiction
International
National
Poetry
Children and Young Adult
Non-fiction
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1987 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 3 March — Cyril Pearl, Australian journalist, editor, author, social historian, wit and television personality (born 1904)[34]
- 18 April — Kenneth Cook, Australian journalist, television documentary maker and novelist (born 1929)[35]
- 8 May — Marjorie Barnard, Australia novelist and short story writer, critic, historian and librarian (born 1897)[36]
- 24 May — Robert D. Fitzgerald, poet (born 1902)[37]
- 3 July — Grace Perry, poet, playwright, and founder and editor of the South Head Press (born 1927)[38]
- 17 December — Lucy Walker, romance novelist (born 1907)[39]
See also
References
- ^ "Austlit — Waiting for Childhood by Sumner Locke Elliott". Austlit. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — Kewpie Doll by Barbara Hanrahan". Austlit. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — Paper Nautilus by Nicholas Jose". Austlit. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — Amy's Children by Olga Masters". Austlit. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — Pemulwuy, the Rainbow Warrior by Eric Wilmot". Austlit. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — It's Raining in Mango by Thea Astley". Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ Lewis, Julie (1987). The Walls of Jericho. Fremantle, W.A : Fremantle Arts Centre Press. ISBN 978-0-949206-16-9.
- ^ "Austlit — The January Zone by Peter Corris". Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — Grim Pickings by Jennifer Rowe". Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — Alice in Wormland by Dorothy hewett". Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — Me and the Man in the Moon by Dorothy Hewtt". Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — Windy Gully by Wendy Richardson". Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Rosemary de Brissac Dobson". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "David George Joseph Malouf". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Peter Walkinshaw Cowan". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Ruth Park (Mrs Niland)". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Dr Frederica Lucy Erickson". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 20 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.
- ^ a b c ""Book judges find winners in warm zones and on fatal shores"". The Age, 5 December 1987, p5. ProQuest 2521294318. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "ALS Gold Medal - Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Colin Roderick Award - Other Winners". James Cook University. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Commonwealth Writers' Prize Regional Winners 1987-2007" (PDF). Commonwealth Foundation. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature – Past Literary Award Winners". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — The Australian/Vogel National Literary Award 1987". Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — Dancing on Coral - Awards". Austlit. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d "No prize for coming first, say literary judges". Sydney Morning Herald, 3 September 1987, p4. ProQuest 2526227339. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "The Premier's Literary Awards Winners". The Age, 19 September 1987, p13. ProQuest 2676210045. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — Anne Elder Award 1985-88". Austlit. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — Grace Leven Prize for Poetry 1987". Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Mary Gilmore Award". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers 1987". Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book 1987". Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Cyril Altson Pearl (1904–1987) by Patrick Buckridge". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Kent, Jacqueline, "Kenneth Bernard Cook (1929–1987)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 19 October 2023
- ^ "Barnard, Marjorie Faith (Marjory) (1897–1987) by Jill Roe". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "FitzGerald, Robert David (Bob) (1902–1987) by Stuart Lee". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Perry, Grace Amelia (1927-1987)". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Dorothy Lucy Sanders (1907–1987) by Lisa MacKinney and Jenny Gregory". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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