This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1982.
Events
- Thomas Keneally won the 1982 Booker–McConnell Prize for Schindler's Ark, the first Australian to win the award.[1]
- Rodney Hall (writer) won the 1982 Miles Franklin Award for Just Relations
Major publications
Novels
Crime and mystery
- Peter Corris — The Marvellous Boy[3]
Science fiction and fantasy
- Glenda Adams — Games of the Strong[4]
- Damien Broderick — The Judas Mandala[5]
Short stories
- Beverley Farmer — "Snake"[6]
Children's and young adult fiction
- Joan Lindsay — Syd Sixpence
- Jan Ormerod — Moonlight[7]
- Nadia Wheatley — Five Times Dizzy
Poetry
- Les Murray
- John Tranter — Selected Poems[10]
Drama
- Jack Davis — The Dreamers
- Louis Nowra — Spellbound[11]
- David Williamson — The Perfectionist
Non-fiction
- Blanche d'Alpuget — Robert J. Hawke: A Biography[12]
- Edmund Campion — Rockchoppers: Growing up Catholic in Australia[13]
- Nancy Keesing — Lily on the Dustbin: Slang of Australian Women and Families[14]
- Geoffrey Serle — John Monash[15]
Awards and honours
Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)
Member of the Order of Australia (AM)
Lifetime achievement
| Award | Author |
|---|---|
| Christopher Brennan Award[19] | Vincent Buckley |
| Patrick White Award[20] | Bruce Beaver |
Literary awards
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Age Book of the Year Award[21] | David Malouf | Fly Away Peter | Chatto & Windus |
| ALS Gold Medal[22] | No award | ||
| Colin Roderick Award[23] | Geoffrey Serle | John Monash : A Biography | Melbourne University Press |
Fiction
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Age Book of the Year Award[24] | David Malouf | Fly Away Peter | Chatto & Windus |
| The Australian/Vogel Literary Award[25] | Brian Castro | Birds of Passage | Allen and Unwin |
| Nigel Krauth | Matilda, My Darling | Allen and Unwin | |
| Miles Franklin Award[26] | Rodney Hall | Just Relations | Penguin Books |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[27] | Peter Carey | Bliss | University of Queensland Press |
Children and Young Adult
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Book of the Year Award[28] | Older Readers | Colin Thiele | The Valley Between | Opal Books |
| Picture Book | Jan Ormerod | Sunshine | Penguin Books | |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[29] | Children's Book Award | Nan Hunt and Craig Smith | Whistle Up the Chimney | William Collins |
Poetry
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[30] | Vivian Smith | Tide Country | Angus & Robertson |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[31] | Fay Zwicky | Kaddish and Other Poems | University of Queensland Press |
Non-fiction
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Age Book of the Year Award[32] | Geoffrey Serle | John Monash: A Biography | Melbourne University Press |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[33] | Richard Haese | Rebels and Precursors: The Revolutionary Years of Australian Art | Allen Lane |
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1982 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 1 January — Craig Silvey, novelist, author of Jasper Jones[34]
- 22 November — Alasdair Duncan, author and journalist[35]
- 22 December — Sarah Holland-Batt, contemporary Australian poet, critic and academic[36]
Unknown date
- Kate Gordon, author of young adult fiction[37]
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1982 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 11 February — Albert Facey, writer, best known as author of A Fortunate Life (born 1894)[38]
- 8 October — Joice NanKivell Loch, author, journalist and humanitarian worker (died in Greece) (born 1887)[39]
- 15 November — Eve Pownall, writer for children and historian (born 1901)[40]
See also
References
- ↑ Cain, Sian (17 October 2022). "Booker prize: it has been six years since an Australian was nominated. What gives?". Guardian Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — The Plains by Gerald Murnane". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — The Marvellous Boy by Peter Corris". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Games of the Strong by Glenda Adams". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — The Judas Mandala by Damien Broderick". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — "Snake" by Beverley Farmer". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Moonlight by Jan Omerod". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Equanimities by Les Murray". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — The Vernacular Republic: Poems 1961–1981 by Les Murray". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Selected Poems by John Tranter". Austlit. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Spellbound by Louis Nowra". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Robert J. Hawke: a biography b y Blanche d'Alpuget". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Rockchoppers: Growing up Catholic in Australia by Edmund Campion". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Lily on the Dustbin: Slang of Australian Women and Families by Nancy Keesing". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — John Monash by Geoffrey Serle". Austlit. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ↑ "Associate Professor Donald Richmond Horne". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ↑ "Robert David Fitzgerald, OBE". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ↑ "Harold Edward (Hal) Porter". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ↑ "Austlit — FAW Christopher Brennan Award 1980-87". Austlit. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners". Austlit. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Age Book of the Year". Austlit. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ↑ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ↑ "Colin Roderick Award - Other Winners". James Cook University. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Age Book of the Year — Imaginative Writing Prize 1982". Austlit. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — The Australian/Vogel National Literary Award 1982". Austlit. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ↑ "Rodney Hall wins award". The Canberra Times. Vol. 57, no. 17, 397. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 18 May 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 24 June 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Austlit — Christina Stead Prize 1982". Austlit. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ↑ ""1982 Australian Children's Book of the Year Award"". The Canberra Times, 24 July 1982, p13. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Whistle Up the Chimney — Awards". Austlit. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Tide Country by Vivian Smith". Austlit. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Kaddish and Other Poems by Fay Zwicky". Austlit. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ↑ ""The Age Book of the Year Award - Non-Fiction 1982"". Austlit. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ↑ ""Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction 1982"". Austlit. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ↑ "Craig Silvey". Austlit. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ↑ "Alasdair Duncan". Austlit. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ↑ "Sarah Holland-Batt". Austlit. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ↑ "Kate Gordon". Austlit. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ↑ "A. B. Facey". Austlit. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ↑ "Joice Nankivell Loch". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ↑ "Eve Pownall". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
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