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
- Jessica Anderson — Stories from the Warm Zone
- Thea Astley — It's Raining in Mango[6]
- Julie Lewis — The Walls of Jericho: Stories[7]
- Patrick White — Three Uneasy Pieces
Children's and young adult fiction
Poetry
- Judith Beveridge — The Domesticity of Giraffes[8]
- Dorothy Hewett — Alice in Wormland[9]
Drama
- Dorothy Hewett — Me and the Man in the Moon[10]
- Wendy Richardson — Windy Gully[11]
- David Williamson — Emerald City
Science fiction and fantasy
Crime and mystery
- Jon Cleary — Dragons at the Party
- Peter Corris — The January Zone[12]
- Jennifer Rowe — Grim Pickings[13]
Non-fiction
Awards and honours
- Rosemary Dobson AO, for "service to literature, particularly in the field of poetry"[14]
- David Malouf AO, for "service to literature"[15]
- Peter Cowan (writer) AM, for "service to Australian literature"[16]
- Ruth Park AM, for "service to literature"[17]
- Rica Erickson AM, for "service to the arts, particularly as an author and illustrator[18]
Lifetime achievement
| Award | Author |
|---|---|
| Christopher Brennan Award[19] | Not awarded |
| Patrick White Award[20] | William Hart-Smith |
Literary
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Age Book of the Year Award[21] | Jessica Anderson | Stories from the Warm Zone | Penguin |
| ALS Gold Medal[22] | Alan Wearne | The Nightmarkets | Penguin Books |
| Colin Roderick Award[23] | Nancy Phelan | Home Is the Sailor and the Best of Intentions | Hyland House |
Fiction awards
Poetry
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[29] | Elizabeth Riddell | Occasions of Birds and Other Poems | Brindabella Press |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[30] | Philip Hodgins | Blood and Bone | Angus & Robertson |
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[31] | Lily Brett | The Auschwitz Poems | Scribe |
Children and Young Adult
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Book of the Year Award | Older Readers[32] | Simon French | All We Know | Angus and Robertson |
| Picture Book[33] | Junko Morimoto, translated by Isao Morimoto | Kojuro and the Bears | Random House |
Non-fiction
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Age Book of the Year Award[34] | Robert Hughes | The Fatal Shore | Knopf |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[35] | Patrick O'Farrell | The Irish In Australia | University of New South Wales Press |
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[36] | Hugh Stretton | Political Essays | |
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)[37]
- 18 April — Kenneth Cook, Australian journalist, television documentary maker and novelist (born 1929)[38]
- 8 May — Marjorie Barnard, Australia novelist and short story writer, critic, historian and librarian (born 1897)[39]
- 24 May — Robert D. Fitzgerald, poet (born 1902)[40]
- 3 July — Grace Perry, poet, playwright, and founder and editor of the South Head Press (born 1927)[41]
- 17 December — Lucy Walker, romance novelist (born 1907)[42]
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 — SIt'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 Domesticity of Giraffes by Judith Beveridge". 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.
- ↑ "Austlit — The January Zone by Peter Corris". Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Grim Pickings by Jennifer Rowe". 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.
- ↑ ""Popular Australian author dies"". The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 July 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Austlit — Age Book of the Year — Imaginative Writing Prize 1987". Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — The Australian/Vogel National Literary Award 1987". Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Dancing on Coral - Awards". Austlit. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Christina Stead Prize 1987". Austlit. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Vance Palmer Prize 1987". Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Grace Leven Prize for Poetry 1987". Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ "Austlit — Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry 1987". Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ ""Victorian fiction award to Janine Burke"". The Canberra Times, 16 September 1987, p26. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ ""The Age Book of the Year Award - Non-Fiction 1987"". Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ ""The Irish in Australia"". LibraryThing. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ ""Victorian fiction award to Janine Burke"". The Canberra Times, 16 September 1987, p26. Retrieved 26 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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