This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1993.

Events

• Alex Miller (writer) won the Miles Franklin Award for The Ancestor Game

Major publications

Awards and honours

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1993 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 9 January — Paul Hasluck, statesman, poet, biographer and writer on politics (born 1905)^[6]
• 19 January — Nancy Keesing, poet, writer, editor and promoter of Australian literature (born 1923)^[7]
• 4 February — Leonard Frank Meares, writer of western fiction (born 1921)^[8]
• 1 March — Ronald McCuaig, poet, journalist, literary critic, humourist and children's author (born 1908)^[9]
• 23 March — Robert Harris, poet (born 1951) ^[10]
• 1 April — Kevin Gilbert, author, activist, artist, poet, playwright and printmaker (born 1933)^[11]
• 12 April — Alexander Turner, poet, playwright, and theatre and radio producer (born 1907)^[12]
• 22 April — Margaret Diesendorf, linguist, poet, editor, translator and educationist (born 1912 Vienna, Austria)^[13]
• 18 June — Alexandra Hasluck, historian (born 1908)^[14]
• 1 July – Eric Irvin, historian and poet (born 1908)^[15]
• 25 August — Florence James, author and literary agent (born 1902)^[16]
• 16 September — Oodgeroo Noonuccal, poet, political activist, artist and educator (born 1920)^[17]

See also

• 1993 in Australia
• 1993 in literature
• 1993 in poetry
• List of years in literature
• List of years in Australian literature

References