1982 in Australian literature

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
• Rodney Hall (writer) won the 1982 Miles Franklin Award for Just Relations

Major publications

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Novels

• Thea Astley, An Item from the Late News
• Rodney Hall (writer), Just Relations
• Thomas Keneally, Schindler's Ark
• David Malouf, Fly Away Peter
• Gerald Murnane, The Plains
• Tim Winton, An Open Swimmer

Short story anthologies

• Beverley Farmer, Snake

Children's and young adult fiction

• Joan Lindsay, Syd Sixpence
• Jan Ormerod, Moonlight
• Nadia Wheatley, Five Times Dizzy

Poetry

• Les Murray (poet)
  • Equanimities
  • The Vernacular Republic: Poems 1961–1981

Drama

• Jack Davis, The Dreamers
• Louis Nowra
  • The Prince of Homburg
  • Royal Show
  • Spellbound
• David Williamson, The Perfectionist

Non-fiction

• Patsy Adam-Smith, The Shearers
• Blanche d'Alpuget, Robert J. Hawke: a biography
• Edmund Campion, Rockchoppers: Growing up Catholic in Australia
• Nancy Keesing, Lily on the Dustbin: Slang of Australian Women and Families
• Geoffrey Serle, John Monash: a biography
• Robert Wilson, The Book of Australia

Awards and honours

Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

• Donald Horne[1]

Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

• R. D. Fitzgerald[2]
• Hal Porter[3]

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
• 22 August — Ash Lieb, artist, writer and comedian, known for his surreal humour and art
• 22 November — Alasdair Duncan, author and journalist

Unknown date

• Kate Gordon, author of young adult fiction
• Sarah Holland-Batt, contemporary Australian poet, critic and academic

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)
• 8 October — Joice NanKivell Loch, author, journalist and humanitarian worker (born 1887)
• 15 November — Eve Pownall, writer for children and historian (born 1901)

See also

• 1982 in Australia
• 1982 in literature
• 1982 in poetry
• List of years in literature
• List of years in Australian literature

References

1. "Associate Professor Donald Richmond Horne". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
2. "Robert David Fitzgerald, OBE". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
3. "Harold Edward (Hal) Porter". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 18 September 2019.