This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1944.
Events edit
- The Ern Malley literary hoax is conceived when Angry Penguins editor Max Harris publishes the poems of the fictitious poet Ern Malley in the Autumn 1944 edition of his magazine. The poems had been concocted in 1943 by Australian writers James McAuley and Harold Stewart.
Books edit
- Bernard Cronin – The Shadows Mystery
- Zora Cross – This Hectic Age
- Zane Grey – Wilderness Trek: A Novel of Australia
- Nevil Shute – Pastoral
- Christina Stead – For Love Alone
Short stories edit
- Alan Marshall – "Trees Can Speak"
- Katharine Susannah Prichard – Potch and Colour
Children's and Young Adult fiction edit
- Peg Maltby
- Peg's Fairy Book
- Introducing Pip and Pepita
Poetry edit
- Rosemary Dobson – In a Convex Mirror: Poems
- Geoffrey Dutton – Night Flight and Sunrise
- E. M. England – Queensland Days : Poems
- R. D. Fitzgerald – "The Face of the Waters"
- Nora Kelly – 1940–1942
- Will Lawson – Bill the Whaler and Other Verse
- James McAuley – "The Blue Horses"
- Ern Malley – The Darkening Ecliptic
- Ian Mudie – Poets at War: An Anthology of Verse by Australian Servicemen
- Kenneth Slessor
- "Beach Burial"
- One Hundred Poems: 1919–1939
- Judith Wright
- "Bora Ring"
- "Brother and Sisters"
- "Bullocky"
Biography edit
- James Devaney – Shaw Neilson
- Miles Franklin and Kate Baker – Joseph Furphy: The Legend of a Man and His Book
- Alan Marshall – These are My People
Awards and honours edit
Literary edit
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALS Gold Medal | Not awarded |
Births edit
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1944 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 3 January – Blanche d'Alpuget, novelist and biographer
- 20 January – Caroline Caddy, poet
- 17 February – Robert Dessaix, novelist and journalist
- 25 March – Tim Thorne, poet (died 2021)[1]
- 22 April – Damien Broderick, novelist and journalist
- 15 May – David Foster, novelist
- 22 May – John Flanagan, novelist
- 23 July – Alex Buzo, playwright (died 2006)[2]
- 27 July – Andrew Burke, poet (died 2023)[3]
- 25 December – Ross Fitzgerald, novelist and historian
- 29 December – Gerard Windsor, novelist
Unknown date
- Bruce Elder, journalist
- Morag Fraser, journalist and critic
Deaths edit
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1944 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 11 April — James Picot, poet and critic (born 1906)[4]
- 13 April – Ambrose Pratt, novelist (born 1874)[5]
- 5 June – Capel Boake, novelist (born 1889)[6]
- 20 August — C. H. Souter, poet (born 1864)[7]
- 27 December – Agnes Littlejohn, poet and short story writer (born 1865)[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Timothy Colin THORNE Death Notice". The Advocate. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Alex Buzo". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Andrew Burke". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — James Picot". Austlit. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Pratt, Ambrose Goddard Hesketh (1874–1944) by Diane Langmore". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Kerr, Doris Boake (1889–1944) by John Arnold". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Souter, Charles Henry (1864–1944) by Vivian Smith". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit - Agnes Littlejohn". Austlit. Retrieved 19 July 2023.