1909 in Australian literature
{{Short description|Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1909}}
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1909.
Books
- Arthur H. Adams – Galahad Jones{{cite web|title= Austlit — Galahad Jones by Arthur H. Adams |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C252063|access-date= 19 November 2023}}
- Louis Becke
- The Adventures of Louis Blake{{cite web|title= Austlit — The Adventures of Louis Blake by Louis Becke |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C155031|access-date= 19 November 2023}}
- 'Neath Austral Skies{{cite web|title= Austlit — 'Neath Austral Skies by Louis Becke |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C154878|access-date= 19 November 2023}}
- Albert Dorrington and A. G. Stephens – The Lady Calphurnia Royal{{cite web|title= Austlit — The Lady Calphurnia Royal by Albert Dorrington and A. G. Stephens |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C187403|access-date= 19 November 2023}}
- Miles Franklin – Some Everyday Folk and Dawn
- Louise Mack — Theodora's Husband{{cite web|title= Austlit — Theodora's Husband by Louise Mack |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C18130|access-date= 19 November 2023}}
- Ethel Turner – Fugitives from Fortune{{cite web|title= Austlit — Fugitives from Fortune by Ethel Turner |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C187302|access-date= 19 November 2023}}
- Lilian Turner – The Perry Girls{{cite web|title= Austlit — The Perry Girls by Lilian Turner |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C143769|access-date= 19 November 2023}}
- Arthur Wright — A Rogue's Luck
Short stories
- Erle Cox – "The Social Code"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "The Social Code" by Erle Cox |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C15990|access-date= 20 November 2023}}
- Dulcie Deamer – "Hallowe'en"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "Hallowe'en" by Dulcie Deamer |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C516094|access-date= 20 November 2023}}
- Henry Lawson – "Roll Up at Talbragar"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "Roll Up at Talbragar" by Henry Lawson |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C89679|access-date= 20 November 2023}}
- Rosa Praed – "The Bushman's Love Story"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "The Bushman's Love Story" by Rosa Praed |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A..|access-date= 20 November 2023}}
- Steele Rudd
- From Selection to City{{cite web|title= Austlit — "From Selection to City" by Steele Rudd |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C171471|access-date= 20 November 2023}}
- Stocking Our Selection{{cite web|title= Austlit — "Stocking Our Selection" by Steele Rudd |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C107439|access-date= 20 November 2023}}
Poetry
{{Main|1909 in poetry}}
- William Baylebridge – Australia to England: And Other Verses{{cite web|title= Austlit — Australia to England: And Other Verses by William Baylebridge|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C15710|access-date= 16 November 2023}}
- C. J. Dennis
- "Doreen"
- "The Stoush o' Day"
- George Essex Evans – "Queensland: Queen of the North: A Jubilee Ode"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "Queensland: Queen of the North: A Jubilee Ode" by George Essex Evans |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C120882|access-date= 16 November 2023}}
- Mabel Forrest – Alpha Centauri{{cite web|title= Austlit — Alpha Centauri by Mabel Forrest |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C82726|access-date= 16 November 2023}}
- Hugh McCrae – Satyrs & Sunlight: Silvarum Libri{{cite web|title= Austlit — "Satyrs & Sunlight: Silvarum Libri" by Hugh McCrae |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C49819|access-date= 20 November 2023}}
- John Shaw Neilson
- "Heart of Spring!"
- "May"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "May" by John Shaw Neilson |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C170137|access-date= 20 November 2023}}
- "The Smoker Parrot"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "The Smoker Parrot" by John Shaw Neilson |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C193872|access-date= 20 November 2023}}
- "The Soldier is Home"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "The Soldier is Home" by John Shaw Neilson |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C129606|access-date= 20 November 2023}}
- Bertram Stevens – The Golden Treasury of Australian Verse (ed.){{cite web|title= Austlit — The Golden Treasury of Australian Verse ed by Bertram Stevens |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C25091|access-date= 20 November 2023}}
Drama
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1909 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 28 January – Beatrice Davis, editor and critic (died 1992){{cite web|title= Beatrice Deloitte Davis (1909–1992) by Beverley Kingston |publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/davis-beatrice-deloitte-17805|access-date= 16 November 2023}}
- 20 June – Errol Flynn, actor and writer (died 1959){{cite web|title= Flynn, Errol Leslie (1909–1959) by William Bryden |publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|url= https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/flynn-errol-leslie-6364|accessdate= 11 July 2023}}
- 26 June – Mavis Thorpe Clark, writer for children (died 1999){{cite web|title= Austlit — Mavis Thorpe Clark (1909–1999)|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A16927|access-date= 16 November 2023}}
- 11 December – Ronald McKie, novelist (died 1991){{cite web|title= Ronald Cecil McKie (1909–1991) by Cheryl Taylor |publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mckie-ronald-cecil-15568|access-date= 16 November 2023}}
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Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1909 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 10 November – George Essex Evans, poet (born 1863){{cite web|title= Evans, George Essex (1863–1909) by M. D. O'Hagan |publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|url= https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/evans-george-essex-6121|accessdate= 30 June 2023}}
- 28 November – W. T. Goodge, poet (born 1862){{cite web|title= Austlit — W. T. Goodge (1862–1909)|publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A29629|accessdate= 30 June 2023}}
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