1916 in Australian literature
{{Short description|Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1916}}
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1916.
Events
- The School Magazine is first published by the New South Wales Department of Education{{Cite web |title=School Magazine |url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C411993 |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |publisher=The University of Queensland}}
Books
- Sumner Locke – Samaritan Mary{{cite web|title= Austlit — Samaritan Mary by Sumner Locke |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C29780|access-date= 6 January 2024}}
- Rosa Praed – Sister Sorrow: A Story of Australian Life{{cite web|title= Austlit — Sister Sorrow: A Story of Australian Life by Rosa Praed|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C102516|access-date= 6 January 2024}}
- Katharine Susannah Prichard – Windlestraws{{cite web|title= Austlit — Windlestraws by Katharine Susannah Prichard |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C216131|access-date= 6 January 2024}}
Short stories
- Mary Gaunt – The Ends of the Earth: Stories{{cite web|title= Austlit — The Ends of the Earth: Stories by Mary Gaunt |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C104465|access-date= 6 January 2024}}
- Steele Rudd – Grandpa's Selection: And Other Stories{{cite web|title= Austlit — Grandpa's Selection: And Other Stories by Steele Rudd |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C170788|access-date= 6 January 2024}}
Children's and Young Adult fiction
- Mary Grant Bruce – Jim and Wally{{cite web|title= Austlit — Jim and Wally by Mary Grant Bruce |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C103938|access-date= 6 January 2024}}
- Ethel Turner – John of Daunt{{cite web|title= Austlit — John of Daunt by Ethel Turner |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C51811|access-date= 6 January 2024}}
Poetry
{{Main|1916 in poetry}}
- Christopher Brennan – "Irish to English: April 26, 1916"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "Irish to English: April 26, 1916" by Christopher Brennan |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C203794|access-date= 6 January 2024}}
- C. J. Dennis – The Moods of Ginger Mick
- Joseph Furphy and Kate Baker editor – The Poems of Joseph Furphy{{cite web|title= Austlit — The Poems of Joseph Furphy by Joseph Furphy |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C58528|access-date= 6 January 2024}}
- Leon Gellert – "The Last to Leave"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "The Last to Leave" by Leon Gellert |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C476710|access-date= 6 January 2024}}
- Henry Lawson – "Black Bonnets"{{cite web|title= Austlit — "Black Bonnets" by Henry Lawson |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C89344|access-date= 6 January 2024}}
- Will H. Ogilvie – The Australian and Other Verses
Biography
- Douglas Sladen – From Boundary-Rider to Prime Minister: Hughes of Australia, The Man of the Hour{{cite web|title= Austlit — From Boundary-Rider to Prime Minister: Hughes of Australia, The Man of the Hour by Douglas Sladen |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C626283|access-date= 6 January 2024}}
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1916 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 26 January – Justina Williams, poet (died 2008){{Cite web |title=Justina Williams (1916-2008)|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A30650 |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |publisher=The University of Queensland}}
- 26 April – Morris West, novelist (died 1999){{Cite web |title=Morris West (1916-1999)|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A8370 |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |publisher=The University of Queensland}}
- 9 May – Helen Haenke, poet, playwright and artist (died 1978){{cite web|title= Haenke, Helen Joyce (1916–1978) by Delyse Anthony |publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|url= https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/haenke-helen-joyce-10387|accessdate= 6 July 2023}}
- 25 July – Barbara Vernon, playwright, screenwriter and radio announcer (died 1978){{cite web|title= Vernon, Barbara Mary (1916–1978) by Jane Connors |publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|url= https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/vernon-barbara-mary-11922|accessdate= 6 July 2023}}
- 1 August – Val Vallis, poet (died 2009){{Cite web |title=Val Vallis (1916-2009)|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A32912 |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |publisher=The University of Queensland}}
- 25 September – Jessica Anderson, novelist (died 2010){{Cite web |title=Jessica Anderson (1916-2010)|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A33375 |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |publisher=The University of Queensland}}
- 8 October – George Turner, novelist and critic (died 1997){{cite web|title= George Reginald Turner (1916–1997) by Judith Buckrich |publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/turner-george-reginald-31464|access-date= 6 January 2024}}
- 1 November – Elisabeth MacIntyre, writer for children (died 2004){{Cite web |title=Elisabeth MacIntyre (1916-2004)|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A41494 |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |publisher=The University of Queensland}}
- 14 December – Harold Stewart, poet and oriental scholar (died 1995){{Cite web |title=Harold Stewart (1916-1995)|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A27707 |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |publisher=The University of Queensland}}
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1916 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 2 October – William Little, poet and politician (born 1839){{Cite web |title=William Little |url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A16869 |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |publisher=The University of Queensland}}
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See also
References
{{reflist}}{{Years in Australian literature}}