1926 in Australian literature
{{Short description|Overview of the events of 1926 in literature}}
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1926.
Books
- Mary Grant Bruce – The Tower Rooms{{cite web|title= The Tower Rooms by Mary Grant Bruce|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1979016|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- Carlton Dawe – The Forbidden Shrine{{cite web|title= The Forbidden Shrine by Carlton Dawe|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C380193|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- Jean Devanny
- The Butcher Shop{{cite web|title= The Butcher Shop by Jean Devanny|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1026003|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- Lenore Divine{{cite web|title= Lenore Divine by Jean Devanny|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2279630|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- Mabel Forrest – Gaming Gods{{cite web|title= Gaming Gods by Mabel Forrest|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/939365|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- Mary Gaunt – The Forbidden Town{{cite web|title= The Forbidden Town by Mary Gaunt|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/4277504|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- Jack McLaren
- The Hidden Lagoon{{cite web|title= The Hidden Lagoon by Jack McLaren|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2233803|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- Isle of Escape : A Story of the South Seas{{cite web|title= Isle of Escape : A Story of the South Seas by Jack McLaren|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2458260|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- Katharine Susannah Prichard
- The Wild Oats of Han{{cite web|title= The Wild Oats of Han by Katharine Susannah Prichard|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C263307|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- Working Bullocks{{cite web|title= Working Bullocks by Katharine Susannah Prichard|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C262450|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- E. V. Timms – The Valley of Adventure
Short stories
- Xavier Herbert – "The Maniac and the Full Moon"{{cite web|title= "The Maniac and the Full Moon" by Xavier Herbert|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C118430|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- Vance Palmer – "The Birthday"{{cite web|title= "The Birthday" by Vance Palmer|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C99999|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- Katharine Susannah Prichard – "The Curse"{{cite web|title= "The Curse" by Katharine Susannah Prichard|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C96592|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- Steele Rudd – The Rudd Family{{cite web|title= The Rudd Family by Steele Rudd|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1839357|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
Children's and Young Adult fiction
- Mary Grant Bruce – Robin{{cite web|title= Robin by Mary Grant Bruce|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2106902|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- W. M. Fleming – Bunyip Told Me{{cite web|title= Bunyip Told Me by William Fleming|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/478150|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- Ethel Turner – Funny{{cite web|title= Funny by Ethel Turner|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/55766|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- Lilian Turner – The Happy Heriots{{cite web|title= The Happy Heriots by Lilian Turner|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2694530|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
Poetry
{{Main|1926 in poetry}}
- Jack Lindsay – The Passionate Neatherd : a lyric sequence{{cite web|title= The Passionate Neatherd by Jack Lindsay |publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/121496|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- Dorothea Mackellar – Fancy Dress and Other Verse{{cite web|title= Fancy Dress and Other Verse by Dorothea Mackellar|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/711599|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- Furnley Maurice – "Beauty of the World"{{cite web|title= "Beauty of the World" by Furnley Maurice|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C171796|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- Myra Morris – "The Pallid Cuckoo"{{cite web|title= "The Pallid Cuckoo" by Myra Morris|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C199586|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- John Shaw Neilson
- "The Birds Go By"{{cite web|title= "The Birds Go By" by John Shaw Neilson|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C108777|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- "The Flight of the Weary"{{cite web|title= "The Flight of the Weary" by John Shaw Neilson|publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C112362|access-date= 26 July 2024}}
- "The Gentle Water Bird"
- Kenneth Slessor – Earth-Visitors : Poems{{cite web|title= Earth-Visitors : Poems by Kenneth Slessor|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/895360|access-date= 26 July 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 1926 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 7 January – Graham Stone, bibliographer (died 2013){{Cite web |date=2013-12-05 |title=A life evolved around science fiction |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/a-life-evolved-around-science-fiction-20131205-2ytx6.html |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Graham Stone |url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A35852 |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |publisher=The University of Queensland}}
- 23 February – Ann Moyal, historian of science (died 2019){{Cite web |last=Clarke |first=Patricia |title=Ann Veronica Moyal |url=https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/moyal-ann-veronica-29907 |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=Obituaries Australia |publisher=Australian National University}}
- 31 July – Ian Moffitt, novelist (died 2000){{Cite web |title=Ian Moffitt (1926-2000)|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A30585 |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=AustLit: Discover Australian Stories |publisher=The University of Queensland}}
- 26 August – Portia Robinson, historian (died 2023){{Cite web |date=2023-02-11 |title=Portia Robinson AM PhD death notice |url=https://tributes.smh.com.au/obituaries/471405/portia-robinson-am-phd/?r=https://tributes.smh.com.au/obituaries/smh-au/ |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=Sydney Morning Herald}}
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1926 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 6 June – Henry Tate, poet (born 1873){{cite web|title= Tate, Henry (1873–1926) by John Carmody |publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/tate-henry-8749|access-date= 29 July 2023}}
- 19 July – Ada Cambridge, novelist and poet (born 1844){{Citation |last=Roe |first=Jill |title=Ada Cambridge (1844–1926) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cambridge-ada-3145 |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |access-date=2023-09-26 |place=Canberra |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |language=en}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}{{Years in Australian literature}}