1989 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1989.

Events

Peter Carey won the Miles Franklin Award for Oscar and Lucinda

Major publications

Novels

Mena Calthorpe, The Plain of Ala
Bryce Courtenay, The Power of One
Peter Goldsworthy, Maestro
Elizabeth Jolley, My Father's Moon
Mandy Sayer, Mood Indigo
Amy Witting, I is for Isobel

Short story anthologies

Brian Matthews, Quickening and Other Stories

Children's and young adult fiction

Graeme Base, The Eleventh Hour
Anna Fienberg, The Nine Lives of Balthazar
Morris Gleitzman, Two Weeks with the Queen

Poetry

Robert Adamson (poet), The Clean Dark
Dorothy Porter, Driving Too Fast
Peter Skrzynecki, Night Swim

Drama

Nick Enright, Daylight Saving (play)
Jenny Kemp (playwright), Call of the Wild
Peta Murray
- Spitting Chips
- Wallflowering
David Williamson, Top Silk

Non-fiction

Jill Ker Conway, The Road from Coorain

Awards and honours

Mary Durack , for "service to the community and literature"[1]
Les Murray (poet) , for "service to Australian literature"[2]
Thomas Shapcott , for "service to Australian literature and to arts administration"[3]
Gwen Harwood , for "service to literature, particularly as a poet and librettist"[4]
Max Harris (poet) , for "service to literature"[5]
Clement Semmler , for "service to Australian literature"[6]
John Morrison (writer) , for "service to literature"[7]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1989 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

2 June — Will Kostakis, author and journalist

References

"Dame Mary Durack, DBE". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
"Leslie Allan Murray". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
"Thomas William Shapcott". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
"Gwendoline Nessie Harwood". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
"Maxwell Henley Harris". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
"Dr Clement William Semmler, OBE". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
"John Gordon Morrison". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

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[1] "Dame Mary Durack, DBE". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

[2] "Leslie Allan Murray". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

[3] "Thomas William Shapcott". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

[4] "Gwendoline Nessie Harwood". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

[5] "Maxwell Henley Harris". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

[6] "Dr Clement William Semmler, OBE". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

[7] "John Gordon Morrison". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

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