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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1992.

Events

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Major publications

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Novels

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Children's and young adult fiction

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Crime and mystery

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Science fiction and fantasy

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Poetry

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Drama

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Non-fiction

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Awards and honours

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Lifetime achievement

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Award Author
Christopher Brennan Award[29] R. A. Simpson
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Patrick White Award[30] Peter Cowan

Literary

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Award Author Title Publisher
The Age Book of the Year Award[31] Marion Halligan Lovers' Knots Heinemann
ALS Gold Medal[32] Rodney Hall The Second Bridegroom McPhee Gribble
Colin Roderick Award[33] Ruth Park A Fence Around the Cuckoo Viking

Fiction

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National

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Award Author Title Publisher
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature[34] David Malouf The Great World Chatto & Windus
The Age Book of the Year Award[31] Marion Halligan Lovers' Knots Heinemann
The Australian/Vogel Literary Award[35] Fotini Epanomitis The Mule's Foal Allen & Unwin
Miles Franklin Award[36] Tim Winton Cloudstreet Penguin Books
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[37] Simon Leys The Death of Napoleon Allen & Unwin
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[38] Brian Castro Double-Wolf Allen & Unwin

Poetry

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Award Author Title Publisher
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature[34] Vincent Buckley Last Poems McPhee Gribble
Anne Elder Award[39] Nicolette Stasko Abundance Angus & Robertson
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[40] Kevin Hart Dog Fox Field: Poems Golvan Arts
Gary Catalano The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems : 1983-1989 University of Queensland Press
Mary Gilmore Award[41] Alison Croggon This is the Stone Penguin

Non-fiction

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Award Author Title Publisher
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature[34] David Marr Patrick White – A Life Random House Australia
The Age Book of the Year Award[31] Ruth Park A Fence Around the Cuckoo Viking

Deaths

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A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1992 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Honk If You Are Jesus by Peter Goldsworthy". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. ^ "The Last Magician by Janette Turner Hospital". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Shearers' Motel by Roger McDonald". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Ariel, Zed and the Secret of Life by Anna Fienberg". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Beware of the Dog by Peter Corris". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Browning, P.I. by Peter Corris". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  7. ^ "The Japanese Job by Peter Corris". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Set Up by Peter Corris". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  9. ^ "The Last Tango of Dolores Delgado by Marele Day". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Paydirt by Garry Disher". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Whipping Boy by Gabrielle Lord". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Only Lawyers Dancing by Jan McKemmish". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Blue Tyson by Terry Dowling". ISFDB. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Call to the Edge by Sean McMullen". ISFDB. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Women, Souls And Shadows by Beatriz Copello". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Jane, Interlinear and Other Poems by Robert Harris". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Selected Poems by A. D. Hope". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  18. ^ "The Mask and the Jagged Star by Jill Jones". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Translations from the Natural World by Les Murray". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Selected Poems by Elizabeth Riddell". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  21. ^ "The Floor of Heaven by John Tranter". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  22. ^ "Wards of the State by Robert Adamson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  23. ^ "Intimacy and Solitude by Stephanie Dowrick". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  24. ^ "From Strength to Strength: An Autobiography by Sara Henderson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  25. ^ "Chance Encounters by A. D. Hope". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  26. ^ "A Fence Around the Cuckoo by Ruth Park". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  27. ^ "Thea Beatrice May Astley, AM". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  28. ^ "Jack Ernest Pollard". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  29. ^ "Austlit — FAW Christopher Brennan Award". Austlit. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  30. ^ "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners". Austlit. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  31. ^ a b c ""Family the theme 'Age' literary winners"". The Age, 5 December 1992, p19. ProQuest 2521744240. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  32. ^ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  33. ^ "Colin Roderick Award - Other Winners". James Cook University. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  34. ^ a b c "Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature – Past Literary Award Winners". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  35. ^ "Austlit — The Australian/Vogel National Literary Award 1992". Austlit. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  36. ^ "Austlit — Cloudstreet - Awards". Austlit. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  37. ^ "Author creates more than a tingle of excitement". Sydney Morning Herald, 5 September 1992, p4. ProQuest 2527534076. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  38. ^ "Castro wins two writers' awards". The Sunday Age, 13 September 1992, p4. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  39. ^ "Austlit — Anne Elder Award 1992-94". Austlit. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  40. ^ "Austlit — Grace Leven Poetry Prize 1991-93". Austlit. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  41. ^ "Mary Gilmore Award". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  42. ^ Cushing, Nancy, "Dora Eileen Birtles (1903–1992)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 13 February 2024
  43. ^ "Roland Edward Robinson (1912–1992) by Peter Kirkpatrick". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  44. ^ "Beatrice Deloitte Davis (1909–1992) by Beverley Kingston". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  45. ^ "Jas Heriot Duke (1939-1992)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  46. ^ "Peter Patrick Pinney (1922–1992) by Richard White and Claire Petrie". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  47. ^ Death Notice showing date of death as 6 Dec 1992, including crossreference to married name Mary Connellan, The Age, published 7 Dec 1992, via Ryerson Index
  48. ^ Hawkesbury on the Net, Paul White's grave Retrieved 1 June 2009
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