Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 2024
This is a list of historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2024.
Events
- Both the chief executive and deputy chairman quit over promotional material released for the 2024 Melbourne Writers Festival[1]
Major publications
Literary fiction
- Amy Brown – My Brilliant Sister[2]
- Charmian Clift – The End of the Morning[3]
- Gail Jones – One Another[4]
- Meg Keneally – Free[5]
Crime and mystery
- Garry Disher – Sanctuary[6]
- Candice Fox – Devil's Kitchen[7]
- Sulari Gentill – The Mystery Writer[8]
- Dervla McTiernan – What Happened to Nina?
- Louise Milligan – Pheasants Nest[9]
Science fiction and Fantasy
- Greg Egan – Morphotrophic[10]
- Kate Forsyth – Psyckhe[11]
- Angela Slatter – The Briar Book of the Dead[12]
Children's and young adult
- Lili Wilkinson – Deep is the Fen[13]
Non-Fiction
- James Bradley – Deep Water[14]
Awards and honours
Note: these awards were presented in the year in question.
Lifetime achievement
Award | Author |
Patrick White Award | Not yet awarded |
Literary
Fiction
Children and Young Adult
Crime and Mystery
National
Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
Davitt Award | Novel | Not yet awarded | | |
Young adult novel | Not yet awarded | | |
Children's novel | Not yet awarded | | |
Non-fiction | Not yet awarded | | |
Debut | Not yet awarded | | |
Readers' choice | Not yet awarded | | |
Ned Kelly Award | Novel | Not yet awarded | | |
First novel | Not yet awarded | | |
True crime | Not yet awarded | | |
Non-Fiction
Poetry
Drama
Deaths
- 13 January – David Hansen, art historian (born 1958)[29]
- 4 February – Lowitja O'Donoghue, public administrator and Indigenous rights advocate (born 1932)[30]
- 19 February – Marion Halligan, novelist, short story writer, reviewer and essayist (born 1940)[31]
- 25 March – Ian Heads, historian and journalist (born 1943)[32]
- 30 April – Lyndall Ryan, historian (born 1943)[33][34]
- 10 May – Hugh Edwards, journalist, author and marine photographer (born 1933 in Scotland)[35]
- 24 July – Ray Lawler, playwright (born 1921)[36]
See also
References
- ^ Le Grand, Chip (25 February 2024). "Gaza conflict engulfs Melbourne Writers Festival as leaders quit over program row". The Age. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — My Brilliant Sister by Amy Brown". Austlit. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — The End of the Morning by Charmian Clift". Austlit. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — One Another by Gail Jones". Austlit. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — Free by Meg Keneally". Austlit. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "Sanctuary by Garry Disher". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Devil's Kitchen". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Pheasants Nest". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "'Morphotrophic by Greg Egan". ISFDB. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Psyckhe by Kate Forsyth". Austlit. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "The Briar Book of the Dead by Angela Slatter". Austlit. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — Deep is the Fen by Lili Wilkinson". Austlit. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Ball, Philip (7 March 2024). "Deep Water by James Bradley review – what lies beneath". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Wright wins 2024 ALS Gold Medal". Books+Publishing. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e ""Indie Book Awards - Winners 2024"". Australian Independent Booksellers. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ Story, Hannah (20 May 2024). "Aboriginal poet wins $40,000 at major literary awards with 'profound' verse novel". ABC News. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Wright wins 2024 Stella Prize for 'Praiseworthy'". Books+Publishing. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2024". Wheeler Centre. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b ""Tony Birch wins Book of the Year for timely novel about one of Australia's great challenges"". The Age, 8 May 2024. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ ""The Australian/Vogel's Award for Young Writers"". Allen & Unwin. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Burke, Kelly (1 August 2024). "Alexis Wright wins second Miles Franklin prize for Praiseworthy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Story, Hannah (20 May 2024). "Aboriginal poet wins $40,000 at major literary awards with 'profound' verse novel". ABC News. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d Story, Hannah (20 May 2024). "Aboriginal poet wins $40,000 at major literary awards with 'profound' verse novel". ABC News. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "WA Premier's Book Awards 2024 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "National Biography Award". State Library of New South Wales.
- ^ ""Saleh wins Anne Elder Award 2023"". Books+Publishing, 17 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Hogan wins Mary Gilmore Award, Priest wins Magarey Medal". Books+Publishing. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Obituary: David Hansen". AAANZ. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ ""Indigenous leader Lowitja O'Donoghue dies aged 91"". The Age, 4 February 2024. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Dooley, Gillian (21 February 2024). "Marion Halligan was a woman of great warmth and generosity, and a consummate novelist". The Conversation. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Ian John HEADS Death Notice". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Curthoys, Ann (1 May 2024). "Lyndall Ryan's impact on Australian history research will be felt for many years to come". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
She died on Tuesday, aged 81.
- ^ "Lyndall Ryan Death Notice". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Quekett, Malcolm (10 May 2024). "Hugh Edwards was a shipwreck hunter, author and maritime history expert". The West Australian. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Cuthbertson, Debbie (26 July 2024). "Summer of the Seventeenth Doll playwright Ray Lawler dies aged 103". WAtoday. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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