1931 in Australian literature
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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1931.
For an overview of world literature see 1931 in Australian literature.
See also: 1930 in Australian literature, 1931 in Australia, 1932 in Australian literature.
Books
- M. Barnard Eldershaw — Green Memory
- Velia Ercole — No Escape
- Miles Franklin — Back to Bool Bool
- Ion Idriess — Lasseter's Last Ride
- Jack Lindsay — Cressida's First Lover : a tale of ancient Greece
- Alice Grant Rosman — The Sixth Journey
- E. V. Timms — Whitehall
- Arthur W. Upfield — The Sands of Windee
Short stories
- J. H. M. Abbott — The King's School and Other Tales for Old Boys
- Vance Palmer — Separate Lives
- Henry Handel Richardson — Two Studies
Children's and Young Adult
- Mary Grant Bruce — Bill of Billabong
- Frank Dalby Davison — Man-Shy
- Lilian Turner — Two Take the Road
Poetry
- Mary Gilmore — The Rue Tree : Poems
- Ronald McCuaig — "Love Me and Never Leave Me"
- John Shaw Neilson — "The Bard and the Lizard"
- Elizabeth Riddell — "Lifesaver"
- Kenneth Slessor — "Five Visions of Captain Cook"
Biography
- Ion Idriess — Lasseter's Last Ride : An Epic of Central Australian Gold Discovery
Awards and honours
Literary
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
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| ALS Gold Medal[1] | Frank Dalby Davison | Man-Shy | Angus & Robertson |
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1931 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 30 January — Shirley Hazzard, novelist
- 28 March — Philip Martin, poet (died 2005)
- 10 November — Evan Jones, poet
Unknown date
- Laurie Hergenhan, literary scholar
- Peter Mathers, novelist (died 2004)
- Barry Oakley, novelist and playwright
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1931 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 22 August — Edward Dyson, editor, poet and short story writer (born 1865)