This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1933.
Books
Eric Baume – Half Caste Miles Franklin – Bring the Monkey Ion Idriess – Drums of Mer G. B. Lancaster – Pageant Norman Lindsay Pan in the Parlour Saturdee Louise Mack – Teens Triumphant Jack McLaren – The Money Stones Harold Mercer – Amazon Island Alice Grant Rosman – Protecting Margot F. J. Thwaites – Flames of Convention Arthur W. Upfield – The Great Melbourne Cup Mystery
Short stories
Katharine Susannah Prichard – "The Bride of Far-Away" Henry Handel Richardson "The Professor's Experiment" "The Wrong Turning"
Children's and Young Adult
Mary Grant Bruce – Billabong's Luck Kenneth Slessor – Funny Farmyard Dorothy Wall – Blinky Bill: The Quaint Little Australian
Poetry
E. J. Brady – Wardens of the Seas : Poems C. J. Dennis – "Tall Timber" A. B. Paterson – The Animals Noah Forgot Kenneth Slessor – Darlinghurst Nights
Non-fiction
Frank Clune – Try Anything Once
Drama
Edmund Barclay – An Antarctic Epic
Awards and honours
Literary
Award Author Title Publisher ALS Gold Medal"Australian Literature : Society's Annual 'Drama Night'" The Age, 6 October 1934, p21 G. B. Lancaster Pageant Century
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1933 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
30 January – Jennifer Strauss, poet and academic 21 March – Annette Macarthur-Onslow, writer and book illustrator (died 2026) 3 June – Vivian Smith, poet 30 June – John Button, writer and politician (died 2008) 4 July – Fay Zwicky, poet and critic (died 2017) 10 July – Kevin Gilbert, poet and playwright (died 1993) 14 August – Bryce Courtenay, novelist (born in Johannesburg)(died 2012) 21 December – Wendy Richardson, playwright Unknown date Wendy Scarfe, novelist, biographer and poet
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1933 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
2 February – John Le Gay Brereton, poet (born 1871) 1 April – Gilbert White, clergyman and poet (born 1859) 10 April — Ernest Buley, journalist and author (born 1869) 15 April – Alfred Stephens, writer and critic (born 1865) 27 August – George Robertson, publisher (born 1860) 6 November – Grant Hervey, poet (born 1880)
See also 1933 in Australia 1933 in literature 1933 in poetry List of years in Australian literature List of years in literature
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