This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1953.
Books
Charmian Clift and George Johnston – The Big Chariot Alec Coppel – The Last Parable Dymphna Cusack – Southern Steel Eleanor Dark – No Barrier T. A. G. Hungerford – Riverslake Ion Idriess – The Red Chief Jack Lindsay – Betrayed Spring : A Novel of the British Way Ruth Park – A Power of Roses Nevil Shute – In the Wet Kylie Tennant – The Joyful Condemned F. J. Thwaites – Roof Over Heaven E. V. Timms – The Scarlet Frontier Arthur Upfield – Murder Must Wait
Short stories
A. Bertram Chandler – "Jetsam" Stephen Murray-Smith – The Tracks We Travel : Australian Short Stories (edited) Colin Roderick – Australian Round-Up : Stories from 1790 to 1950 (edited) Dal Stivens – The Gambling Ghost and Other Tales Judith Wright – "The Weeping Fig"
Children's and Young Adult fiction
K. Langloh Parker – Australian Legendary Tales, edited by Henrietta Drake-Brockman, illustrated by Elizabeth Durack Joan Phipson – Good Luck to the Rider, illustrated by Margaret Horder
Poetry
John Blight "Cormorants" "Crab" "Mangrove" "Stonefish and Starfish" Dulcie Deamer – The Blue Centaur Rosemary Dobson – "The Birth" A. D. Hope – "Imperial Adam" James McAuley – "Late Winter" David Martin – "Bush Christmas" T. Inglis Moore – Australia Writes : An Anthology (edited) Marjorie Pizer – Freedom on the Wallaby : Poems of the Australian People (edited) Elizabeth Riddell – "Country Tune" Roland Robinson – Tumult of the Swans Douglas Stewart – "Christmas Bells" Francis Webb – Birthday Judith Wright "The Harp and the King" "Request to a Year" The Gateway
Biography
Catherine Beatrice Edmonds – Caddie, A Sydney Barmaid Margaret Herron – Down the Years
Non-Fiction
James H. Martin & W. D. Martin – Aircraft of Today and Tomorrow
Awards and honours
Literary
Award Author Title Publisher ALS Gold Medal Not awarded
Children's and Young Adult
Award Category Author Title PublisherChildren's Book of the Year Award"For the Young Reader", The Age, 5 December 1953, p21Older Readers James H. Martin & W. D. Martin Aircraft of Today and Tomorrow Angus and Robertson Joan Phipson, illustrated by Margaret Horder Good Luck to the Rider Angus and Robertson
Poetry
Award Author Title Publisher Grace Leven Prize for PoetryAustlit - Tumult of the Swans by Roland Robinson Roland Robinson Tumult of the Swans Edwards and Shaw
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1953 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
9 January – Morris Gleitzman, writer for children 12 January – David Brooks, novelist and poet 5 February – Rod Jones, novelist 13 March – Stephen Sewell, playwright 18 April – Leigh Hobbs, artist and writer for children 14 May – Kerryn Goldsworthy, academic, editor and critic 30 August – Ross Clark, poet 29 November – Jackie French, writer for children
Unknown date Marion Lennox, novelist Ian McBryde, poet Shane Maloney, novelist Chris Mansell, poet and publisher
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1953 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
9 April – Albert Dorrington, novelist (born 1874) 11 May – Leonora Polkinghorne, novelist and poet (born 1873) 22 May — Louis Lavater, composer and author (born 1867) 30 June – Beatrice Grimshaw, novelist and travel writer (born 1870) 12 August – J. H. M. Abbott, novelist and poet (born 1874) 1 September – Bernard O'Dowd, poet (born 1866) 14 December – Dora Wilcox, poet and playwright (born 1873)
Unknown Date Guy Innes, journalist (born 1879)
See also 1953 in Australia 1953 in literature 1953 in poetry List of years in Australian literature List of years in literature
References