This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1982.
Events Thomas Keneally won the 1982 Booker–McConnell Prize for Schindler's Ark, the first Australian to win the award. Rodney Hall (writer) won the 1982 Miles Franklin Award for Just Relations
Major publications
Novels Thea Astley — An Item from the Late News Jean Bedford — Sister Kate Rodney Hall — Just Relations Thomas Keneally — Schindler's Ark David Malouf – Fly Away Peter Gerald Murnane — The Plains Tim Winton — An Open Swimmer
Crime and mystery Peter Corris — The Marvellous Boy
Science fiction and fantasy Glenda Adams — Games of the Strong Damien Broderick — The Judas Mandala Terry Dowling — "The Man Who Walks Away Behind the Eyes"
Short stories Beverley Farmer — "Snake"
Children's and young adult fiction Joan Lindsay — Syd Sixpence Jan Ormerod — Moonlight Nadia Wheatley — Five Times Dizzy
Poetry Les Murray Equanimities The Vernacular Republic: Poems 1961–1981 Vivian Smith – Tide Country John Tranter — Selected Poems Fay Zwicky – Kaddish and Other Poems
Drama Jack Davis — The Dreamers Louis Nowra — Spellbound David Williamson — The Perfectionist
Non-fiction Blanche d'Alpuget — Robert J. Hawke: A Biography Edmund Campion — Rockchoppers: Growing up Catholic in Australia Nancy Keesing — Lily on the Dustbin: Slang of Australian Women and Families Geoffrey Serle — John Monash
Awards and honours Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) Donald Horne
Member of the Order of Australia (AM) R. D. Fitzgerald Hal Porter
Lifetime achievement Award Author Christopher Brennan Award Vincent Buckley Patrick White Award Bruce Beaver
Literary awards Award Author Title Publisher The Age Book of the Year Award David Malouf Fly Away Peter Chatto & Windus ALS Gold Medal No award Colin Roderick Award Geoffrey Serle John Monash : A Biography Melbourne University Press NSW Premier's Special Award Christina Stead
Fiction International
Award Author Title Publisher Booker Prize Thomas Keneally Schindler's Ark Hodder and Stoughton
National Award Author Title Publisher The Age Book of the Year Award David Malouf Fly Away Peter Chatto & WindusThe Australian/Vogel Literary Award Brian Castro Birds of Passage Allen and Unwin Nigel Krauth Matilda, My Darling Allen and Unwin Miles Franklin Award Rodney Hall Just Relations Penguin Books New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Peter Carey Bliss University of Queensland Press Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Archie Weller Day of the Dog Allen & Unwin
Children and Young Adult Award Category Author Title PublisherChildren's Book of the Year Award Older Readers Colin Thiele The Valley Between Opal Books Picture Book Jan Ormerod Sunshine Penguin Books New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Children's Book Award Nan Hunt and Craig Smith Whistle Up the Chimney William Collins
Science fiction and fantasy Award Category Author Title Publisher Australian SF Achievement Award Best Australian Science Fiction David Lake The Man Who Loved Morlocks Hyland House
Poetry
Award Author Title PublisherAnne Elder Award Kate Llewellyn Trader Kate and the Elephants Friendly Street Poets Peter Goldsworthy Readings from Ecclesiastes Angus & Robertson Grace Leven Prize for Poetry Vivian Smith Tide Country Angus & Robertson New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Fay Zwicky Kaddish and Other Poems University of Queensland Press
Non-fiction Award Author Title Publisher The Age Book of the Year Award Geoffrey Serle John Monash: A Biography Melbourne University Press New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Richard Haese Rebels and Precursors: The Revolutionary Years of Australian Art Allen Lane
Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1982 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 1 January — Craig Silvey, novelist, author of Jasper Jones 22 November — Alasdair Duncan, author and journalist 22 December — Sarah Holland-Batt, contemporary Australian poet, critic and academic
Unknown date Kate Gordon, author of young adult fiction
Deaths A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1982 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 11 February — Albert Facey, writer, best known as author of A Fortunate Life (born 1894) 8 October — Joice NanKivell Loch, author, journalist and humanitarian worker (died in Greece) (born 1887) 15 November — Eve Pownall, writer for children and historian (born 1901)
See also 1982 in Australia 1982 in literature 1982 in poetry List of years in literature List of years in Australian literature
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