This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2000.

Events

Drylands by Thea Astley and Benang by Kim Scott were joint winners of the Miles Franklin Award

Major publications

Literary fiction Peter Carey — True History of the Kelly Gang Arabella Edge — The Company: The Story of a Murderer Rodney Hall — The Day We Had Hitler Home Rosalie Ham — The Dressmaker Thomas Keneally An Angel in Australia Bettany's Book Colleen McCullough — Morgan's Run Alex Miller — Conditions of Faith Frank Moorhouse — Dark Palace Morris West — The Last Confession

Crime and mystery Jon Cleary — Bear Pit Catherine Jinks — The Notary Dorothy Johnston — The Trojan Dog Andrew McGahan — Last Drinks Barry Maitland — Silvermeadow Shane Maloney — The Big Ask Andrew Masterson — The Second Coming Caroline Shaw — Eye to Eye Peter Temple — Dead Point Meredith Webber — Trust Me

Science fiction and fantasy Sara Douglass — The Nameless Day Michel Faber — Under the Skin Jennifer Fallon — Medalon Kate Forsyth — The Forbidden Land Ian Irvine — The Last Albatross Juliet Marillier — Son of the Shadows Sean McMullen — The Miocene Arrow Garth Nix Castle The Fall Emily Rodda — The Forests of Silence Kim Wilkins — The Resurrectionists Sean Williams and Shane Dix — The Dying Light

Children's and young adult fiction Jaclyn Moriarty — Feeling Sorry for Celia Sonya Hartnett — Thursday's Child James Moloney — Touch Me John Marsden — Winter Shaun Tan — The Lost Thing Markus Zusak — Fighting Ruben Wolfe

Short story anthologies Carmel Bird (editor) — The Penguin Century of Australian Stories

Poetry Rosemary Dobson – Untold Lives and Later Poems Brook Emery — and dug my fingers in the sand"And dug my fingers in the sand / Brook Emery", National Library of Australia. Dorothy Hewett and John Kinsela — Wheatlands John Mateer – Barefoot Speech Mark Reid – Parochial Arthur M. Spyrou – The Garden of Delights

Plays Hannie Rayson — Life After George David Williamson Face to Face The Great Man

Non-fiction Bill Bryson — Down Under Brian Matthews — A Fine and Private Place Wendy McCarthy — Don't Fence Me In Margaret Scott — Changing Countries: On moving from one island to another

Awards and honours Ray Parkin, , "for service to Australian war literature through autobiographical works, and to historical research as author of HM Bark Endeavour

Lifetime achievement Award Author Christopher Brennan Award J. S. Harry Patrick White Award Thomas Shapcott

Literary Award Author Title Publisher The Age Book of the Year Award Amy Witting Isobel on the Way to the Corner Shop Penguin ALS Gold Medal Drusilla Modjeska Stravinsky's Lunch Picador Colin Roderick Award Peter Carey True History of the Kelly Gang University of Queensland Press Nita Kibble Literary Award Drusilla Modjeska Stravinsky's Lunch Picador

Fiction International

Award Category Author Title Publisher Commonwealth Writers' Prize Best Novel, SE Asia and South Pacific region Lily Brett Too Many Men Picador

National Award Author Title Publisher Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature Roger McDonald Mr Darwin's Shooter Vintage Books The Age Book of the Year Award Amy Witting Isobel on the Way to the Corner Shop Penguin Books The Australian/Vogel Literary Award Stephen Gray The Artist is a Thief Allen and Unwin Kathleen Mitchell Award Julia Leigh The Hunter Penguin AustraliaMiles Franklin Award Thea Astley Drylands Penguin Books Kim Scott Benang Fremantle Press New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Michael Meehan The Salt of Broken Tears Vintage Books Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Thea Astley Drylands Penguin Books Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Christopher Koch Out of Ireland Doubleday Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Simone Lazaroo The Australian Fiancé Pan Macmillan

Crime and Mystery

National Award Category Author Title PublisherNed Kelly Award Novel Peter Temple Shooting Star Bantam Books First novel Marshall Browne The Wooden Leg of Inspector Anders Duffy & SnellgroveTrue crime John Dale Huckstepp: A Dangerous Life Allen & Unwin Andrew Rule & John Silvester Underbelly 3 Floradale Productions & Sly Ink Lifetime Achievement Not awarded

Children and Young Adult Award Category Author Title PublisherChildren's Book of the Year Award Older Readers Nick Earls 48 Shades of Brown Penguin Books Picture Book Margaret Wild & Anne Spudvilas Jenny Angel Viking BooksNew South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Children's Literature Steven Herrick The Spangled Drongo University of Queensland Press Young People's Literature Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Pryor The Binna-Binna Man Allen & Unwin Victorian Premier's Prize for Young Adult Fiction Helen Barnes Killing Aurora Penguin

Poetry

Award Author Title Publisher Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature Dimitris Tsaloumas The Harbour University of Queensland Press The Age Book of the Year Peter Minter Empty Texas Paper Bark Press Anne Elder Award Arthur M. Spyrou The Garden of Delights Monogene Grace Leven Prize for Poetry Not awarded Mary Gilmore Award Lucy Dougan Memory Shell Five Islands Press New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Jennifer Maiden Mines Paper Bark Press Victorian Premier's Literary Awards John Millett Iceman Five Islands Press Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Mark Reid Parochial Fremantle Arts Centre Press

Drama

Award Category Author TitleNew South Wales Premier's Literary Awards FilmScript Melina Marchetta Looking for Alibrandi Play Daniel Keene Scissors, Paper, Rock Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Drama Hannie Rayson Life After GeorgePatrick White Playwrights' Award Ben Ellis Who Are You, Mr James? Bette Guy Three Men - Three Chairs Ailsa Piper Small Mercies

Non-fiction

Award Category Author Title Publisher Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature Non-Fiction Tim Flannery Throw'im Way Leg: An Adventure Text Publishing The Age Book of the Year Non-Fiction Kim Mahood Craft for a Dry Lake AnchorNational Biography AwardBiography Peter Robb M, a biography of European painter Caravaggio Duffy and Snellgrove Mandy Sayer Dreamtime Alice: A Memoir Random House Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Non-Fiction Adrian Caesar The White Picador

Deaths A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 2000 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 5 March – Michael Noonan, novelist and radio scriptwriter (born 1921 in New Zealand) 11 March – Gerald Glaskin, writer (born 1923) 17 March – Jack Davis, playwright, poet and Indigenous rights campaigner (born 1917) 6 May – Elizabeth O'Conner, novelist (born 1913) 25 May – Elizabeth Durack, artist and writer (born 1915) 16 June — Colin Roderick, editor and critic (born 1911) 25 June – Judith Wright, poet, environmentalist and campaigner for Aboriginal land rights (born 1915) 3 July – Nancy Cato, historical novelist, biographer and poet (born 1917) 13 July – A. D. Hope, poet and essayist (born 1907) August – John Joseph Jones, poet, folk singer, musician, playwright and theatre director (born in London, 1930) 10 August – Clement Semmler, author, literary critic, broadcaster and radio and television executive (born 1914) 17 August – Leslie Rees, children's writer and dramatist (born 1905) 1 November – Ian Moffitt, journalist and novelist (born 1926)

See also 2000 in Australia 2000 in literature 2000 in poetry List of years in literature List of years in Australian literature

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