This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1993.
Events
Alex Miller (writer) won the Miles Franklin Award for The Ancestor Game
Major publications
Novels
Liam Davison – Soundings Fotini Epanomitis – The Mule's Foal Rodney Hall — The Grisly Wife Dorothy Hewett — The Toucher Elizabeth Jolley — The Georges' Wife Thomas Keneally – Jacko David Malouf — Remembering Babylon Roger McDonald — Water Man Frank Moorhouse — Grand Days John A. Scott – What I Have Written Madeleine St John — The Women in Black Morris West — The Lovers
Short stories
Sumner Locke Elliott – Radio Days
Crime and mystery
Jon Cleary – Bleak Spring Peter Corris Browning Battles On Burn, and Other Stories Cross Off Matrimonial Causes Garry Disher – Deathdeal Jennifer Rowe – Stranglehold Kerry Greenwood – The Green Mill Murder
Science fiction and fantasy
Terry Dowling – Twilight Beach Terry Dowling and Van Ikin – Mortal Fire: Best Australian Science Fiction (editors) Greg Egan – "Chaff" Rosaleen Love – Evolution Annie: And Other Stories George Turner – The Destiny Makers
Children's and young adult fiction
Isobelle Carmody — The Gathering Carmel Charles — Winin: Why the Emu Cannot Fly Morris Gleitzman — Sticky Beak John Marsden — Tomorrow, When the War Began James Moloney – Dougy Dorothy Porter — The Witch Number Emily Rodda – Roan of Rin Tim Winton – Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster
Poetry
Robert Gray — Certain Things J. S. Harry — "Mousepoem" Barry Hill — Ghosting William Buckley Philip Hodgins — The End of the Season Jill Jones — Flagging Down Time Jennifer Maiden — Acoustic Shadow Jan Owen — Blackberry Season John Tranter — At the Florida
Drama
Louis Nowra — Radiance
Non-fiction
Verity Burgmann — Power and Protest: Movements for Change in Australian Society Hazel Rowley — Christina Stead: A Biography Peter Singer — How Are We to Live? Bryce Courtenay — April Fool's Day
Awards and honours
Lifetime achievement Award Author Christopher Brennan Award Geoffrey Dutton Patrick White Award Amy Witting Literary Award Author Title Publisher The Age Book of the Year Award Elizabeth Jolley The Georges' Wife Viking ALS Gold Medal Elizabeth Riddell Selected Poems Angus and Robertson Colin Roderick Award Cassandra Pybus Gross Moral Turpitude: The Orr Case Reconsidered Heinemann New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards – Book of the Year Gracie Green, Lucille Gill and Joe Tramacchi Tjarany Roughtail Magabala Books
Fiction
International
Award Category Author Title PublisherCommonwealth Writers' Prize Best Novel, SE Asia and South Pacific region Alex Miller The Ancestor Game Penguin Books Best First Novel, SE Asia and South Pacific region Andrew McGahan Praise Allen & Unwin Best Overall Novel Alex Miller The Ancestor Game Penguin Books
National Award Author Title Publisher Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature Not awarded The Age Book of the Year Award Elizabeth Jolley The Georges' Wife Viking The Australian/Vogel Literary Award Helen Demidenko The Hand That Signed the Paper Allen and Unwin Miles Franklin Award Alex Miller The Ancestor Game Penguin Books New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards David Malouf Remembering Babylon Random House Australia Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Brian Castro After China Allen & Unwin Western Australian Premier's Book Awards Gail Jones The House of Breathing Fremantle Arts Centre Press
Poetry
Award Author Title Publisher Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature Not awarded The Age Book of the Year Award John Tranter At the Florida University of Queensland Press Anne Elder Award Terry Whitebeach Bird Dream in Four New Poets Penguin Grace Leven Prize for Poetry Philip Hodgins The End of the Season : Pastoral Poems Brindabella Press Mary Gilmore Award Jill Jones The Mask and Jagged Star Hazard Press New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Les Murray Translations from the Natural World Isabella Press Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Les Murray Translations from the Natural World Isabella Press
Children and Young Adult Award Category Author Title Publisher Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature Children's Not awarded Children's Book of the Year Award Older Readers Melina Marchetta Looking for Alibrandi Puffin Books Picture Book Bob Graham Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten Penguin Books New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Young People's Literature Gracie Greene, Lucille Gill and Joe Tramacchi Tjarany Roughtail Magabala Books Victorian Premier's Prize for Young Adult Fiction Anna Fienberg Ariel, Zed and the Secret of Life Allen and Unwin
Science fiction and fantasy Award Category Author Title Publisher Australian SF Achievement Award Best Australian Long Fiction Greg Egan Quarantine Legend Best Australian Short Fiction Greg Egan "Closer" Eidolon #9 Winter 1992
Drama
Award Category Author TitleNew South Wales Premier's Literary Awards FilmScript Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce Strictly Ballroom Play Nicholas Parsons Dead Heart Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Drama Michael Gurr Sex Diary of an Infidel
Non-fiction Award Author Title Publisher Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature Not awarded The Age Book of the Year Award Janet McCalman Journeyings: the Biography of a Middle-Class Generation 1920-1990 Melbourne University PressNew South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Judith Brett Robert Menzies Forgotten People Pan Macmillan Australia Meme McDonald Put Your Whole Self In Penguin Books Australia Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Greg Dening Mr Bligh's Bad Language Cambridge University Press
Deaths A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1993 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
9 January — Paul Hasluck, statesman, poet, biographer and writer on politics (born 1905) 19 January — Nancy Keesing, poet, writer, editor and promoter of Australian literature (born 1923) 4 February — Leonard Frank Meares, writer of western fiction (born 1921) 1 March — Ronald McCuaig, poet, journalist, literary critic, humourist and children's author (born 1908) 23 March — Robert Harris, poet (born 1951) 1 April — Kevin Gilbert, author, activist, artist, poet, playwright and printmaker (born 1933) 12 April — Alexander Turner, poet, playwright, and theatre and radio producer (born 1907) 22 April — Margaret Diesendorf, linguist, poet, editor, translator and educationist (born 1912 Vienna, Austria) 18 June — Alexandra Hasluck, historian (born 1908) 1 July – Eric Irvin, historian and poet (born 1908) 25 August — Florence James, author and literary agent (born 1902) 16 September — Oodgeroo Noonuccal, poet, political activist, artist and educator (born 1920)
See also
1993 in Australia 1993 in literature 1993 in poetry List of years in literature List of years in Australian literature
References