Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1929
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1929.
Books
Short stories
Children's and Young Adult fiction
Poetry
Drama
Non-fiction
Awards and honours
Literary
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1929 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 5 January – Veronica Brady, poet and critic (died 2015)[31]
- 1 February – R. A. Simpson, poet (died 2002)[32]
- 16 February – Peter Porter, poet (died 2010)[33]
- 26 March – David Lake, science fiction novelist (born in India)(died 2016)[34]
- 2 April – Catherine Gaskin, novelist (born in Ireland)(died 2009)[35]
- 14 April – Ray Mathew, novelist, poet and dramatist (died 2002)[36]
- 5 May – Kenneth Cook, novelist (died 1987)[37]
- 7 October – Ken Inglis, historian (died 2017)[38]
- 11 December – Desmond O'Grady, novelist and short story writer (died 2021 in Italy)[39]
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1929 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
See also
References
