2023 in Australian literature
This is a list of historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2023.
Major publications
Literary fiction
- Gregory Day, The Bell of the World
- Fiona McIntosh, Dead Tide
Short story collections
- Graeme Simsion, Creative Differences and other stories
Non-Fiction
- Margaret Simons, Tanya Plibersek: On Her Own Terms
Poetry
- Stuart Barnes, Like to the Lark
- John Kinsella, Harsh Hakea: Collected Poems Volume Two (2005–2014)
- David McCooey, The Book of Falling
Awards and honours
Note: these awards were presented in the year in question.
Lifetime achievement
| Award | Author |
|---|---|
| Patrick White Award | to be announced November 2023 |
Fiction
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Franklin Award to be announced July 2023 |
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| Prime Minister's Literary Awards to be announced December 2023 |
Fiction | |||
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards to be announced May 2023 |
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| Queensland Literary Awards to be announced September 2023 |
Fiction | |||
| Stella Prize[1] | Literature | Sarah Holland-Batt | The Jaguar | UQP |
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[2] | Literature | Jessica Au | Cold Enough for Snow | Giramondo |
| Fiction | Jessica Au | Cold Enough for Snow | Giramondo |
Children and Young Adult
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Book of the Year Award to be announced August 2023 |
Older Readers | |||
| Younger Readers | ||||
| Picture Book | ||||
| Early Childhood | ||||
| Eve Pownall Award for Information Books | ||||
| Lifetime Achievement | ||||
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards to be announced May 2023 |
Children's | |||
| Young People's | ||||
| Queensland Literary Awards to be announced September 2023 |
Children's | |||
| Young Adult | ||||
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[2] | Young Adult Fiction | Kate Murray | We Who Hunt the Hollow | Hardie Grant |
Non-Fiction
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Biography Award to be announced August 2023 |
Biography | |||
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards to be announced May 2023 |
Non-Fiction | |||
| New South Wales Premier's History Awards to be announced September 2023 |
Australian History | |||
| Community and Regional History | ||||
| General History | ||||
| Queensland Literary Awards to be announced November 2023 |
Non-Fiction | |||
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[2] | Non-Fiction | Eda Gunaydin | Root & Branch: Essays on inheritance | NewSouth |
Poetry
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Elder Award[3](joint winners) | Harry Reid | Leave Me Alone | Cordite |
| Theodore Ell | Beginning In Sight | RWP | |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards to be announced May 2023 |
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| Judith Wright Calanthe Award for a Poetry Collection to be announced November 2023 |
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| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards | Gavin Yuan Gao | At the Altar of Touch | UQP |
Drama
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards to be announced May 2023 |
Script | |||
| Play | ||||
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[2] | John Harvey | The Return | Malthouse Theatre |
Deaths
- 21 January – Gabrielle Williams, author of young adult fiction (born 1963)[4]
- 21 April – John Tranter, poet, publisher and editor (born 1943)[5]
- 22 April – Barry Humphries, comedian, author, actor and satirist (born 1934)[6]
- 2 May – Gabrielle Carey, novelist (born 1959)[7]
See also
References
- "Holland-Batt wins 2023 Stella Prize for 'The Jaguar'". Books+Publishing. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- "Au wins 2023 Victorian Prize for Literature at VPLAs". Books+Publishing. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- "Reid, Ell win 2022 Anne Elder Award". Books+Publishing. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- "Vale Gabrielle Williams". Books+Publishing. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- "John Tranter Death Notice - Sydney, New South Wales". tributes.smh.com.au. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- Runciman, Caleb (22 April 2023). "Barry Humphries: Australian comedic legend dies aged 89". The West Australian. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- "Probate Notice: Gabrielle Carey". NSW Probate Index. 4 May 2023 – via Ryerson Index.
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