1927 in Australian literature explained

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1927.

Books

• Marie Bjelke-Petersen – The Moon Minstrel^[1]
• Bernard Cronin
  • Red Dawson^[2]
  • White Gold^[3]
• Zora Cross – Sons of the Seven Mile^[4]
• James Devaney – The Currency Lass : A Tale of the Convict Days^[5]
• Mabel Forrest – Hibiscus Heart^[6]
• Mary Gaunt – Saul's Daughter^[7]
• Ion Idriess – Madman's Island
• Jack McLaren – The Chain^[8]
• Helen Simpson – Cups, Wands and Swords^[9]
• Steele Rudd – The Romance of Runnibede^[10]
• E. V. Timms
  • James! Don't Be a Fool
  • Red Mask : A Story of the Early Victorian Goldfields

Short stories

• Jean Devanny – Old Savage and Other Stories ^[11]
• Vernon Knowles – Silver Nutmegs^[12]
• Vance Palmer – "The Stump"^[13]
• Katharine Susannah Prichard
  • "The Cooboo"^[14]
  • "Happiness"^[15]

Children's and Young Adult fiction

• W. M. Fleming – The Hunted Piccaninnies^[16]
• Lilian Turner – Nina Comes Home^[17]

Poetry

See main article: 1927 in poetry.

• Mabel Forrest – Poems^[18]
• Mary Gilmore
  • "The Tenancy"^[19]
  • "Turn to Grass"^[20]
• Lesbia Harford
  • "Lovers Parted"^[21]
  • "This Way Only"^[22]
• Vernon Knowles – The Ripening Years^[23]
• John Shaw Neilson – New Poems^[24]
• Percival Serle, R. H. Croll & Frank Wilmot – An Australasian Anthology : Australian and New Zealand Poems^[25]
• Kenneth Slessor – "Country Towns"^[26]
• Douglas Stewart – "Rock Carving"^[27]
• David McKee Wright – "From Dark Rosaleen"^[28]
• Judith Wright – "Trapped Dingo"^[29]

Biography

• E. V. Timms – Lawrence, Prince of Mecca

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1927 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 26 January – Grace Perry, poet, playwright and editor (died 1987)^[30]
• 25 April – Peter Yeldham, playwright and novelist (died 2022)^[31]
• 6 June – Alan Seymour, playwright (died 2015)^[32]
• 24 August – David Ireland, novelist (died 2022)^[33]
• 11 November – Jack Absalom, artist, author and adventurer (died 2019)^[34]
• 27 November – Lilith Norman, children's writer and editor (died 2017)^[35]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1927 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 31 March – John Bernard O'Hara, poet and schoolmaster (born 1862)^[36]
• 15 April – Maybanke Anderson, author (born 1845)^[37]
• 5 July – Lesbia Harford, poet (born 1891)^[38]
• 15 August – George Gordon McCrae, poet (born 1833)^[39]
• 31 August – Lillian Pyke, children's writer and, as Erica Maxwell, novelist (born 1881)^[40]
• 13 November — James Chisholm, essayist and short story writer (born 1857)^[41]

See also

• 1927 in Australia
• 1927 in literature
• 1927 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Moon Minstrel by [Marie Bjelke-Petersen|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2236047|access-date= 29 July 2024].
2. Web site: Red Dawson by Bernard Cronin. National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
3. Web site: White Gold by Bernard Cronin. National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
4. Web site: Sons of the Seven Mile by Zora Cross. Austlit. 29 July 2024.
5. Web site: The Currency Lass by James Devaney. National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
6. Web site: Hibiscus Heart by Mabel Forrest. National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
7. Web site: Saul's Daughter by Mary Gaunt . Austlit. 29 July 2024.
8. Web site: The Chain by Jack McLaren. National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
9. Web site: Cups, Wands and Swords by Helen Simpson. National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
10. Web site: The Romance of Runnibede by . National Library of Australia. 26 July 2024.
11. Web site: Old Savage and Other Stories by Jean Devanny. National Library of Australia. 27 July 2024.
12. Web site: Silver Nutmegs by Vernon Knowles. National Library of Australia. 27 July 2024.
13. Web site: "The Stump" by Vance Palmer. Austlit. 27 July 2024.
14. Web site: "The Cooboo" by Katharine Susannah Prichard. Austlit. 27 July 2024.
15. Web site: "Happiness" by Katharine Susannah Prichard. Austlit. 27 July 2024.
16. Web site: The Hunted Piccaninnies by W. M. Fleming. National Library of Australia. 27 July 2024.
17. Web site: Nina Comes Home by Lilian Turner. National Library of Australia. 27 July 2024.
18. Web site: Poems by Mabel Forrest. National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
19. Web site: "The Tenancy" by Mary Gilmore. Austlit. 29 July 2024.
20. Web site: "Turn to Grass" by Mary Gilmore. Austlit. 29 July 2024.
21. Web site: "Lovers Parted" by Lesbia Harford. Austlit. 29 July 2024.
22. Web site: "This Way Only" by Lesbia Harford. Austlit. 29 July 2024.
23. Web site: The Ripening Years by Vernon Knowles. National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
24. Web site: New Poems by John Shaw Neilson. National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
25. Web site: An Australasian Anthology : Australian and New Zealand Poems edited by Percival Serle, R. H. Croll and Frank Wilmot . National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
26. Web site: "Country Towns" by Kenneth Slessor. Austlit. 29 July 2024.
27. Web site: "Rock Carving" by Douglas Stewart. Austlit. 29 July 2024.
28. Web site: "From Dark Rosaleen" by David McKee Wright. Austlit. 29 July 2024.
29. Web site: "Trapped Dingo" by Judith Wright. Austlit. 29 July 2024.
30. Web site: Perry, Grace Amelia (1927-1987). 2023-10-01 . The Australian Women's Register . en-gb.
31. Web site: Yeldham . Peter . 2022-10-24 . The scriptwriter whose life was like a movie . 2023-07-06 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
32. News: Gilbert . W. Stephen . 2015-04-01 . Alan Seymour obituary . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-10-01 . 0261-3077.
33. Web site: David Ireland (1927-2022). 2023-07-06 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
34. Book: Absalom . Jack . Absalom's Outback Paintings . 1983 . 9780867880052.
35. Web site: Lilith Norman (1927-2017). 2023-10-01 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
36. Web site: J. B. O'Hara (1862-1927). 2023-07-08 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
37. Web site: Anderson, Maybanke Susannah (1845–1927) by Beverley Kingston . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 5 July 2023.
38. Web site: Harford, Lesbia Venner (1891–1927) by Lesley Lamb . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 5 July 2023.
39. Web site: McCrae, George Gordon (1833–1927) by Norman Cowper . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 5 July 2023.
40. Web site: Pyke, Lillian Maxwell (1881–1927) by Beverley Kingston . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 5 July 2023.
41. Web site: Austlit — James Chisholm (1857-1927). Austlit. 23 August 2023.