1928 in Australian literature explained

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1928.

Books

• Martin Boyd – The Montforts (aka The Madeleine Heritage)
• Bernard Cronin – Dragonfly^[1]
• Jean Devanny – Dawn Beloved^[2]
• Mabel Forrest – Reaping Roses^[3]
• Miles Franklin – Up the Country
• Jack McLaren – Sun Man^[4]
• Vance Palmer – The Man Hamilton^[5]
• Alice Grant Rosman
  • The Back Seat Driver^[6]
  • The Window^[7]
• Nevil Shute – So Disdained
• Arthur W. Upfield – The House of Cain^[8]

Short stories

• Nettie Palmer – An Australian Story-Book (edited)^[9]
• Katharine Susannah Prichard
  • "The Cow"^[10]
  • "White Kid Gloves"^[11]

Poetry

See main article: 1928 in poetry.

• John Le Gay Brereton – Swags Up!^[12]
• George Essex Evans – The Collected Verse of G. Essex Evans^[13]
• Leon Gellert
  • "At Anzac"^[14]
  • "Rendezvous"^[15]
• Mary Gilmore – "The Gordon Fox!"^[16]
• Kenneth Slessor
  • "The All-Night Taxi Stand"^[17]
  • "Choker's Lane"^[18]
  • "Earth-Visitors"^[19]
  • "Up in Mabel's Room"^[20]

Children's and Young Adult fiction

• Ethel Turner – Judy and Punch^[21]
• Lilian Turner – Ann Chooses Glory^[22]

Awards and honours

Literary

Award	Author	Title	Publisher
ALS Gold Medal^[23]	Martin Boyd	The Montforts	Constable
The Bulletin Prize^[24]	M. Barnard Eldershaw	A House is Built
	Katharine Susannah Prichard	Coonardoo

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1928 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 8 February – Elizabeth Harrower, novelist (died 2020)^[25]
• 14 February – Bruce Beaver, poet (died 2004)^[26]
• 13 March – Bob Brissenden, poet, novelist, critic and academic (died 1991)^[27]
• 5 May – Kit Denton, novelist (died 1997)^[28]
• 18 June – Michael Blakemore, actor, writer and theatre director (died 2023)^[29]
• 21 October – Eleanor Spence, writer for children (died 2008)^[30]

Unknown date

• Anne Fairbairn, poet, journalist and expert in Arab culture (died 2018)^[31]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1928 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 5 February – David McKee Wright, poet (born 1869)^[32]
• 19 August – Thomas William Heney, journalist and poet (born 1862)

See also

• 1928 in Australia
• 1928 in literature
• 1928 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dragonfly by Bernard Cronin. National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
2. Web site: Dawn Beloved by Jean Devanny. National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
3. Web site: Reaping Roses by Mabel Forrest. National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
4. Web site: Sun Man by Jack McLaren. National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
5. Web site: The Man Hamilton by Vance Palmer. National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
6. Web site: The Back Seat Driver by Alice Grant Rosman . Austlit. 29 July 2024.
7. Web site: The Window by Alice Grant Rosman. National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
8. Web site: The House of Cain by Arthur W. Upfield. National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
9. Web site: An Australian Story-Book edited by Nettie Palmer. National Library of Australia. 27 July 2024.
10. Web site: "The Cow" by Katharine Susannah Prichard. Austlit. 27 July 2024.
11. Web site: "White Kid Gloves" by Katharine Susannah Prichard. Austlit. 27 July 2024.
12. Web site: Swags Up! by John Le Gay Brereton. National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
13. Web site: The Collected Verse of G. Essex Evans by George Essex Evans. National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
14. Web site: "At Anzac" by Leon Gellert. Austlit. 29 July 2024.
15. Web site: "Rendezvous" by Leon Gellert. Austlit. 29 July 2024.
16. Web site: "The Gordon Fox!" by Mary Gilmore. Austlit. 29 July 2024.
17. Web site: "The All-Night Taxi Stand" by Kenneth Slessor. Austlit. 29 July 2024.
18. Web site: "Choker's Lane" by Kenneth Slessor. Austlit. 29 July 2024.
19. Web site: "Earth-Visitors" by Kenneth Slessor. Austlit. 29 July 2024.
20. Web site: "Up in Mabel's Room" by Kenneth Slessor. Austlit. 29 July 2024.
21. Web site: Judy and Punch by Ethel Turner. National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
22. Web site: Ann Chooses Glory by Lilian Turner. National Library of Australia. 29 July 2024.
23. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204153290 "Australian Literature Society" The Age, 8 October 1929, p13
24. Web site: "The Bulletin Prize Story Competition" . The Bulletin, 22 August 1928, p9. 22 July 2024.
25. Web site: Obituary - Elizabeth Harrower - Obituaries Australia . 2020-07-12 . oa.anu.edu.au.
26. Web site: Bruce Beaver (1928-2004). 2023-10-01 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
27. Web site: Brooks . David . 2014 . 'Brissenden, Robert Francis (Bob) (1928–1991) . 4 April 2019 . Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
28. Web site: Kit Denton (1928-1997). 2023-10-01 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
29. Web site: 2023-12-13 . Director Michael Blakemore Dies at 95 . Playbill.
30. Web site: Eleanor Spence (1928-2008). 2023-10-01 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
31. Web site: Ahmad . Zia . 25 October 2018 . Anne Fairbairn passed away . 2023-10-01 . AMUST – Australasian Muslim Times.
32. Web site: Wright, David McKee (1869–1928) by Michael Sharkey . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 24 July 2023.