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- Books
- Short stories
- Poetry
- Drama
- Awards and honours Literary Children's and Young Adult Poetry
- Births
- Deaths
- See also
- References
{{Year nav topic5|1949|literature|poetry}}This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1949. For an overview of world literature see 1949 in literature. See also:1948 in Australian literature, 1949 in Australia, 1950 in Australian literature. Books - James Aldridge – The Diplomat
- Martin Boyd – Such Pleasure
- Jon Cleary – The Long Shadow
- Charmian Clift & George Johnston – High Valley
- Jean Devanny – Cindie : A Chronicle of the Canefields
- Philip Lindsay
- All That Glitters
- The Loves of My Lord Admiral
- Alan Marshall – How Beautiful Are Thy Feet
- Ruth Park – Poor Man's Orange
- E. V. Timms – The Pathway of the Sun
- June Wright – So Bad a Death
Short stories - Vance Palmer – "Mathieson's Wife"
- Dal Stivens – "The Pepper Tree"
- Judah Waten – "Neighbours"
Poetry {{Main|1949 in poetry}}- John Blight – "Into the Ark"
- David Campbell – Speak With the Sun
- Rosemary Dobson
- Geoffrey Dutton – "Wool-Shed Dance"
- Nan McDonald – "Wet Summer : Botanic Gardens"
- Kenneth Mackenzie – "Table-Birds"
- Elizabeth Riddell
- "News of a Baby"
- "Wakeful in the Township"
- Roland Robinson – Language of the Sand : Poems
- David Rowbotham – "Nine O'Clock : By the Bunya Mountains"
- Douglas Stewart
- "Nodding Greenhood"
- "Terra Australis"
- Judith Wright
- "The Old Prison"
- Woman to Man
Drama - Max Afford – Dark Enchantment
Awards and honoursLiterary| Award | Author | Title | Publisher | | ALS Gold Medal | Percival Serle | Dictionary of Australian Biography | Angus and Robertson | |
Children's and Young Adult| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher | | Children's Book of the Year Award | Older Readers | No competition | |
Poetry| Award | Author | Title | Publisher | | Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[1] | Judith Wright | Woman to Man | Angus and Robertson | |
Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1949 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. - 16 February – Nigel Krauth, novelist and academic
- 22 March – Alan Gould, novelist
- 7 April – Jennifer Maiden, poet
- 30 April – Nadia Wheatley, biographer and writer for children
- 15 August – Garry Disher, novelist
Unknown date- Steven Carroll, novelist
- Jennifer Compton, poet and playwright
- Barry Dickins, author and playwright
- Laurie Duggan, poet
- John Jenkins, poet
- Don Watson, author
Deaths A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1949 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. - 15 August – Roderic Quinn, poet (born 1867)
- 11 October – Sydney Ure Smith, publisher (born 1887)
See also - 1949 in poetry
- List of years in literature
- List of years in Australian literature
References1. ^Austlit - Woman to Man by Judith Wright
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