1923 in Australian literature
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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1923.
Books
- J. H. M. Abbott â Sydney Cove[1]
- Marie Bjelke Petersen â Jewelled Nights[2]
- Capel Boake â The Romany Mark[3]
- Bernard Cronin â Salvage[4]
- Arthur Gask â The Red Paste Murders[5]
- Mary Gaunt â As the Whirlwind Passeth[6]
- Nat Gould â Beating the Favourite[7]
- D. H. Lawrence â Kangaroo
- Jack McLaren â Fagaloa's Daughter[8]
- Catherine Martin â The Incredible Journey[9]
Short stories
- Henry Lawson â "Elder Man's Lane : XV : The Passing of Elder Man's Lane"[10]
Children's and Young Adult fiction
- Mary Grant Bruce
- Jean Curlewis â Beach Beyond[13]
- May Gibbs â Nuttybub and Nittersing[14]
Poetry
- Emily Bulcock â Jacaranda Blooms and Other Poems[15]
- Mabel Forrest â "The Burning"[16]
- Mary Gilmore â "Second-Hand Beds"[17]
- Jack Lindsay
- Dorothea Mackellar
- Furnley Maurice â "The Mad Prophet"[23]
- Jack Moses â "Nine Miles From Gundagai"
- John Shaw Neilson â Ballad and Lyrical Poems[24]
- Will H. Ogilvie â Scattered Scarlet[25]
- Kenneth Slessor
Drama
- Katharine Susannah Prichard â The Pioneers[28]
Non-fiction
- Walter Murdoch â Alfred Deakin: A Sketch[29]
Births
- 28 January â Percy Trezise, children's writer (died 2005)[30]
- 25 April â Eric Rolls, writer (died 2007)[31]
- 21 May â Dorothy Hewett, poet and novelist (died 2002)[32]
- 4 June â Elizabeth Jolley, novelist (born in England) (died 2007)[33]
- 1 August â Carter Brown, novelist (died 1985)[34]
- 30 August â Charmian Clift, novelist (died 1969)[35]
- 4 October â Bill Scott, poet and children's writer (died 2005)[36]
- 7 September â Nancy Keesing, poet (died 1993)[37]
- 16 December â Gerald Glaskin, writer (died 2000)[38]
Deaths
- 2 June â Edmund James Banfield, writer and naturalist (born 1852 in England)[39]
- 5 November â Dowell O'Reilly, poet (born 1865)[40]
- 15 December â Frank Morton, poet and journalist (born 1869)[41]