1992 in Australian literature
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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1992.
- Tim Winton won the Miles Franklin Award for Cloudstreet
Major publications
Novels
- Thea Astley – Vanishing Points
- Brian Castro – After China
- Helen Garner – Cosmo Cosmolino
- Peter Goldsworthy – Honk If You Are Jesus[1]
- Marion Halligan – Lovers' Knots
- Janette Turner Hospital – The Last Magician[2]
- Thomas Keneally – Woman of the Inner Sea
- Roger McDonald – Shearers' Motel[3]
- Andrew McGahan – Praise
- Alex Miller – The Ancestor Game
Children's and young adult fiction
- Pamela Allen – Belinda
- Brian Caswell – A Cage of Butterflies
- Garry Disher – The Bamboo Flute
- Anna Fienberg – Ariel, Zed and the Secret of Life[4]
- Joanne Horniman – Sand Monkeys
- Victor Kelleher – Del-Del
- Melina Marchetta – Looking for Alibrandi
Crime and mystery
- Peter Corris
- Beware of the Dog
- Browning, P.I.[5]
- The Japanese Job[6]
- Set Up[7]
- Marele Day – The Last Tango of Dolores Delgado[8]
- Garry Disher – Paydirt[9]
- Kerry Greenwood – Death at Victoria Dock
- Gabrielle Lord – Whipping Boy[10]
- Jan McKemmish – Only Lawyers Dancing[11]
Science fiction and fantasy
- Terry Dowling – Blue Tyson[12]
- Greg Egan
- Sean McMullen – Call to the Edge (short stories)[13]
Poetry
- Beatriz Copello – Women, Souls And Shadows[14]
- Robert Harris – Jane, Interlinear and Other Poems[15]
- A. D. Hope – Selected Poems[16]
- Jill Jones – The Mask and the Jagged Star[17]
- Les Murray – Translations from the Natural World
- Elizabeth Riddell – Selected Poems[18]
- John Tranter — The Floor of Heaven[19]
Drama
Non-fiction
- Robert Adamson – Wards of the State[20]
- Stephanie Dowrick – Intimacy and Solitude[21]
- Sara Henderson – From Strength to Strength: An Autobiography[22]
- A. D. Hope – Chance Encounters[23]
- Ruth Park – A Fence Around the Cuckoo[24]
- Donna Williams – Nobody Nowhere
Awards and honours
- Thea Astley AO for "service to Australian literature"[25]
- Jack Pollard OAM for "service to sport and sporting history"[26]
Lifetime achievement
| Award | Author |
|---|---|
| Christopher Brennan Award[27] | R. A. Simpson Oodgeroo Noonuccal |
| Patrick White Award[28] | Peter Cowan |
Literary
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Age Book of the Year Award[29] | Marion Halligan | Lovers' Knots | Heinemann |
| ALS Gold Medal[30] | Rodney Hall | The Second Bridegroom | McPhee Gribble |
| Colin Roderick Award[31] | Ruth Park | A Fence Around the Cuckoo | Viking |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards – Book of the Year[32] | Elizabeth Riddell | Selected Poems | Angus and Robertson |
Fiction
National
Poetry
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature[33] | Vincent Buckley | Last Poems | McPhee Gribble |
| Anne Elder Award[38] | Nicolette Stasko | Abundance | Angus & Robertson |
| Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[39] | Kevin Hart | Peniel | Golvan Arts |
| Gary Catalano | The Empire of Grass : Twenty-Eight Poems : 1983-1989 |
University of Queensland Press | |
| Mary Gilmore Award[40] | Alison Croggon | This is the Stone | Penguin |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[32] | Elizabeth Riddell | Selected Poems | Angus & Robertson |
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[36] | Robert Harris | Jane, Interlinear and Other Poems | Paper Bark Press |
Children and Young Adult
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature[33] | Children's | Eleanor Nilsson | The House Guest | Viking Books |
| Children's Book of the Year Award[41] | Older Readers | Eleanor Nilsson | The House Guest | Viking Books |
| Picture Book | Jeannie Baker | Window | Julia MacRae | |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[32] | Young People's Literature | Robin Klein | All in the Blue Unclouded Weather | Penguin Books Australia |
| Victorian Premier's Prize for Young Adult Fiction[36] | Eleanor Nilsson | The House Guest | Viking |
Science fiction and fantasy
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian SF Achievement Award[42] | Best Australian Long Fiction | Terry Dowling | Wormwood | Aphelion |
| Best Australian Short Fiction | Sean McMullen | "Alone in His Chariot" | Eidolon #4 Summer 1991 | |
Drama
| Award | Category | Author | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[32] | FilmScript | Marc Rosenberg | Dingo |
| Play | Louis Nowra | Cosi | |
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[36] | Drama | Jocelyn Moorhouse | Proof |
Non-fiction
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature[33] | David Marr | Patrick White : A Life | Random House Australia |
| The Age Book of the Year Award[29] | Ruth Park | A Fence Around the Cuckoo | Viking |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[32] | David Marr | Patrick White : A Life | Random House Australia |
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[36] | David Marr | Patrick White : A Life | Random House Australia |
