1993 in Australian literature
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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1993.
Major publications
Novels
- Liam Davison – Soundings[1]
- Sumner Locke Elliott – Radio Days
- Fotini Epanomitis – The Mule's Foal[2]
- Rodney Hall — The Grisly Wife
- Dorothy Hewett — The Toucher[3]
- Elizabeth Jolley — The Georges' Wife
- Thomas Keneally – Jacko
- David Malouf — Remembering Babylon
- Roger McDonald — Water Man
- Frank Moorhouse — Grand Days
- John A. Scott – What I Have Written
- Madeleine St John — The Women in Black
- Morris West — The Lovers
Crime and mystery
- Jon Cleary – Bleak Spring
- Peter Corris
- Browning Battles On[4]
- Burn, and Other Stories
- Cross Off[5]
- Matrimonial Causes
- Garry Disher – Deathdeal[6]
- Jennifer Rowe – Stranglehold[7]
- Kerry Greenwood – The Green Mill Murder[8]
Science fiction and fantasy
- Terry Dowling – Twilight Beach[9]
- Terry Dowling and Van Ikin – Mortal Fire: Best Australian Science Fiction (editors)[10]
- Greg Egan
- Rosaleen Love – Evolution Annie: And Other Stories[11]
- George Turner – The Destiny Makers[12]
Children's and young adult fiction
- Isobelle Carmody — The Gathering
- Carmel Charles — Winin: Why the Emu Cannot Fly[13]
- Morris Gleitzman — Sticky Beak
- John Marsden — Tomorrow, When the War Began
- James Moloney – Dougy
- Dorothy Porter — The Witch Number[14]
- Emily Rodda – Roan of Rin
- Tim Winton – Lockie Leonard, Scumbuster
Poetry
- Robert Gray — Certain Things
- Barry Hill — Ghosting William Buckley[15]
- Philip Hodgins — The End of the Season[16]
- Jill Jones — Flagging Down Time[17]
- Jennifer Maiden — Acoustic Shadow[18]
- Jan Owen — Blackberry Season[19]
- John Tranter — At the Florida[20]
Drama
Non-fiction
- Verity Burgmann — Power and Protest: Movements for Change in Australian Society[21]
- Hazel Rowley — Christina Stead: A Biography[22]
- Peter Singer — How Are We to Live?
- Bryce Courtenay — April Fool's Day
Awards and honours
Lifetime achievement
| Award | Author |
|---|---|
| Christopher Brennan Award[23] | Geoffrey Dutton |
| Patrick White Award[24] | Amy Witting |
Literary
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Age Book of the Year Award[25] | Elizabeth Jolley | The Georges' Wife | Viking |
| ALS Gold Medal[26] | Elizabeth Riddell | Selected Poems | Angus and Robertson |
| Colin Roderick Award[27] | Cassandra Pybus | Gross Moral Turpitude: The Orr Case Reconsidered | Heinemann |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards – Book of the Year[28] | Gracie Green, Lucille Gill and Joe Tramacchi | Tjarany Roughtail | Magabala Books |
Fiction
International
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Writers' Prize[29] | Best Novel, SE Asia and South Pacific region | Alex Miller | The Ancestor Game | Penguin Books |
| Best First Novel, SE Asia and South Pacific region | Andrew McGahan | Praise | Allen & Unwin | |
| Best Overall Novel | Alex Miller | The Ancestor Game | Penguin Books | |
National
Poetry
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature[30] | Not awarded | ||
| The Age Book of the Year Award[25] | John Tranter | At the Florida | University of Queensland Press |
| Anne Elder Award[35] | Terry Whitebeach | Bird Dream | in Four New Poets Penguin |
| Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[36] | Philip Hodgins | The End of the Season : Pastoral Poems | Brindabella Press |
| Mary Gilmore Award[37] | Jill Jones | The Mask and Jagged Star | Hazard Press |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[28] | Les Murray | Translations from the Natural World | Isabella Press |
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[33] | Les Murray | Translations from the Natural World | Isabella Press |
Children and Young Adult
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature[30] | Children's | Not awarded | ||
| Children's Book of the Year Award[38] | Older Readers | Melina Marchetta | Looking for Alibrandi | Puffin Books |
| Picture Book | Bob Graham | Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten | Penguin Books | |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[28] | Young People's Literature | Gracie Greene, Lucille Gill and Joe Tramacchi | Tjarany Roughtail | Magabala Books |
| Victorian Premier's Prize for Young Adult Fiction[33] | Anna Fienberg | Ariel, Zed and the Secret of Life | Allen and Unwin |
Science fiction and fantasy
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian SF Achievement Award[39] | Best Australian Long Fiction | Greg Egan | Quarantine | Legend |
| Best Australian Short Fiction | Greg Egan | "Closer" | Eidolon #9 Winter 1992 | |
Drama
| Award | Category | Author | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[28] | FilmScript | Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce | Strictly Ballroom |
| Play | Nicholas Parsons | Dead Heart | |
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[33] | Drama | Michael Gurr | Sex Diary of an Infidel |
Non-fiction
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature[30] | Not awarded | ||
| The Age Book of the Year Award[25] | Janet McCalman | Journeyings: the Biography of a Middle-Class Generation 1920-1990 | Melbourne University Press |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[28] | Judith Brett | Robert Menzies Forgotten People | Pan Macmillan Australia |
| Meme McDonald | Put Your Whole Self In | Penguin Books Australia | |
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[33] | Greg Dening | Mr Bligh's Bad Language | Cambridge University Press |