1932 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1932.

Events

• The final issue of Aussie: The Australian Soldiers' Magazine appears.

Books

• Marie Bjelke-Petersen — The Rainbow Lute
• Eleanor Dark — Slow Dawning
• Jean Devanny — Poor Swine
• Norman Lindsay
  • The Cautious Amorist
  • Mr Gresham and Olympus
• Leonard Mann — Flesh in Armour
• Vance Palmer — Daybreak
• Alice Grant Rosman — Benefits Received
• Nevil Shute — Lonely Road
• E. V. Timms — Alicia Deane
• Arthur W. Upfield
  • Breakaway House
  • Gripped by Drought
  • Mr Jelly's Business
  • A Royal Abduction

Poetry

Main article: 1932 in poetry

• Dulcie Deamer — Messalina
• C. J. Dennis — "'I Dips me Lid' to the Sydney Harbour Bridge"
• Mary Gilmore
  • "The Men of Eureka (A Recollection)"
  • "The Myall in Prison"
  • Under the Wilgas
• Will H. Ogilvie — The Collected Sporting Verse of Will H. Ogilvie
• Katharine Susannah Prichard — The Earth Lover and Other Verses
• Kenneth Slessor
  • Cuckooz Contrey
  • "My Lady's Maid"

Biographies

• Ion Idriess — Flynn of the Inland

Awards and honours

Literary

Award	Author	Title	Publisher
ALS Gold Medal^[1]	Leonard Mann	Flesh in Armour	Phaedrus Books

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1932 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 7 January — Katharine Brisbane, critic
• 29 May — Jill Adelaide Neville, novelist, playwright and poet (died in London, 1997)^[2]
• 6 July — Ted Egan, poet
• 16 July — Christopher Koch, novelist (died 2013)^[3]
• 12 November — Sylvia Lawson, historian, journalist and critic (died 2017)^[4]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1932 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 8 April – Hubert Church, poet (born 1857)^[5]
• 23 June — Francis Kenna, poet (born 1865)^[6]
• 12 July — Fergus Hume, novelist (born 1859)^[7]
• 5 October — Christopher Brennan, poet (born 1870)^[8]

See also

• 1932 in Australia
• 1932 in literature
• 1932 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "In and About the City - Literature Award" The Courier-Mail, 10 November 1933, p10
2. Leitch, David (1997-06-12). "Obituary: Jill Neville". The Independent. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
3. "Christopher Koch". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
4. "Sylvia Lawson". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
5. "Hubert Church". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
6. "Austlit - Francis Kenna". Austlit. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
7. "Fergusson Wright (Fergus) Hume (1859–1932)". Hume, Fergusson Wright (Fergus) (1859–1932) by Pauline M. Kirk. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
8. "Christopher John Brennan (1870–1932)". Brennan, Christopher John (1870–1932) by Axel Clark. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 July 2023.