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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1980.


Events

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The Australian/Vogel Literary Award ''The Australian''/Vogel Literary Award is an Australian literary award for unpublished manuscripts by writers under the age of 35. The prize money, currently A$20,000, is the richest and most prestigious award for an unpublished manuscript in ...
: Inaugural award to
Archie Weller Archie Weller (born 13 July 1957) is an Australian writer of novels, short stories and screen plays. Early life Archie Weller was born in Subiaco, Western Australia, and grew up on a farm, ''Wonnenup'', near Cranbrook in the Great Southern r ...
, ''The Day Of The Dog''; the award was initially given to Paul Radley, who, in 1996, admitted that his manuscript was actually written by his uncle. * Jessica Anderson won the 1980
Miles Franklin Award The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual literary prize awarded to "a novel which is of the highest literary merit and presents Australian life in any of its phases". The award was set up according to the will of Miles Franklin (1879–195 ...
for ''
The Impersonators ''The Impersonators'' (1980) is a Miles Franklin Award-winning novel by Australian author Jessica Anderson. It was published in the United States under the alternative title ''The Only Daughter''. The novel won both the Miles Franklin Award in ...
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Major publications


Books

* Jessica Anderson — ''
The Impersonators ''The Impersonators'' (1980) is a Miles Franklin Award-winning novel by Australian author Jessica Anderson. It was published in the United States under the alternative title ''The Only Daughter''. The novel won both the Miles Franklin Award in ...
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Murray Bail Murray Bail (born 22 September 1941) is an Australian writer of novels, short stories and non-fiction. In 1980 he shared the Age Book of the Year award for his novel ''Homesickness.'' He was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He has lived most ...
— ''
Homesickness Homesickness is the distress caused by being away from home.Kerns, Brumariu, Abraham. Kathryn A., Laura E., Michelle M.(2009/04/13). Homesickness at summer camp. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 54. Its cognitive hallmark is preoccupying thoughts of home ...
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Jon Cleary Jon Stephen Cleary (22 November 191719 July 2010) was an Australian writer and novelist. He wrote numerous books, including '' The Sundowners'' (1951), a portrait of a rural family in the 1920s as they move from one job to the next, and '' The ...
— '' A Very Private War'' *
Shirley Hazzard Shirley Hazzard (30 January 1931 – 12 December 2016) was an Australian-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. She was born in Australia and also held U.S. citizenship. Hazzard's 1970 novel ''The Bay of Noon'' was shortlisted f ...
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The Transit of Venus ''The Transit of Venus'' is a 1980 novel written by Australian author Shirley Hazzard. It won the 1980 National Book Critics Circle Award The National Book Critics Circle Awards are a set of annual American literary awards by the National Bo ...
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Elizabeth Jolley Monica Elizabeth Jolley AO (4 June 1923 – 13 February 2007) was an English-born Australian writer who settled in Western Australia in the late 1950s and forged an illustrious literary career there. She was 53 when her first book was publishe ...
— ''Palomino'' *
Thomas Keneally Thomas Michael Keneally, AO (born 7 October 1935) is an Australian novelist, playwright, essayist, and actor. He is best known for his non-fiction novel ''Schindler's Ark'', the story of Oskar Schindler's rescue of Jews during the Holocaust, wh ...
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The Cut-Rate Kingdom ''The Cut-Rate Kingdom'' (1980) is an historical novel by Australian writer Thomas Keneally. It was originally published by Wildcat Press, a subsidiary of '' The Bulletin'' magazine, in Australia in 1980. Synopsis During the Second World War ...
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Randolph Stow Julian Randolph Stow (28 November 1935 – 29 May 2010) was an Australian-born writer, novelist and poet. Early life Born in Geraldton, Western Australia, Randolph Stow was the son of Mary Campbell Stow née Sewell and Cedric Ernest Stow, a ...
— ''The Girl Green as Elderflower''


Short story collections

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Helen Garner Helen Garner (née Ford, born 7 November 1942) is an Australian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist. Garner's first novel, ''Monkey Grip (novel), Monkey Grip'', published in 1977, immediately established her as an origina ...
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Honour & Other People's Children ''Honour & Other People's Children'' is a collection of two short stories–also described as novellas –by Australian writer Helen Garner. It was first published by McPhee Gribble in 1980. Garner's second published book, it was written ...
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Science fiction

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Damien Broderick Damien Francis Broderick (born 22 April 1944) is an Australian science fiction and popular science writer and editor of some 74 books. His science fiction novel ''The Dreaming Dragons'' (1980) introduced the trope of the generation time machine ...
— ''The Dreaming Dragons''


Crime and mystery

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Peter Corris Peter Robert Corris (8 May 1942 – 30 August 2018) was an Australian academic, historian, journalist and a novelist of historical and crime fiction. As crime fiction writer, he was described as "the Godfather of contemporary Australian crime-w ...
— '' The Dying Trade'' *
Gabrielle Lord Gabrielle Craig Lord (born 1946) is an Australian writer who has been described as Australia's first lady of crime.Pressley, Alison (2007) "Lord and lady" in ''Good Reading Magazine'', April 2007, pp. 22–23 She has published a wide range ...
— ''Fortress''


Children's and Young Adult fiction

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Mavis Thorpe Clark Mavis Thorpe Clark AM (26 June 1909 – 8 July 1999) was an Australian novelist and writer for children who was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a ...
– ''A Stranger Came to the Mine'' *
Robert Ingpen Robert Roger Ingpen Order of Australia, AM, Royal Society of Arts, FRSA (born 13 October 1936) is an Australians, Australian graphic designer, illustrator, and writer. For his "lasting contribution" as a children's illustrator he received the b ...
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The Voyage of the Poppykettle ''The Voyage of the Poppykettle'' (later re-published as ''Voyage of Poppykettle'') is a 1980 children's book about a group of "hairy Peruvians" setting out from Peru to discover Australia. It was written and illustrated by Robert Ingpen,Karen Co ...
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Ruth Park Rosina Ruth Lucia Park AM (24 August 191714 December 2010) was a New Zealand–born Australian author. Her best known works are the novels ''The Harp in the South'' (1948) and ''Playing Beatie Bow'' (1980), and the children's radio serial ''Th ...
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Playing Beatie Bow ''Playing Beatie Bow'' is a popular Australian children's novel, written by Ruth Park and first published on 31 January 1980. It features a time slip in Sydney, Australia. Plot summary Lynette Kirk has been a happy child, cheery about her paren ...
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Poetry

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Judith Rodriguez Judith Catherine Rodriguez (13 February 1936 — 22 November 2018) was an Australian poet. She was a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award. Life Rodriguez was born Judith Catherine Green in Perth and grew up in Brisbane. She was educate ...
— ''Mudcrab at Gambaro's'' *
Philip Salom Philip Salom (born 8 August 1950) is an Australian poet and novelist, whose poetry books have drawn widespread acclaim. His 14 collections of poetry and four novels are noted for their originality and expansiveness and surprising differences fro ...
— ''The Silent Piano'' *
Chris Wallace-Crabbe Christopher Keith Wallace-Crabbe (born 6 May 1934) is an Australian poet and emeritus professor in the Australian Centre, University of Melbourne. Life and career Wallace-Crabbe was born in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond. His father was Ken ...
— ''The Golden Apples of the Sun: Twentieth Century Australian Poetry'' (anthology) editor,


Non-fiction

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Robyn Davidson Robyn Davidson (born 6 September 1950) is an Australian writer best known for her 1980 book ''Tracks'', about her 2,700 km (1,700 miles) trek across the deserts of Western Australia using camels. Her career of travelling and writing about ...
– ''Tracks'' *
Clive James Clive James (born Vivian Leopold James; 7 October 1939 – 24 November 2019) was an Australian critic, journalist, broadcaster, writer and lyricist who lived and worked in the United Kingdom from 1962 until his death in 2019.Unreliable Memoirs ''Unreliable Memoirs'' is a memoir by Australian writer Clive James published in 1980 by Jonathan Cape The book was a bestseller, and the first of as series of autobiographical works. The book covers his childhood and youth in Sydney. It was follo ...
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Awards and honours

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Kylie Tennant Kathleen Kylie Tennant AO (; 12 March 1912 – 28 February 1988) was an Australian novelist, playwright, short-story writer, critic, biographer, and historian. Early life and career Tennant was born in Manly, New South Wales; she was educate ...
– Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) *
Max Fatchen Maxwell Edgar Fatchen, AM (3 August 192014 October 2012) was an Australian children's writer and journalist. Early life Fatchen was born at "Narma" private hospital, South Terrace, Adelaide, the only son of Cecil William Fatchen and Isabel ...
– Member of the Order of Australia (AM) *
Marjorie Barnard Marjorie Faith Barnard (16 August 18978 May 1987) was an Australian novelist and short story writer, critic, historian—and librarian. She went to school and university in Sydney, and then trained as a librarian. She was employed as a librari ...
– Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) *
Patsy Adam-Smith Patricia Jean Adam-Smith, (31 May 1924 – 20 September 2001) was an Australian author, historian and servicewoman. She was a prolific writer on a range of subjects covering history, folklore and the preservation of national traditions,Adelaide ...
– Officer of the British Empire (OBE)


Lifetime achievement


Literary


Fiction


Children and Young Adult


Poetry


Non-fiction


Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1980 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. * 7 July – Brooke Davis, novelist Unknown date * Elizabeth Campbell, poet *
Ceridwen Dovey Ceridwen Dovey (born 1980) is a South African and Australian social anthropologist and author. In 2009 she was named a 5 under 35 nominee by the National Book Foundation and in 2020 won The Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing. Early year ...
, novelist


Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by
surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
) of deaths in 1980 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. * 2 September – Frederick Macartney, poet and critic (born
1887 Events January–March * January 11 – Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the Académie Nationale de Médecine, by Dr. Joseph Grancher. * January 20 ** The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Har ...
) * 3 February –
Marnie Bassett Flora Marjorie (''Marnie'') Bassett (30 June 1889 – 3 February 1980) was an Australian historian, biographer and travel writer. Her writing focussed on women's and family history, with particular attention to people from Australia. Earl ...
, historian and biographer (born
1889 Events January–March * January 1 ** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada. ** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the ...
) * 18 October – Martin Haley, poet and translator (born
1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...
)


See also

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1980 in Australia The following lists events that happened during 1980 in Australia. Incumbents *Monarch – Elizabeth II *Governor-General – Sir Zelman Cowen *Prime Minister – Malcolm Fraser **Deputy Prime Minister – Doug Anthony **Opposition Leader â ...
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1980 in literature This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1980. Events *March 6 – Marguerite Yourcenar becomes the first woman elected to the Académie française. * June 5 **The Royal Shakespeare Company opens a produ ...
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1980 in poetry Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * Mark Jarman and Robert McDowell start the small magazine '' The Reaper'' to promote narrative and formal poetry. ...
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List of years in literature This article gives a chronological list of years in literature (descending order), with notable publications listed with their respective years and a small selection of notable events. The time covered in individual years covers Renaissance, Baroq ...
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List of years in Australian literature This page gives a chronological list of years in Australian literature (descending order), with notable publications and events listed with their respective years. The time covered in individual years covers the period of European settlement of ...


References

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