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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2009.


Events

*HarperCollins takes over ABC Books – the publishing arm of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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Caro Llewellyn Caro Llewellyn (born 1965) is an Australian business executive, artistic director, festival manager and nonfiction writer. As of 2020, she is chief executive officer of the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne. Career Llewellyn is the daughter of Ri ...
, resigns as director of the new Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas (now called the
Wheeler Centre The Wheeler Centre, originally Centre of Books, Writing and Ideas, is a literary and publishing centre founded as part of Melbourne's bid to be a Unesco Creative City of Literature, which designation it earned in 2008. It is named after its pat ...
) in Melbourne before taking up the role.Director closes the book on literature venture
/ref> Chrissy Sharp, the Australian general manager of Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, is appointed to take her place.
/ref> *The
Australia-Asia Literary Award Australia-Asia Literary Award (AALA) was an initiative of the Government of Western Australia Department of Culture and the Arts.
, based in Western Australia, is suspended.


Major publications


Literary fiction

*
Steven Amsterdam Steven Amsterdam (born in New York City on January 31, 1966) is an American writer. He lives in Melbourne, Australia, where he also works as a palliative care nurse. Biography Steven Amsterdam was born and raised in New York City. He attended Bro ...
– ''Things We Didn't See Coming'' * Peter Carey – ''
Parrot and Olivier in America ''Parrot and Olivier in America'' is a novel by Australian writer Peter Carey. It was on the shortlist of six books for the 2010 Man Booker Prize. It was also a finalist for the 2010 National Book Award. The book, according to its publisher, ...
'' * Steven Carroll – ''The Lost life'' *
Brian Castro Brian Albert Castro (born 16 January 1950) is an Australian novelist and essayist. Biography Castro was born in Hong Kong and has lived in Australia since 1961. He was Chair of Creative Writing (2008-2019) at the University of Adelaide and Di ...
– ''
The Bath Fugues ''The Bath Fugues'' is a 2009 novel by Australian novelist Brian Castro. Plot summary ''The Bath Fugues'' is a novel of three sections, all interconnecting and modelled on the structure of the Goldberg variations. The first section, "Beckett' ...
'' * Nick Cave – ''The Death of Bunny Munro'' * Tracy Crisp – ''Black Dust Dancing'' * Deborah Forster – ''The Book of Emmett'' * Andrea Goldsmith – ''Reunion'' * Marion Halligan – ''Valley of Grace'' *
Sonya Hartnett Sonya Louise Hartnett (born 1968) is an Australian author of fiction for adults, young adults, and children. She has been called "the finest Australian writer of her generation". For her career contribution to "children's and young adult liter ...
– ''
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'' *
Eva Hornung Eva Sallis (also Eva HornungDog’s ...
– '' Dog Boy'' * Katherine Johnson – ''Pescador's Wake'' *
Tom 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, ...
– ''
The People's Train ''The People's Train'' is a 2009 novel by Australian novelist Tom Keneally. Plot summary The novel is a fictionalised account of the Australian life of Fyodor Sergeyev, given in the book as Artem Samsurov, a Russian émigré to Australia who w ...
'' * Kate Legge – ''The Marriage Club'' *
David Malouf David George Joseph Malouf AO (; born 20 March 1934) is an Australian poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright and librettist. Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2008, Malouf has lectured at both the University of Que ...
– '' Ransom'' *
Alex Miller Alex Miller (born 4 July 1949) is a Scottish football manager and former player. As a player, he had a 15-year career with Rangers, winning several trophies. As a manager, he won the 1991–92 Scottish League Cup with Hibernian. He subsequen ...
– '' Lovesong'' *
Jennifer Mills Jennifer Mills (born 1977) is an Australian novelist, short story writer and poet. Career Mills lived in Alice Springs. She was the winner of the 2008 Marian Eldridge Award for Young Emerging Women Writers, the Pacific Region of the 2008-9 Comm ...
– ''The Diamond Anchor'' * Sonia Orchard – ''The Virtuoso'' * Susan Varga – ''Headlong''


Children's and Young Adult fiction

* Allan Baille – ''Krakatoa Lighthouse'' *
Alyssa Brugman Alyssa Brugman (born May 1974) is an Australian author of fiction for young adults. She was born in Rathmines, a suburb of Lake Macquarie, Australia and attended five public schools before completing a Marketing Degree at the University of New ...
– ''Girl Next Door'' * Judith Clarke – ''The Winds of Heaven'' *
Mem Fox Merrion Frances "Mem" Fox, AM (born Merrion Frances Partridge; 5 March 1946) is an Australian writer of children's books and an educationalist specialising in literacy. Fox has been semi-retired since 1996, but she still gives seminars and ...
– '' Hello, Baby!'', '' The Goblin and the Empty Chair'' * Paul Jennings – ''The Nest'' *
Justine Larbalestier Justine Larbalestier ( )' (born 23 September 1967) is an Australian writer of young adult fiction best known for her 2009 novel, '' Liar''. Personal life Larbalestier was born and raised in Sydney. She now alternates residence between Sydney ...
– ''
How to Ditch Your Fairy ''How to Ditch Your Fairy'' is a young adult novel by Australian writer Justine Larbalestier. It was published in 2008 by Bloomsbury. Plot ''How to Ditch Your Fairy'' is set in a world where a lot of people have their own personal fairy. These ...
'' *
Sophie Masson Sophie Masson is a French-Australian fantasy and children's author. Early life and education Sophie Masson was born in Indonesia of French parents who are of mixed ancestry (French, Basque, Spanish and Portuguese). Masson, the third in a fami ...
– ''The Madman of Venice'' * David Metzenthen – ''Jarvis 24'' * Tohby Riddle – ''The Lucky Ones'' * Sean Williams – ''The Scarecrow''


Crime and Mystery

* Robert G. Barrett – ''High Noon in Nimbin'' * Sydney Bauer – ''Move to Strike'' * Marshall Browne – ''The Iron Heart'' *
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 ...
– ''Deep Water'' *
Garry Disher Garry Disher (born 15 August 1949, in Corporate Town of Burra, South Australia) is an Australian author of crime fiction and children's literature. Awards *The Canberra Times National Short Story Competition, 1986: winner for "Amateur Hour" ...
– ''Blood Moon'' *
Kathryn Fox Kathryn Fox (born 1966) is an Australian writer, public speaker, and medical practitioner. She is one of Australia's most popular authors. Her Anya Crichton series of crime novels has received multiple awards, nominations and international accl ...
– ''Blood Born'' * Leah Giarratano – ''Black Ice'' * Bronwyn Parry – ''Dark Country''


Romance

*
Michelle Douglas Michelle D. Douglas (born December 30, 1963) is a Canadian human rights activist who launched a landmark legal challenge in the Federal Court of Canada against the military's discriminatory policies against LGBTQ+ service members.'' The Current'', ...
– ''The Aristocrat and The Single Mom'' * Nicola Marsh – ''Two Weeks in the Magnate's Bed'' * Katherine Scholes – ''The Hunter's Wife'' *
Maxine Sullivan Maxine Sullivan (May 13, 1911 – April 7, 1987), born Marietta Williams in Homestead, Pennsylvania, United States, was an American jazz vocalist and performer. As a vocalist, Sullivan was active for half a century, from the mid-1930s to just b ...
– ''Valente's Baby''


Science Fiction and Fantasy

*
Trudi Canavan Trudi Canavan (born 23 October 1969) is an Australian writer of fantasy novels, best known for her best-selling fantasy trilogies ''The Black Magician (novel series), The Black Magician'' and ''Age of the Five''. While establishing her writing ...
– ''
The Magician's Apprentice ''The Magician's Apprentice'' is a fantasy novel by author Trudi Canavan. It was published in February 2009, and is a stand-alone prequel telling a story occurring hundreds of years before her bestselling ''The Black Magician (novel series), Bla ...
'' * Kim Falconer – ''The Spell of Rosette'' *
Pamela Freeman Pamela Freeman is an Australian author of books for both adults and children. Most of her work is fantasy but she has also written mystery stories, science fiction, family dramas and non-fiction. Her first adult series, the ''Castings Trilo ...
– ''Full Circle'' * Traci Harding – ''Being of the Field'' * Deborah Kalin – ''Shadow Queen'' *
Glenda Larke Glenda Larke, born Glenyce Larke, is an Australian writer. Biography Larke grew up in Western Australia. She obtained a degree in history and a diploma in education at University of Western Australia and has taught English in Australia, Vienna ...
– ''The Last Stormlord'' *
Juliet Marillier Juliet Marillier (born 27 July 1948) is a New Zealand-born writer of fantasy, focusing predominantly on historical fantasy. Biography Juliet Marillier was educated at the University of Otago, where she graduated with a BA in languages and a ...
– ''Heart's Blood'' * K. J. Taylor – ''The Dark Griffin'' * Shaune Lafferty Webb – ''Bus Stop on a Strange Loop'' * Sean Williams – ''The Grand Conjunction''


Drama

* Angela Betzien – ''The Dark Room'' *
Matt Cameron Matthew David Cameron (born November 28, 1962) is an American musician who is the drummer for the rock band Pearl Jam. He first gained fame as the drummer for Seattle-based rock band Soundgarden, which he joined in 1986. He appeared on each of ...
&
Tim Finn Brian Timothy Finn (born 25 June 1952) is a New Zealand singer and musician. His musical career includes forming 1970s and 1980s New Zealand rock group Split Enz, a number of solo albums, temporary membership in his brother Neil's band Crowd ...
– ''Poor Boy'' *
Joanna Murray-Smith Joanna Murray-Smith (born 17 April 1962) is a Melbourne-based Australian playwright, screenwriter, novelist, librettist and newspaper columnist. Life and career Murray-Smith was born in Mount Eliza, Victoria; her father was the literary editor ...
– ''Rockabye'' * Richard Tulloch – ''The Book of Everything'' *
David Williamson David Keith Williamson AO (born 24 February 1942) is an Australian dramatist and playwright. He has also written screenplays and teleplays. Early life David Williamson was born in Melbourne, Victoria, on 24 February 1942, and was brought ...
– ''Let the Sunshine''


Poetry

*
Emily Ballou Emily Ballou is an Australian-American poet, novelist and screenwriter. Her poetry collection ''The Darwin Poems'', a verse portrait of Charles Darwin, was published by University of Western Australia Press in 2009.
– ''The Darwin Poems'' *
Judith Beveridge Judith Beveridge (born 1956) is a contemporary Australian poet, editor and academic. She is a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award. Biography Judith Beveridge was born in London, England, arriving in Australia with her parents in 1960. She ...
– ''Storm and Honey'' * Emma Jones – ''The Striped World'' *
Jennifer Maiden Jennifer Maiden (born 1949) is an Australian poet. She was born in Penrith, New South Wales, and has had 36 books published: 28 poetry collections, 6 novels and 2 nonfiction works. Her current publishers are Quemar Press in Australia and Bloo ...
– ''Pirate Rain'' *
Dorothy Porter Dorothy Featherstone Porter (26 March 1954 – 10 December 2008) was an Australian poet. She was a recipient of the Christopher Brennan Award for lifetime achievement in poetry. Early life Porter was born in Sydney. Her father was barrister ...
– ''The Bee Hut'' * Peter Porter – ''Better Than God''


Biographies

* Roger Averill – ''Boy He Cry: An Island Odyssey'' *
Stephen Cummings Stephen Donald Cummings (born 13 September 1954) is an Australian rock singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of Melbourne-based rock band the Sports from 1976 to 1981, followed by a solo career which has met with critical acclaim but ha ...
– ''Will It Be Funny Tomorrow, Billy?: Misadventures in Music'' * Jacqueline Kent – ''The Making of Julia Gillard'' * Harry M. Miller with Peter Holder – ''Harry M Miller: Confessions of a Not-So-Secret Agent'' * Mark McKenna – ''Manning Clark: A Life'' * Don Walker – ''Shots'' *
Jonathon Welch Jonathon Charles Welch (born 5 October 1958) is an Australian choral conductor, opera singer and voice teacher. As a singer, Welch has been a tenor for the Victoria State Opera, Lyric Opera of Queensland and Opera Australia. During 2006 Welc ...
– ''Choir Man'' * George Whaley – ''Leo 'Rumpole' McKern: An Accidental Actor'' *
Kristin Williamson Kristin Löfvén Williamson (born 1940) is an Australian journalist and author. Life Williamson was born in Melbourne, went to school in Geelong and trained as a teacher. On graduating she took up a scholarship at the University of Florence in ...
– ''David Williamson: Behind the Scenes''


Awards and honours


Lifetime achievement


Fiction


International


National


Crime and Mystery


National


Science Fiction and Fantasy


International


National


Non-Fiction


Poetry


Drama


Deaths

* 14 January – Val Vallis, poet (born 1916) * 3 June – Geoffrey C. Bingham, theological and short story writer (born 1919) * 3 July –
Frank Devine Frank Devine (17 December 1931 – 3 July 2009) was a New Zealand–born Australian newspaper editor and journalist. Devine was born in the South Island city of Blenheim and started his career there aged 17 as a cadet on the ''Marlborough Expr ...
, journalist (born 1931) * 6 September – Catherine Gaskin, author (born 1929) * 8 September –
Rica Erickson Frederica Lucy "Rica" Erickson , née Sandilands, (10 August 1908 – 8 September 2009) was an Australian naturalist, botanical artist, historian, author and teacher. Without any formal scientific training, she wrote extensively on botany and b ...
, botanical and historical writer (born 1908) * 24 November – John West, poet (born 1951)


See also

* 2009 in Australia *
2009 in literature This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 2009. Events *April 21 – UNESCO launches the World Digital Library. * May 1 – Carol Ann Duffy is appointed Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, the first wom ...
* 2009 in poetry *
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 ...
*
List of Australian literary awards A list of Australian literary awards and prizes: Literature * ABC Fiction Award (2005–2009) * ACT Book of the Year * ACT Writing and Publishing Awards * Ada Cambridge Prize *The Age Book of the Year – discontinued after 2012; reinstitu ...


References

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