This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2013.

Events

* James Ley launches the ''

Sydney Review of Books The ''Sydney Review of Books'' is an online literary magazine established in 2013. According to the journal's editor James Ley it was created to address shortcomings in Australian book reviews. Awards In 2019 SRB contributor Fiona Kelly McGr ...

'' to provide "an opportunity for Australia's critics to rediscover the art of literary criticism". * The longlist for the inaugural Stella Prize is announced. * The shortlist of the Miles Franklin Award contains only female writers for the first time. * Nicole Bourke, writing under the pseudonym "N. A. Sulway", becomes the first Australian writer to win the James Tiptree, Jr. Award for her novel '' Rupetta''."N.A. Sulway’s Acceptance Speech for ''Rupetta'' "
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Major publications

Literary fiction

Debra Adelaide Debra Adelaide (born 1958) is an Australian novelist, writer and academic. She teaches creative writing at the University of Technology Sydney. Biography Adelaide was born in Sydney and grew up in the Sutherland Shire. A contemporary of writers ...

– ''Letter to George Clooney'' * Steven Carroll – '' A World of Other People'' *

J. M. Coetzee John Maxwell Coetzee OMG (born 9 February 1940) is a South African–Australian novelist, essayist, linguist, translator and recipient of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is one of the most critically acclaimed and decorated authors in ...

– ''

The Childhood of Jesus ''The Childhood of Jesus'' is a 2013 novel by South African-born Nobel laureate J. M. Coetzee. The book was published simultaneously on 7 March 2013, by Jonathan Cape (UK) and Text Publishing (Australia). The U.S. edition was published on 3 Septe ...

'' * Richard Flanagan – '' The Narrow Road to the Deep North'' * Andrea Goldsmith – ''The Memory Trap'' *

Ashley Hay Ashley Hay (born 1971) is an Australian writer. She has won awards for both her nonfiction science writing and her novels. she is editor of the Griffith Review. Career Hay is the author of three novels, including ''The Railwayman's Wife'', ...

– ''The Railwayman's Wife'' *

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, ...

– ''Shame and the Captives'' *

Hannah Kent Hannah Kent (born 1985) is an Australian writer, known for two novels – ''Burial Rites'' (2013) and '' The Good People'' (2016). Her third novel, ''Devotion'', was published in 2021. Early life and education Kent was born in 1985 grew up in ...

– ''

Burial Rites ''Burial Rites'' (2013) is a novel by Australian author Hannah Kent, based on a true story. Background Kent was given inspiration to write Burial Rites during her time as an exchange student in Iceland when she was 17, where she learnt the s ...

'' * Melissa Lucashenko – ''

Mullumbimby Mullumbimby is an Australian town in the Byron Shire in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. It promotes itself as "The Biggest Little Town in Australia". The town lies at the foot of Mount Chincogan in the Brunswick Valley about 9 ...

'' *

Colleen McCullough Colleen Margaretta McCullough (; married name Robinson, previously Ion-Robinson; 1 June 193729 January 2015) was an Australian author known for her novels, her most well-known being '' The Thorn Birds'' and ''The Ladies of Missalonghi''. Life ...

– ''Bittersweet'' *

Fiona McFarlane Fiona McFarlane (born 1978) is an Australian author, best known for her book ''The Night Guest'' and her collection of short stories ''The High Places''. She is a recipient of the Voss Literary Prize, the UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing a ...

– ''The Night Guest'' *

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 ...

– '' Coal Creek'' * Di Morrissey – ''The Winter Sea'' * Cory Taylor – ''My Beautiful Enemy'' *

Christos Tsiolkas Christos Tsiolkas is an Australian author, playwright, and screenwriter. He is especially known for '' The Slap'', which was both well-received critically and highly successful commercially. Several of his books have been adapted for film and t ...

– ''Barracuda'' * Felicity Volk – ''Lightning'' *

Tim Winton Timothy John Winton (born 4 August 1960) is an Australian writer. He has written novels, children's books, non-fiction books, and short stories. In 1997, he was named a Living Treasure by the National Trust of Australia, and has won the Miles Fr ...

– '' Eyrie'' *

Alexis Wright Alexis Wright (born 25 November 1950) is a Waanyi (Aboriginal Australian) writer best known for winning the Miles Franklin Award for her 2006 novel '' Carpentaria'' and the 2018 Stella Prize for her "collective memoir" of Leigh Bruce "Tracker" ...

– '' The Swan Book'' *

Evie Wyld Evelyn Rose Strange "Evie" Wyld (born 16 June 1980) is an Anglo-Australian author. Her first novel, ''After the Fire, A Still Small Voice'', won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize in 2009, and her second novel, '' All the Birds, Singing'', won the ...

– '' All The Birds, Singing''

Children's and young adult fiction

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 ...

– ''Alex as Well'' *

J. C. Burke J. C. Burke (born 1965 in Sydney) is an Australian author, currently living in Sydney. Jane Burke was born in 1965 in Sydney, where she was the fourth of five sisters; her parents were writers. Burke did not start publishing stories until 1999. He ...

– ''Pretty Girl'' *

Felicity Castagna Felicity Castagna is an Award winning Australian writer. She won the young adult fiction prize at the 2014 Prime Minister's Literary Awards for her book, ''The Incredible Here and Now''. She won the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards for her ...

– ''The Incredible Here and How'' *

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 ...

– '' Baby Bedtime'' *

– '' Yoo-hoo, Ladybird!'' *

Kerry Greenwood Kerry Isabelle Greenwood (born 1954) is an Australian author and lawyer. She has written many plays and books, most notably a string of historical detective novels centred on the character of Phryne Fisher, which was adapted as the popular tele ...

– ''Evan's Gallipoli: A Gripping Story of Unlikely Friendship and an Incredible Journey behind Enemy Lines'' * Richard Harland – ''Song of the Slums'' * Karen Healey – ''When We Wake'' * Melissa Keil – ''Life in Outer Space'' * Tania McCartney – ''An Aussie Year: Twelve Months in the Life of Australian Kids'' *

Fiona Wood Fiona Melanie Wood (born 2 February 1958) is an English-born Australian plastic surgeon working in Perth, Western Australia. She is the director of the Royal Perth Hospital burns unit and the Western Australia Burns Service. In addition, Wo ...

– ''Wildlife''

Science fiction and fantasy

Max Barry Max Barry (born 18 March 1973) is an Australian author. He also maintains a blog on various topics, including politics. When he published his first novel, ''Syrup'', he spelled his name "Maxx", but subsequently has used "Max". Barry is also th ...

– ''Lexicon'' *

Greg Egan Greg Egan (born 20 August 1961) is an Australian science fiction writer and amateur mathematician, best known for his works of hard science fiction. Egan has won multiple awards including the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, the Hugo Award, ...

– ''The Arrows of Time'' * Jennifer Fallon – ''Reunion'' * Traci Harding – ''Dreaming of Zhou Gong'' *

Simon Haynes Simon Haynes is an Australian writer of speculative fiction novels and short stories, particularly the Hal Spacejock series. Haynes also uses his experience with computers to write software which he designs for himself and then shares for free ...

– ''Hal Spacejock: Safe Art'' * Fiona McIntosh – ''The Scrivener's Tale'' *

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 ...

– ''The Caller'' * James Phelan – ''13'' * N. A. Sulway – '' Rupetta''

Crime and mystery

Honey Brown Honey Brown (born 1972) is an Australian novelist who grew up in Campbell Town, Tasmania. She attended Campbell Town High School and Launceston College before moving to Victoria. In 2009 she was involved in a farming accident which left her p ...

– '' Dark Horse'' *

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 Dunbar Case'' *

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" ...

– ''Bitter Wash Road'' * Karen Foxlee – ''The Midnight Dress'' * Poppy Gee – ''Bay of Fires'' * Katherine Howell – ''Web of Deceit'' * Stuart Littlemore —''Harry Curry: Rats and Mice'' *

Adrian McKinty Adrian McKinty is a Northern Irish writer of crime and mystery novels and young adult fiction, best known for his 2020 award-winning thriller, ''The Chain'', and the Sean Duffy novels set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. He is a winner ...

– ''I Hear the Sirens in the Street'' * Barry Maitland – ''The Raven's Eye'' * Matthew Reilly – ''The Tournament'' *

Michael Robotham Michael Robotham (born 9 November 1960) is an Australian crime fiction writer who has twice won the CWA Gold Dagger award for best novel and twice been shortlisted for the Edgar Award for best novel. His eldest child is Alexandra Hope Robotham, ...

– ''Watching You'' * Angela Savage – ''The Dying Beach'' *

David Whish-Wilson David Whish-Wilson (born 1966) is an Australian author. He was born in Newcastle, New South Wales but raised in Singapore, Victoria and Western Australia. He left Australia in 1984 to live in Europe, Africa and Asia, where he worked as a barman ...

– ''Zero at the Bone'' *

Chris Womersley Chris Womersley (born 1968 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian author of crime fiction, short stories and poetry. He trained as a radio journalist and has travelled extensively to such places as India, South-East Asia, South America, Nort ...

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Poetry

* Pamela Brown – ''Home by Dark'' *

Lisa Gorton Lisa Gorton (born 1972) is an Australian poet, novelist, literary editor and essayist. She is the author of three award-winning poetry collections: ''Press Release'', ''Hotel Hyperion'' '','' and ''Empirical''. Her novel ''The Life of Houses,'' ...

**''The Best Australian Poems 2013'' ** ''Hotel Hyperion'' * John Kinsella – ''The Vision of Error: A Sextet of Activist Poems'' * Kate Middleton – ''Ephemeral Waters'' *

Geoff Page Geoffrey Donald Page (born 7 July 1940) is an Australian poet, translator, teacher and jazz enthusiast. He has published 22 collections of poetry, as well as prose and verse novels. Poetry and jazz are his driving interests, and he has also writ ...

** ''1953'' ** ''New Selected Poems'' *

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 Best 100 Poems of Dorothy Porter'' * Chris Wallace-Crabbe – ''New and Selected Poems''

Biography

* Alison Alexander – ''The Ambitions of Jane Franklin: Victorian Lady Adventurer'' * Andrew Burell – ''Twiggy: The High-Stakes Life of Andrew Forest'' *

Gabrielle Carey Gabrielle Carey (born 10 January 1959) is an Australian writer noted for the teen novel, '' Puberty Blues'', which she co-wrote with Kathy Lette. This novel was the first teenage novel published in Australia that was written by teenagers. Carey ...

– ''Moving Among Strangers: Randolph Stow and My Family'' *

Matthew Condon Matthew Condon (born 1962) is a prize-winning Australian writer and journalist. Biography Educated at the University of Queensland and the Goethe Institute, Bremen, Germany, he is the author of ten novels and short story collections, includi ...

– ''Three Crooked Kings'' * David Day – ''Flaws in the Ice: In Search of Douglas Mawson'' * Stephen Dando-Collins – ''Sir Henry Parkes: The Australian Colossus'' *

Susanna de Vries Susanna de Vries AM (born 6 October 1936) is an Australian historian, writer, and former academic. She has published more than twenty books, making her one of Queensland's most published authors. The majority of these detail the bravery and h ...

– ''Australian Heroines of World War One: Gallipoli, Lemnos and the Western Front'' * Jesse Fink – ''The Youngs: The Brothers Who Built AC/DC'' *

Peter FitzSimons Peter John Allen FitzSimons (born 29 June 1961) is an Australian author, journalist, and radio and television presenter. He is a former national representative rugby union player and has been the chair of the Australian Republic Movement sin ...

– ''Ned Kelly: The Story of Australia's Most Notorious Legend'' * David Marr – ''The Prince: Faith, Abuse and George Pell'' * Kristina Olsson – ''Boy, Lost: A Family Memoir'' * Michael Pembroke – ''Arthur Phillip: Sailor, Mercenary, Governor, Spy'' *

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– '' Murder in Mississippi: The True Story of How I Met a White Supremacist, Befriended His Black Killer and Wrote this Book'' * Margaret Simons – ''Kerry Stokes: Self-Made Man'' *

Helen Trinca Helen Trinca is an Australian journalist and author. She has been managing editor and as is associate editor at ''The Australian''. Background Trinca was born in Perth and graduated from the city's University of Western Australia with a BA in ...

– ''Madeleine: A Life of Madeleine St. John'' * Clare Wright – ''The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka''

Awards and honours

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Drama

Deaths

* 23 January – Graham Stone, bibliographer (born 1926) * 23 May –

Hazel Hawke Hazel Susan Hawke, AO (née Masterson, 20 July 192923 May 2013) was the first wife of Bob Hawke, the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia. She married him in 1956, and supported him throughout his prime ministership (1983–1991); they divorced in ...

, memoirist (born 1929) * 16 July –

Christopher Koch Christopher John Koch AO (16 July 1932 – 23 September 2013) was an Australian novelist, known for his 1978 novel '' The Year of Living Dangerously'', which was adapted into an award-winning film. He twice won the Miles Franklin Award (for ' ...

, novelist (born 1932) *5 September –

Elisabeth Wynhausen Elisabeth Wynhausen (23 June 1946 – 5 September 2013) was a Dutch-born Australian journalist and author. David Marr"Elisabeth Wynhausen: A writer sharp of eye and tongue" Obituaries, ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 12 September 2013. Retrieved 16 ...

, Dutch-born journalist and author (born 1946) * 9 October –

Mark "Chopper" Read Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read (17 November 1954 – 9 October 2013) was an Australian convicted criminal, gang member and author. Read wrote a series of semi-autobiographical fictional crime novels and children's books. The 2000 film '' Chop ...

, writer (born 1954)

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Events

Major publications

Literary fiction

Children's and young adult fiction

Science fiction and fantasy

Crime and mystery

Poetry

Biography

Awards and honours

Lifetime achievement

Literary

Fiction

National

Children and young adult

National

Crime and mystery

National

Science fiction

Non-fiction

Poetry

Drama

Deaths

See also

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