Leonard Mann (15 November 1895 – 29 April 1981) was an Australian

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

, and novelist.

Life

He served in the Australian Imperial Force during World War I, and with the

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in World War II. He was, in September 1949, a charter member of the

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Awards

* 1957

Grace Leven Prize for Poetry The Grace Leven Prize for Poetry was an annual poetry award in Australia, given in the name of Grace Leven who died in 1922. It was established by William Baylebridge who "made a provision for an annual poetry prize in memory of 'my benefactress ...

* Australian Literature Society's gold medal (for his first novel, Flesh in Armour)

Works

Poetry

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Novels

* ''

Flesh in Armour ''Flesh in Armour '' (1932) is a novel by Australian author Leonard Mann. It won the ALS Gold Medal for Best Novel in 1932. Plot summary The novel follows the exploits of an Australian platoon fighting in France in World War I, and, in particu ...

'' (1932) * * * * * *

Anthologies

References

External links

* Remembering the war: Australian novelists in the interwar years.", ''Australian Literary Studies'' 1895 births 1981 deaths 20th-century Australian poets Australian male poets ALS Gold Medal winners 20th-century Australian male writers Australian male novelists Australian pacifists {{Australia-writer-stub