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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2010.


Events

*26 January –
Peter Goldsworthy Peter David Goldsworthy AM (born 12 October 1951) is an Australian writer and medical practitioner. He has won major awards for his short stories, poetry, novels, and opera libretti. Goldsworthy began his writing life as a poet, as described i ...
is awarded a Member (AM) in the General Division in the Australia Day Honours List. *February – The "Australian Book Review" magazine conducted a poll of its readers and announces that ''
Cloudstreet ''Cloudstreet'' is a novel by Australian writer Tim Winton published in 1991. It chronicles the lives of two working-class families, the Pickles and the Lambs, who come to live together in a large house called Cloudstreet in Perth, Western Aust ...
'' by
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 ...
is Australia's favourite novel. *22 June –
Peter Temple Peter Temple (10 March 1946 – 8 March 2018) was an Australian crime fiction writer, mainly known for his ''Jack Irish'' novel series. He won several awards for his writing, including the Gold Dagger in 2007, the first for an Australian. He w ...
wins the Miles Franklin Award for his novel ''
Truth Truth is the property of being in accord with fact or reality.Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionarytruth 2005 In everyday language, truth is typically ascribed to things that aim to represent reality or otherwise correspond to it, such as belie ...
''Temple wins Miles Franklin award
''ABC News'', 22 June 2010. becoming the first crime novel to do so.


Major publications


Literary fiction

* Jon Bauer – ''Rocks in the Belly'' *
Carmel Bird Carmel Bird (born 1940) is an Australian writer of novels, short stories and essays. She has written books on the art of writing, and has edited anthologies of essays and stories. In 2016, she was awarded the Patrick White Literary Award. Writing ...
– ''Child of the Twilight'' *
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 Body in the Clouds'' *
Anita Heiss Anita Marianne Heiss (born 1968) is an Aboriginal Australian author, poet, cultural activist and social commentator. She is an advocate for Indigenous Australian literature and literacy, through her writing for adults and children and her mem ...
– ''Manhattan Dreaming'' * Toni Jordan – ''Fall Girl'' * Amanda Lohrey – '' Reading Madame Bovary'' * Roger McDonald – '' When Colts Ran'' * Fiona McGregor – '' Indelible Ink'' * Monica McInerney – ''At Home with the Templetons'' * D.B.C. Pierre – ''Lights Out in Wonderland'' * Jessica Rudd – ''Campaign Ruby'' *
Kim Scott Kim Scott (born 18 February 1957) is an Australian novelist of Aboriginal Australian ancestry. He is a descendant of the Noongar people of Western Australia. Biography Scott was born in Perth in 1957 and is the eldest of four siblings with a ...
– '' That Deadman Dance'' *
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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Children's and Young Adult fiction

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Alexandra Adornetto Alexandra Adornetto is an Australian actress and author who writes for children and young adults. Her works include The Strangest Adventures series, the Halo trilogy and The Ghost House Saga. Books Adornetto's completed books are ''The Shadow T ...
– ''Halo'' *
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 ...
– '' Let's Count Goats!'' * Rebecca James – ''Beautiful Malice'' * Alison Lester – '' Noni the Pony'' * Doug MacLeod – ''The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher'' *
Melina Marchetta Carmelina Marchetta (born 25 March 1965) is an Australian writer and teacher. Marchetta is best known as the author of teen novels, '' Looking for Alibrandi'', ''Saving Francesca'' and '' On the Jellicoe Road''. She has twice been awarded the C ...
– ''The Piper's Son'' *
Garth Nix Garth Richard Nix (born 19 July 1963) is an Australian writer who specialises in children's and young adult fantasy novels, notably the '' Old Kingdom'', '' Seventh Tower'' and '' Keys to the Kingdom'' series. He has frequently been asked if hi ...
– '' Lord Sunday'' * Markus Zusak – '' Bridge of Clay''


Science Fiction and Fantasy

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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 Ambassador's Mission'' *
Sara Douglass Sara Warneke (2 June 1957 – 27 September 2011), better known by her pen name Sara Douglass, was an Australian fantasy writer who lived in Hobart, Tasmania. She was a recipient of the Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel. Biography A ...
– ''The Infinity Gate'' *
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, ...
– ''Zendegi'' * Fiona McIntosh – ''King's Wrath'' *
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 ...
– ''Seer of Sevenwaters'' *
Scott Westerfeld Scott David Westerfeld (born May 5, 1963) is an American writer of young adult fiction, best known as the author of the ''Uglies'' and the '' Leviathan'' series. Early life Westerfeld was born in Dallas, Texas. As a child he moved to Connectic ...
– ''Behemoth'' * Sean Williams – ''The Old Republic: Fatal Alliance''


Crime and Mystery

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John Birmingham John Birmingham (born 7 August 1964) is a British-born Australian author, known for the 1994 memoir ''He Died with a Felafel in His Hand'', and his ''Axis of Time'' trilogy. Early life and education Birmingham was born in Liverpool, United ...
– '' After America'' * Honey Brown – ''
The Good Daughter ''The Good Daughter'' is a 2012 Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Mike Tuviera, it stars Kylie Padilla in the title role. It premiered on February 13, 2012 on the network's Afternoon Prime line up replacing ...
'' *
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 ...
– ''Torn Apart'' *
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" ...
– ''
Wyatt Wyatt is a patronymic surname, derived from the Norman surname ''Guyot'', derived from "widu", Proto-Germanic for "wood". Notable people with the surname "Wyatt" include A * Aaron Wyatt, Australian musician * Addie L. Wyatt (1924–2012), Amer ...
'' * Kathryn Fox – ''Death Mask'' *
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 ...
– ''Dead Man's Chest: A Phryne Fisher Mystery'' * Katherine Howell – ''Cold Justice'' * Adrian Hyland – ''Gunshot Road'' *
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 ...
– ''Naked Cruelty'' * Geoff McGeachin – '' The Diggers Rest Hotel'' *
Tara Moss Tara Rae Moss (born 2 October 1973) is a Canadian-Australian author, documentary maker and presenter, journalist, former model and UNICEF national ambassador for child survival. Biography Moss was born in Victoria, British Columbia, where she a ...
– ''The Blood Countess'' *
Malla Nunn Malla Nunn is a Swaziland-born Australian screenwriter and author. Her works include the murder mysteries '' A Beautiful Place to Die'' and ''Let the Dead Lie,'' as well as the award-winning young adult novel, ''When the Ground Is Hard''. Priva ...
– ''Let the Dead Men Lie'' * Leigh Redhead – ''Thrill City'' *
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, ...
– ''Bleed for Me'' * Angela Savage – ''The Half-Child'' *
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 ...
– ''Line of Sight''


Poetry

* Christopher Kelen – ''The Whole Forest Dancing: Poems on Four Legs in the Morning'' * Les Murray – ''Taller When Prone'' *
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 ...
– ''Love Poems'' * Peter Porter – ''The Rest on the Flight: Selected Poems'' *
Thomas Shapcott Thomas William Shapcott (born 21 March 1935) is an Australian poet, novelist, playwright, editor, librettist, short story writer and teacher. Biography Thomas William Shapcott was born in Ipswich, Queensland, and attended the Ipswich Grammar ...
– ''Parts of Us'' * John Tranter – ''Starlight: 150 Poems'' * Mark Tredinnick – ''Fire Diary''


Biography

* Blanche d'Alpuget – ''Hawke: The Prime Minister'' * Jeff Apter – ''Together Alone: The Story of the Finn Brothers'' * Jim Davidson – ''A Three Cornered Life: The Historian W.K. Hancock'' *
Malcolm Fraser John Malcolm Fraser (; 21 May 1930 – 20 March 2015) was an Australian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983, holding office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. Fraser was raised on hi ...
& Margaret Simons – ''Malcolm Fraser: The Political Memoirs'' * Rob Mundle – ''Bligh: Master Mariner'' * Anne Pender – ''One Man Show: The Stages of Barry Humphries'' * Mark Logue &
Peter Conradi Peter Conradi is a British author and journalist who is the Europe Editor of ''The Sunday Times'' of London. Biography Conradi is the author of '' The Red Ripper: Inside the Mind of Russia's Most Brutal Serial Killer'' (about Andrei Chikatilo); ...
– ''The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy''


Awards and honours


Lifetime achievement


Fiction


International


National


Children and Young Adult


National


Crime and Mystery


National


Science Fiction


Non-Fiction


Poetry


Drama


Deaths

* 15 March –
Patricia Wrightson Patricia Wrightson OBE (19 June 1921 – 15 March 2010) was an Australian writer of several highly regarded and influential children's books. Employing a 'magic realism' style, her books, including the award-winning ''The Nargun and the Stars' ...
, author (born 1921) * 23 April – Peter Porter, author (born 1929) * 29 May –
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 ...
, author (born 1935) * 9 July – Jessica Anderson, author (born 1916) * 19 July –
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 ...
, author (born 1917) * 6 October –
David Rowbotham David Harold Rowbotham (27 August 1924 – 6 October 2010) was an Australian poet and journalist. Early life Rowbotham was born in the Darling Downs of Queensland, in the city of Toowoomba. He attended Toowoomba Grammar School and studied at ...
, author (born 1924) * 14 November –
Bobbi Sykes Roberta "Bobbi" Sykes (16 August 194314 November 2010) was an Australian poet and author. She was a lifelong campaigner for Indigenous land rights, as well as human rights and women's rights. Early life and education Born Roberta Barkley Patt ...
, poet and author (born 1943) * 14 December –
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 '' ...
, author (born 1917)


See also

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Literature Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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2010 in Australia The following lists events that happened during 2010 in Australia. Incumbents *Monarch – Elizabeth II *Governor-General – Quentin Bryce *Prime Minister – Kevin Rudd (until 24 June), then Julia Gillard **Deputy Prime Minister – Julia ...
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2010 in literature This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 2010. Events *February – The Wheeler Centre, Australia's "literary hub", is officially opened. * April 3 – The Apple iPad electronic book-reading device is ...
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2010 in poetry Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Events * January 19 – For the first time since 1949, an anonymous black-clad man, known as the Poe Toaster, failed to sh ...


References

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