2021 in Australian literature
This is a list of historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2021.
Major publications
Literary fiction
- Steven Carroll, O
- John Kinsella, Pushing Back
Crime and thrillers
- Helen FitzGerald, Ash Mountain
Non-fiction
- Randa Abdel-Fattah, Coming of Age in the War on Terror
- Alison Croggon, Monsters: A reckoning
- Ross Garnaut, Reset: Restoring Australia after the Pandemic Recession
- Stan Grant, With the Falling of the Dusk
- Mark McKenna, Return to Uluru
- Henry Reynolds, Truth-Telling: History, sovereignty and the Uluru Statement
Awards and honours
Note: these awards were presented in the year in question.
Fiction
National
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
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| Miles Franklin Award to be announced July 2021 |
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| Prime Minister's Literary Awards to be announced October 2021 |
Fiction | |||
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards to be announced April 2021 |
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| Queensland Literary Awards to be announced November 2021 |
Fiction | |||
| Stella Prize to be announced April 2021 |
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| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[1][2] | Literature | Laura Jean McKay | The Animals in That Country | Scribe |
| Fiction | Laura Jean McKay | The Animals in That Country | Scribe |
Children and Young Adult
National
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Book of the Year Award to be announced August 2021 |
Older Readers | |||
| Younger Readers | ||||
| Picture Book | ||||
| Early Childhood | ||||
| Eve Pownall Award for Information Books | ||||
| Nan Chauncy Award | ||||
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards to be announced April 2021 |
Children's | |||
| Young People's | ||||
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[2] | Young Adult Fiction | Cath Moore | Metal Fish, Falling Snow | Text |
Non-Fiction
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Biography Award to be announced August 2021 |
Biography | |||
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards to be announced April 2021 |
Non-Fiction | |||
| New South Wales Premier's History Awards to be announced August 2021 |
Australian History | |||
| Community and Regional History | ||||
| General History | ||||
| Queensland Literary Awards to be announced November 2021 |
Non-Fiction | |||
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[2] | Non-Fiction | Paddy Manning | Body Count: How Climate Change is Killing Us | Simon & Schuster |
Poetry
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Elder Award to be announced April 2021 |
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| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards
to be announced April 2021 |
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| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[2] | David Stavanger | Case Notes | UWA Publishing |
Drama
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards to be announced April 2021 |
Script | |||
| Play | ||||
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards[2] | Angus Cerini | Wonnangatta | Sydney Theatre Company |
See also
References
- ^ "Pandemic novel wins Australia's richest literary prize". Books+Publishing. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d e "McKay wins $100k Victorian Prize for Literature". Books+Publishing. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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