1935 in Australian literature explained

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1935.

Books

• Winifred Birkett – Earth's Quality
• Martin Boyd – The Lemon Farm
• Jean Devanny
  • The Ghost Wife^[1]
  • The Virtuous Courtesan^[2]
• Arthur Gask – The Poisoned Goblet^[3]
• Jack Lindsay – Last Days with Cleopatra^[4]
• Jack McLaren – The Devil of the Depths^[5]
• T. Inglis Moore – The Half-Way Sun : A Tale of the Philippine Islands^[6]
• Ambrose Pratt – Lift Up Your Eyes^[7]
• Alice Grant Rosman – The Sleeping Child^[8]
• Kylie Tennant – Tiburon^[9]
• F. J. Thwaites
  • The Mad Doctor
  • The Melody Lingers
• E. V. Timms – Far Caravan

Children's

• Mary Grant Bruce – Wings Above the Billabong^[10]
• Jack Lindsay – Runaway^[11]
• P. L. Travers – Mary Poppins Comes Back^[12]
• Dorothy Wall – Brownie: The Story of a Naughty Little Rabbit^[13]

Poetry

See main article: 1935 in poetry.

• C. J. Dennis
  • The Singing Garden^[14]
  • "Unconsidered Trifles"
• Mary Gilmore – "The Wanderer"^[15]
• Patrick White – The Ploughman and Other Poems^[16]
• Douglas Stewart – "Mending the Bridge"^[17]

Drama

Radio

• John Pickard – For the Term of His Natural Life

Theatre

• Dymphna Cusack
  • Anniversary^[18]
  • Red Sky at Morning : A Play in Three Acts^[19]
• Dulcie Deamer – Revaluation^[20]
• Katharine Susannah Prichard – Forward One^[21]

Awards and honours

Literary

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1935 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 21 March – Thomas Shapcott, novelist and poet^[23]
• 7 October – Thomas Keneally, novelist^[24]
• 18 November – Rodney Hall, novelist (born in England)^[25]
• 27 November – Marshall Browne, novelist (died 2014)^[26]
• 28 November – Randolph Stow, novelist (died 2010 in England)^[27]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1935 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 22 February – Frederick Manning, novelist and poet (born 1882)^[28]
• 18 March – Mabel Forrest, poet and short story writer (born 1872)^[29]
• 10 April – Rosa Praed, novelist (born 1851)^[30]
• 6 September — John Bede Dalley, journalist and novelist (born 1876)^[31]
• 23 September – Louis Stone, novelist (born 1871)^[32]
• 11 October – Steele Rudd, short story writer (born 1868)^[33]
• 23 November – Louise Mack, novelist and poet (born 1870)^[34]

See also

• 1935 in Australia
• 1935 in literature
• 1935 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Ghost Wife by Jean Devanny. Austlit. 5 August 2024.
2. Web site: The Virtuous Courtesan by Jean Devanny. National Library of Australia. 5 August 2024.
3. Web site: The Poisoned Goblet by Arthur Gask. National Library of Australia. 22 July 2024.
4. Web site: Last Days with Cleopatra by Jack Lindsay. National Library of Australia. 5 August 2024.
5. Web site: The Devil of the Depths by Jack McLaren. National Library of Australia. 5 August 2024.
6. Web site: The Half-Way Sun : A Tale of the Philippine Islands by T. Inglis Moore. National Library of Australia. 5 August 2024.
7. Web site: Lift Up Your Eyes by Ambrose Pratt. National Library of Australia. 5 August 2024.
8. Web site: The Sleeping Child by Alice Grant Rosman. National Library of Australia. 5 August 2024.
9. Web site: Tiburon by Kylie Tennant. National Library of Australia. 5 August 2024.
10. Web site: Wings Above the Billabong by Mary Grant Bruce. National Library of Australia. 5 August 2024.
11. Web site: Runaway by Jack Lindsay. National Library of Australia. 5 August 2024.
12. Web site: Mary Poppins Comes Back by P. L. Travers. National Library of Australia. 5 August 2024.
13. Web site: Brownie: The Story of a Naughty Little Rabbit by Dorothy Wall. National Library of Australia. 5 August 2024.
14. Web site: The Singing Garden by C. J. Dennis. National Library of Australia. 5 August 2024.
15. Web site: "The Wanderer" by Mary Gilmour. Austlit. 22 July 2024.
16. Web site: The Ploughman and Other Poems by Patrick White. National Library of Australia. 5 August 2024.
17. Web site: "Mending the Bridge" by Douglas Stewart. Austlit. 22 July 2024.
18. Web site: Anniversary by Dymphna Cusack. Austlit. 5 August 2024.
19. Web site: Red Sky at Morning : A Play in Three Acts by Dymphna Cusack. Austlit. 5 August 2024.
20. Web site: Revaluation by Dulcie Deamer. Austlit. 5 August 2024.
21. Web site: Forward One by Katharine Susannah Prichard. Austlit. 5 August 2024.
22. Web site: ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners . Association for the Study of Australian Literature. 18 April 2024.
23. Web site: Papers of Thomas Shapcott . 2024-02-16 . Trove . en.
24. Web site: Thomas Keneally . 2024-02-16 . Britannica . en.
25. Web site: Hall, Rodney, 1935– . 2024-02-16 . University of Queensland . Fryer Library Manuscripts.
26. Web site: Marshall Browne (1935-2014). 2024-02-16 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
27. Web site: Randolph Stow (1935-2010). 2024-02-16 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
28. Web site: Manning, Frederic (1882–1935) by Laurie Hergenhan . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 11 July 2023.
29. Web site: Forrest, Mabel (1872–1935) by Kay Ferres . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 28 July 2023.
30. Web site: Praed, Rosa Caroline (1851–1935) by Chris Tiffin . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 4 August 2023.
31. Web site: Dalley, John Bede (1876–1935) by Clement Semmler . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 4 August 2023.
32. Web site: Stone, Louis (1871–1935) by Brian Kiernan . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 26 July 2023.
33. Web site: Davis, Arthur Hoey (1868–1935) by Van Ikin . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 23 July 2023.
34. Web site: Mack, Marie Louise (1870–1935) by Nancy Phelan . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 13 July 2023.