Literature-related events in Australia during 1917
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1917.
Books
Short stories
Poetry
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1917 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 11 March
- 21 March – Frank Hardy, novelist (died 1994)[16]
- 25 March – Barbara Jefferis, novelist and dramatist (died 2004)[17]
- 9 May – Helen Palmer, socialist publisher (died 1979)[18]
- 24 August – Ruth Park, novelist (born in Auckland, New Zealand) (died 2010)[19]
- 28 August – Wilbur G. Howcroft, poet and writer for children (died 2004)[20]
- 12 October – James McAuley, poet (died 1976)[21]
- 17 October – Sumner Locke Elliott, novelist and dramatist (died 1991)[22]
- 20 October – D'Arcy Niland, novelist (died 1967)[23]
- 3 November – J. E. Macdonnell, novelist (died 2002)[24]
- 22 November – Jon Cleary, novelist (died 2010)[25]
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1917 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
See also
References