1952 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1952.

Books

• Martin Boyd – The Cardboard Crown
• Jon Cleary
  • The Country of Marriage
  • The Sundowners
• Helen Fowler – The Shades Will Not Vanish
• T. A. G. Hungerford – The Ridge and the River
• Rex Ingamells – Of Us Now Living[1]
• Philip Lindsay
  • The Merry Mistress[2]
  • The Shadow of the Red Barn[3]
• Charles Shaw – Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
• Nevil Shute – The Far Country
• Christina Stead – The People with the Dogs
• E. V. Timms – The Challenge

Short stories

• A. Bertram Chandler – "Finishing Touch"[4]
• Peter Cowan – "The Red-Backed Spiders"[5]
• D'Arcy Niland – "Away to Moonlight"[6]
• Dal Stivens – "Ironbark Bill Meets the Bunyip"[7]
• Kylie Tennant – "The Face of Despair"[8]

Crime and mystery

• Charlotte Jay — Beat Not the Bones
• Arthur Upfield – Venom House[9]
• June Wright – The Devil's Caress[10]

Children's and Young Adult fiction

• Nan Chauncy – World's End was Home[11]

Poetry

Main article: 1952 in poetry

• David Campbell
  • "Dance of Flame and Shadow : Hobo Chorus"[12]
  • "Snow Gums"[13]
• C. J. Dennis and Margaret Herron – Random Verse : A Collection of Verse and Prose[14]
• Rosemary Dobson – "The Mirror : Jan Vermeer Speaks"[15]
• R. D. Fitzgerald – Between Two Tides
• Max Harris – "Martin Buber in the Pub"[16]
• James McAuley
  • "Invocation"[17]
  • "Mating Swans"[18]
• Kenneth Mackenzie
  • Australian Poetry 1951-1952[19]
  • "The Snake"[20]
  • "Two Trinities"[21]
• Ian Mudie – "They'll Tell You about Me"[22]
• Olive Pell – "Monte Bello"[23]
• Vivian Smith – "Bedlam Hills"[24]
• Douglas Stewart
  • "Marree"[25]
  • Sun Orchids and Other Poems[26]
• Judith Wright
  • "The Ancestors"[27]
  • "Birds"[28]
  • "Our Love is So Natural"[29]

Biography

• Russell Braddon – The Naked Island
• Frank Hardy – Journey Into the Future[30]
• Jack McLaren – My Civilised Adventure[31]
• Nettie Palmer – Henry Lawson[32]

Children's and Young Adult non-fiction

• Eve Pownall – The Australia Book, illustrated by Margaret Senior

Awards and honours

Literary

Award	Author	Title	Publisher
ALS Gold Medal[33]	Tom Hungerford	The Ridge and the River	Angus and Robertson

Children's and Young Adult

Award	Category	Author	Title	Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award[34]	Older Readers	Eve Pownall, illustrated by Margaret Senior	The Australia Book	John Sands

Poetry

Award	Author	Title	Publisher
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[35]	R. D. Fitzgerald	Between Two Tides	Halstead Press

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1952 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 13 July – Kim Gamble, illustrator of children's books (died 2016)[36]
• 9 November – Nicholas Jose, novelist[37]

Unknown date

• Janine Burke, novelist[38]
• Patricia Cornelius, playwright[39]
• Wendy Jenkins, poet, editor and YA novelist (died 2022)[40]
• Rod Moran, poet and journalist[41]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1952 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 14 January — Victor Kennedy, poet (born 1895)[42]
• 13 June – Harold Mercer, poet (born 1882)[43]
• 22 July – E. J. Brady, poet (born 1869)[44]
• 29 August – J. M. Walsh, novelist (born 1897)[45]
• 27 December— Patrick Joseph Hartigan, priest and poet (born 1878)[46]

See also

• 1952 in Australia
• 1952 in literature
• 1952 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "Of Us Now Living by Rex Ingamells". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
2. "The Merry Mistress by Philip Lindsay". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
3. "The Shadow of the Red Barn by Philip Lindsay". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
4. ""Finishing Touch" by A. Bertram Chandler". ISFDB. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
5. "Austlit — "The Red-Backed Spiders" by Peter Cowan". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
6. "Austlit — "Away to Moonlight" by D'Arcy Niland". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
7. "Austlit — "Ironbark Bill Meets the Bunyip" by Dal Stivens". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
8. "Austlit — "The Face of Despair" by Kylie Tennant". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
9. "Venom House by Arthur Upfield". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
10. "The Devil's Caress by June Wright". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
11. "World's End was Home by Nan Chauncy". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
12. "Austlit — "Dance of Flame and Shadow " by David Campbell". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
13. "Austlit — "Snow Gums" by David Campbell". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
14. "Random Verse : A Collection of Verse and Prose by C. J. Dennis". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
15. "Austlit — "The Mirror : Jan Vermeer Speaks" by Rosemary Dobson". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
16. "Austlit — "Martin Buber in the Pub" by Max Harris". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
17. "Austlit — "Invocation" by James McAuley". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
18. "Austlit — "Mating Swans" by James McAuley". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
19. "Austlit — Australian Poetry 1951-1952 edited by Kenneth Mackenzie". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
20. "Austlit — "The Snake" by Kenneth Mackenzie". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
21. "Austlit — "Two Trinities" by Kenneth Mackenzie". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
22. "Austlit — "They'll Tell You about Me" by Ian Mudie". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
23. "Austlit — "Monte Bello" by Olive Pell". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
24. "Austlit — "Bedlam Hills" by Vivian Smith". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
25. "Austlit — "Marree" by Douglas Stewart". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
26. "Sun Orchids and Other Poems by Douglas Stewart". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
27. "Austlit — "The Ancestors" by Judith Wright". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
28. "Austlit — "Birds" by Judith Wright". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
29. "Austlit — "Our Love is So Natural" by Judith Wright". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
30. "Journey Into the Future by Frank Hardy". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
31. "Austlit — My Civilised Adventure by Jack McLaren". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
32. "Austlit — Henry Lawson by Nettie Palmer". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
33. "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
34. Austlit – The Australia Book by Eve Pownall
35. Austlit – Between Two Tides by R. D. Fitzgerald
36. "Gamble, Kim (1952-2016)". NCACL. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
37. "Nicholas Jose". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
38. "Janine Burke". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
39. "Patricia Cornelius". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
40. "Wendy Jenkins (1952-2022)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
41. "Rod Moran". Austlit. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
42. "Kennedy, Martin Victor (1895–1952) by John Arnold". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
43. "Harold Mercer (1882-1952)". Austlit. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
44. "E. J. Brady (1869-1952)". Austlit. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
45. "J. M. Walsh (1897-1952)". Austlit. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
46. "Hartigan, Patrick Joseph (1878–1952) by G. P. Walsh". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 6 August 2023.