Overview of the events of 2003 in literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2003.
Events
Major publications
Literary fiction
Children's and Young Adult fiction
Crime
Romance
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Drama
Poetry
Non-fiction
- Fiona Capp – That Oceanic Feeling
- Inga Clendinnen – Dancing with Strangers
- Patricia Crawford and Ian Crawford – Contested Country: A History of the Northcliffe Area
- David Hollinsworth – They Took the Children
- Stuart Macintyre and Anna Clark – The History Wars
- Peter Robb – A Death in Brazil
Biographies
- Graeme Blundell – King: The Life and Comedy of Graham Kennedy
- Lorraine Day – Gordon of Dingley Dell: The Life of Adam Lindsay Gordon (1833–1870): Poet and Horseman
- Edward Duyker – Citizen Labillardiere: A Naturalist's Life in Revolution and Exploration (1755–1834)
- Greg Growden – The Snowy Baker Story
- Tom Keneally – Abraham Lincoln
- Jonathan King – Gallipoli: Our Last Man Standing: The Extraordinary Life of Alec Campbell
- Garry Linnell – Playing God: The Rise and Fall of Gary Ablett
- Peter Singer – Pushing Time Away: My Grandfather and the Tragedy of Jewish Vienna
- Nicholas Thomas – Discoveries: The Voyages of Captain Cook
- Anne Whitehead – Bluestocking in Patagonia
Awards and honours
Note: these awards were presented in the year in question.
Lifetime achievement
Literary
Fiction
International
National
Children and Young Adult
National
Crime and Mystery
National
Science fiction
Poetry
Drama
Non-Fiction
Deaths
See also
References
Note: all references relating to awards can, or should be, found on the relevant award's page.