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1999 in Australian literature

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1999.

Events

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Major publications

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Novels

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Science fiction and fantasy

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Crime

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Children's and young adult fiction

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Poetry

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Drama

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Non-fiction

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Awards and honours

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  • Michael Fitzgerald Page AM "for service to the book publishing industry and to literature as a writer, and through the encouragement and support of upcoming Australian authors"[20]
  • Frank John Ford AM "for service to the development of the performing arts in South Australia as a director, playwright, administrator and educator"[21]
  • Kay Saunders AM "for service to Australian history as a scholar, author and commentator on social issues"[22]
  • John Antill Millett OAM "for service to literature as editor of Poetry Australia"[23]

Lifetime achievement

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Award Author
Christopher Brennan Award[24] Kevin Hart
Patrick White Award[25] Gerald Murnane

Literary

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Award Author Title Publisher
The Age Book of the Year Award[26] K. S. Inglis Sacred Places: War Memorials in the Australian Landscape Miegunyah Press
ALS Gold Medal[27] Murray Bail Eucalyptus Random House
Colin Roderick Award[28] Christopher Koch Out of Ireland Doubleday
Nita Kibble Literary Award[29] Geraldine Brooks Foreign Correspondence: A Pen Pal's Journey From Down
Under to All Over
Anchor Books

Fiction

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International

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Award Category Author Title Publisher
Commonwealth Writers' Prize[30] Best Novel, SE Asia and South Pacific region Murray Bail Eucalyptus Harvill Press
Best Overall Novel Murray Bail Eucalyptus Harvill Press

National

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Award Author Title Publisher
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature[31] Not awarded
The Age Book of the Year Award[26] James Bradley The Deep Field Sceptre
The Australian/Vogel Literary Award[32] Hsu-Ming Teo Love and Vertigo Allen and Unwin
Miles Franklin Award[33] Murray Bail Eucalyptus Random House
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[34] Roger McDonald Mr Darwin's Shooter Random House

Crime and Mystery

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National

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Award Category Author Title Publisher
Ned Kelly Award[35]
Novel Peter Doyle Amaze Your Friends Random House
First novel Andrew Masterson The Last Days Picador
Lifetime Achievement Peter Corris

Poetry

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Award Author Title Publisher
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature[31] Not awarded
The Age Book of the Year[26] R. A. Simpson The Impossible, and Other Poems Five Islands Press
Anne Elder Award[36] Not awarded
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[37] Not awarded
Mary Gilmore Award[38] Not awarded

Non-fiction

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Award Category Author Title Publisher
Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature[31] Non-Fiction Not awarded
The Age Book of the Year[26] Non-Fiction K. S. Inglis Sacred Places: War Memorials in the Australian Landscape Anchor
National Biography Award[39] Biography Not awarded

Deaths

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A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1999 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Burnt City by Marshall Browne". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Austlit — Neap Tide by Dorothy Hewett". Austlit. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Austlit — Shark by Bruce Pascoe". Austlit. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Austlit — White Heart by Heather Rose". Austlit. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. ^ "The Cursed Towers by Kate Forsyth". ISFDB. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Dark is the Moon by Ian Irvine". ISFDB. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Souls in the Great Machine by Sean McMullen". ISFDB. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Down There in Darkness by George Turner". ISFDB. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Death Before Wicket by Kerry Greenwood". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Feeding the Demons by Gabrielle Lord". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Fetish by Tara Moss". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Goanna Anna by Kim Caraher". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Wicked Heat by Kevin Hart". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Visitants by John Kinsella". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Mines by Jennifer Maiden". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Conscious and Verbal by Les Murray". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Austlit — The Wilderness of Mirrors by Van Badham". Austlit. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  18. ^ "Austlit — The Quality of Sprawl: Thoughts about Australia by Les Murray". Austlit. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  19. ^ "Austlit — Ducks on the Pond: An Autobiography 1945–1976 by Anne Summers". Austlit. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  20. ^ "Michael Fitzgerald Page". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  21. ^ "Frank John Ford". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 3 October 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  22. ^ "Dr Kay Elizabeth Bass Saunders". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  23. ^ "John Antill Millett". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  24. ^ "Austlit — FAW Christopher Brennan Award". Austlit. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  25. ^ "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners". Austlit. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  26. ^ a b c d ""Age Book of the Year"". The Age, 27 August 1999, p99. ProQuest 2521759779. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  27. ^ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  28. ^ "Colin Roderick Award - Other Winners". James Cook University. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  29. ^ "Kibble Literary Award". Australian National University. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  30. ^ "Commonwealth Writers' Prize Regional Winners 1987-2007" (PDF). Commonwealth Foundation. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  31. ^ a b c "Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature – Past Literary Award Winners". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  32. ^ "Austlit — The Australian/Vogel National Literary Award 1999". Austlit. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  33. ^ "Austlit — Miles Franklin Literary Award : 1997-1999". Austlit. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  34. ^ ""30-year Endeavour sails off with prize"". Sydney Morning Herald, 18 May 1999. ProQuest 2674374036. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  35. ^ "1999 Ned Kelly Award Winners". Australian Crime Writers. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  36. ^ "Austlit — Anne Elder Award 1998-2000". Austlit. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  37. ^ "Austlit — Grace Leven Poetry Prize 1994-2001". Austlit. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  38. ^ "Mary Gilmore Award". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  39. ^ ""National Biography Award – Past Winners"". State Library of NSW. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  40. ^ "Austlit — Gordon Neil Stewart (1912-1999)". Austlit. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  41. ^ "Austlit — Richard Beynon (1925-1999)". Austlit. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  42. ^ "Ric Prichard Throssell (1922–1999) by Nathan Hobby". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  43. ^ "Austlit — Mavis Thorpe Clark (1909-1999)". Austlit. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  44. ^ "Austlit — Mungo Ballardie MacCallum (1913-1999)". Austlit. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  45. ^ "Austlit — Morris West (1916-1999)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  46. ^ "Austlit — Mal Morgan (1936-1999)". Austlit. Retrieved 18 January 2024.