1991 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1991. == Events == David Malouf won the Miles Franklin Award for The Great World == Major publications == === Novels === Peter Carey — The Tax Inspector Brian Castro — Double-Wolf Bryce Courtenay — Tandia Robert Drewe — Our Sunshine David Foster — Mates of Mars Alan Gould — To the Burning City Rodney Hall — The Second Bridegroom Thomas Keneally Chief of Staff (as by "William Coyle") Flying Hero Class Simon Leys — The Death of Napoleon Colleen McCullough — The Grass Crown Gillian Mears — The Mint Lawn Morris West — The Ringmaster Tim Winton — Cloudstreet === Short stories === Lily Brett – What God Wants Suzanne Edgar — Counting Backwards and Other Stories === Crime and mystery === Jon Cleary — Pride's Harvest Peter Corris Aftershock Wet Graves Garry Disher — Kickback Kerry Greenwood — Murder on the Ballarat Train Brenda Walker — Crush === Science fiction and fantasy === Greg Egan – "Appropriate Love" Keith Taylor – Felimid's Homecoming George Turner – Brain Child === Children's and young adult fiction === Margaret Barbalet — The Wolf Anna Fienberg — The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels Jackie French — Rain Stones (for children) Robin Klein — Came Back to Show You I Could Fly John Marsden — Letters from the Inside === Poetry === Alison Croggon — This is the Stone A. D. Hope — Orpheus Jean Kent — Practising Breathing G. A. Wilkes – A Treasury of Bush Verse (edited) === Drama === Michael Gow — Furious === Non-fiction === Bruce Bennett — Spirit in Exile, Peter Porter and His Poetry Barry Hill — Sitting In Julie Lewis — Olga Masters, A Lot of Living David Marr — Patrick White : A Life == Awards and honours == Robert Hughes , for "service to art and to the promotion of Australian culture" Bruce Beaver , for "service to literature, particularly in the field of poetry" David Rowbotham , for "service to literature" Patricia Scott , for "service to children's literature" === Lifetime achievement === === Literary === === Fiction === ==== International ==== ==== National ==== === Poetry === === Children and Young Adult === === Science fiction and fantasy === === Drama === === Non-fiction === == Deaths == A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1991 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

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1991 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1991. == Events == David Malouf won the Miles Franklin Award for The Great World == Major publications == === Novels === Peter Carey — The Tax Inspector Brian Castro — Double-Wolf Bryce Courtenay — Tandia Robert Drewe — Our Sunshine David Foster — Mates of Mars Alan Gould — To the Burning City Rodney Hall — The Second Bridegroom Thomas Keneally Chief of Staff (as by "William Coyle") Flying Hero Class Simon Leys — The Death of Napoleon Colleen McCullough — The Grass Crown Gillian Mears — The Mint Lawn Morris West — The Ringmaster Tim Winton — Cloudstreet === Short stories === Lily Brett – What God Wants Suzanne Edgar — Counting Backwards and Other Stories === Crime and mystery === Jon Cleary — Pride's Harvest Peter Corris Aftershock Wet Graves Garry Disher — Kickback Kerry Greenwood — Murder on the Ballarat Train Brenda Walker — Crush === Science fiction and fantasy === Greg Egan – "Appropriate Love" Keith Taylor – Felimid's Homecoming George Turner – Brain Child === Children's and young adult fiction === Margaret Barbalet — The Wolf Anna Fienberg — The Magnificent Nose and Other Marvels Jackie French — Rain Stones (for children) Robin Klein — Came Back to Show You I Could Fly John Marsden — Letters from the Inside === Poetry === Alison Croggon — This is the Stone A. D. Hope — Orpheus Jean Kent — Practising Breathing G. A. Wilkes – A Treasury of Bush Verse (edited) === Drama === Michael Gow — Furious === Non-fiction === Bruce Bennett — Spirit in Exile, Peter Porter and His Poetry Barry Hill — Sitting In Julie Lewis — Olga Masters, A Lot of Living David Marr — Patrick White : A Life == Awards and honours == Robert Hughes , for "service to art and to the promotion of Australian culture" Bruce Beaver , for "service to literature, particularly in the field of poetry" David Rowbotham , for "service to literature" Patricia Scott , for "service to children's literature" === Lifetime achievement === === Literary === === Fiction === ==== International ==== ==== National ==== === Poetry === === Children and Young Adult === === Science fiction and fantasy === === Drama === === Non-fiction === == Deaths == A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1991 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

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