This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1901.
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1901 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 12 January – Eve Pownall, writer for children (died 1982)[12]
- 27 March – Kenneth Slessor, poet and journalist (died 1971)[13]
- 15 May – Xavier Herbert, novelist (died 1984)[14]
- 20 May — Jean Campbell, novelist (died 1984)[15]
- 3 June — Alice Duncan-Kemp, writer and Indigenous rights activist (died 1988)[16]
- 14 June — Pinchas Goldhar, writer and translator (died 1947)[17]
- 14 July — Louis Kaye (pseudonym for Noel Wilson Norman), an Australian novelist and short story writer (died 1981)[18]
- 27 July — Henrietta Drake-Brockman, journalist and novelist (died 1968)[19]
- 2 August — Maysie Coucher Greig, writer of romantic novels and thrillers (died 1971)[20]
- 26 August – Eleanor Dark, novelist (died 1985)[21]
- 19 September — Lu Rees, bookseller, book collector and children's literature advocate (died 1983)[22]
- 28 September – T. Inglis Moore, writer and editor (died 1978)[23]
- 28 October — Catherine Shepherd, playwright (died 1976)[24]
- 20 November – P. R. Stephensen, writer, publisher and political activist (died 1965)[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 1901 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.