This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1959.
Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
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ALS Gold Medal[10] | Randolph Stow | To the Islands | Penguin Books |
Miles Franklin Award[11] | Vance Palmer | The Big Fellow | Angus and Robertson |
Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
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Children's Book of the Year Award[12] | Older Readers | Nan Chauncy, illustrated by Geraldine Spence | Devil's Hill | Oxford University Press |
John Gunn, illustrated by Brian Keogh | Sea Menace | Constable | ||
Picture Book | No award |
Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
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Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[13] | R. D. Fitzgerald | The Wind at Your Door | Talkarra Press |
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1959 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
Unknown date
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1959 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
Years in Australian literature (1855–present) | |
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20th century |
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21st century |