1923 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1923.

Books

J. H. M. Abbott – Sydney Cove
Marie Bjelke Petersen – Jewelled Nights
Capel Boake — The Romany Mark
Bernard Cronin – Salvage
Arthur Gask – The Red Paste Murders
Mary Gaunt – As the Whirlwind Passeth
Nat Gould – Beating the Favourite
D. H. Lawrence – Kangaroo
Jack McLaren – Fagaloa's Daughter
Catherine Martin – The Incredible Journey

Short stories

Henry Lawson – "Elder Man's Lane : XV : The Passing of Elder Man's Lane"^[1]

Children's and Young Adult fiction

Mary Grant Bruce
- The Cousin from Town
- The Twins of Emu Plains
Jean Curlewis – Beach Beyond
May Gibbs – Nuttybub and Nittersing

Poetry

Emily Bulcock – Jacaranda Blooms and other poems
Mabel Forrest – "The Burning"^[2]
Mary Gilmore – "Second-Hand Beds"^[3]
Jack Lindsay
- "Budding Spring"^[4]
- "Pacific Aphrodite"^[5]
Dorothea Mackellar
- Dreamharbour and Other Verses
- "Fancy Dress"^[6]
- "Waste"^[7]
Furnley Maurice – "The Mad Prophet"^[8]
John Shaw Neilson – Ballad and Lyrical Poems
Will H. Ogilvie – Scattered Scarlet
Kenneth Slessor
- "Adventure Bay"^[9]
- "Thieves' Kitchen"^[10]

Drama

Katharine Susannah Prichard – The Pioneers^[11]

Non-fiction

Walter Murdoch – Alfred Deakin: A Sketch

Births

28 January – Percy Trezise, children's writer (died 2005)^[12]
25 April – Eric Rolls, writer (died 2007)^[13]
21 May – Dorothy Hewett, poet and novelist (died 2002)^[14]
4 June – Elizabeth Jolley, novelist (born in England) (died 2007)^[15]
1 August – Carter Brown, novelist (died 1985)^[16]
30 August – Charmian Clift, novelist (died 1969)^[17]
4 October – Bill Scott, poet and children's writer (died 2005)^[18]
7 September – Nancy Keesing, poet (died 1993)^[19]
16 December – Gerald Glaskin, writer (died 2000)^[20]

Deaths

5 November – Dowell O'Reilly, poet (born 1865)^[21]
15 December – Frank Morton, poet and journalist (born 1869)^[22]

References

^ ""Elder Man's Lane : XV : The Passing of Elder Man's Lane" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ ""The Burning" by Mabel Forrest". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ ""Second-Hand Beds" by Mary Gilmore". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ ""Budding Spring" by Jack Lindsay". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ ""Pacific Aphrodite" by Jack Lindsay". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ ""Fancy Dress" by Dorothea Mackellar". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ ""Waste" by Dorothea Mackellar". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ ""The Mad Prophet" by Furnley Maurice". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ ""Adventure Bay" by Kenneth Slessor". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ ""Thieves' Kitchen" by Kenneth Slessor". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ ""The Pioneers" by Katharine Susannah Prichard". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ "Percy Trezise (1923-2005)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
^ "Eric Rolls (1923-2007)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
^ "Dorothy Hewett (1923-2002)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
^ "Elizabeth Jolley (1923-2007)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
^ Waterhouse, Richard, "Yates, Alan Geoffrey (1923–1985)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2023-09-23
^ "Charmian Clift (1923-1969)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
^ "Bill Scott (1923-2005)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
^ "Nancy Keesing (1923--1993)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
^ "G. M. Glaskin (1923-2000)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
^ Serle, Percival. "O'Reilly, Dowell Philip (1865–1923)". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Project Gutenberg Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
^ Serle, Percival (1949). "Morton, Frank". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson.