1918 in Australian literature

The year 1918 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.

For an overview of world literature see 1918 in literature.

See also: 1917 in Australian literature, 1918 in Australia, 1919 in Australian literature.

Books

• Mary Grant Bruce — Dick
• May Gibbs
  • Snugglepot and Cuddlepie: Their Adventures Wonderful
  • Wattle Babies
• G. B. Lancaster — The Savignys
• Norman Lindsay — The Magic Pudding
• Steele Rudd — Memoirs of Corporal Keeley
• Ethel Turner — St. Tom and the Dragon

Poetry

• Christopher Brennan — A Chant of Doom and Other Verses
• Zora Cross
  • The City of Riddle-Me-Ree
  • The Lilt of Life
• C. J. Dennis — Digger Smith
• Mary Gilmore
  • The Passionate Heart
• Henry Lawson — Selected Poems of Henry Lawson
• Grace Ethel Martyr — Afterwards and Other Verses
• Myra Morris — England and Other Verses
• Walter Murdoch — The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse
• A. B. Paterson
  • "Moving On"
  • "Swinging the Lead"
• David McKee Wright — An Irish Heart

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1918 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 26 January — Amy Witting, novelist (died 2001)
• 10 July — James Aldridge, novelist

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1918 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 28 April — Albert Robert Blackmore, poet (born 1886)
• 12 October — Mary Hannay Foott, poet (born 1846)
• 16 December — E. W. Cole, bookseller and publisher (born 1832)

See also

• 1918 in poetry
• List of years in literature
• List of years in Australian literature

References