1927 in Australian literature

The year 1927 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.

For an overview of world literature see 1927 in literature.

See also: 1926 in Australian literature, 1927 in Australia, 1928 in Australian literature.

Books

• Marie Bjelke-Petersen — The Moon Minstrel
• Bernard Cronin
  • Red Dawson
  • White Gold
• Zora Cross — Sons of the Seven Mile
• James Devanney — The Currency Lass : A Tale of the Convict Days
• Mabel Forrest
  • Hibiscus Heart
  • White Witches
• Mary Gaunt — Saul's Daughter
• Ion Idriess — Madman's Island
• Jack McLaren — The Chain
• Helen Simpson — Cups, Wands and Swords

Poetry

• Mabel Forrest — Poems
• Mary Gilmore
  • "The Tenancy"
  • "Turn to Grass"
• Lesbia Harford
  • "Lovers Parted"
  • "This Way Only"
• Vernon Knowles — The Ripening Years
• John Shaw Neilson — New Poems
• Will H. Ogilvie — Hunting Rhymes
• Percival Serle, R. H. Croll & Frank Wilmot — An Australasian Anthology : Australian and New Zealand Poems
• Kenneth Slessor — "Country Towns"
• Douglas Stewart — "Rock Carving"
• David McKee Wright — "From Dark Rosaleen"
• Judith Wright — "Trapped Dingo"

Short stories

• Jean Devanny — Old Savage and Other Stories
• Xavier Herbert — "The Atheist"
• Vernon Knowles — Silver Nutmegs
• Vance Palmer — "The Stump"
• Katharine Susannah Prichard
  • "The Cooboo"
  • "Happiness"

Children's and Young Adult fiction

• W. M. Fleming — The Hunted Piccaninnies
• Lilian Turner — Nina Comes Home

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1927 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 3 February — Grace Perry, poet, playwright and editor (died 1987)
• 25 April — Peter Yeldham, playwright and novelist
• 6 June — Alan Seymour, playwright
• 24 August — David Ireland, 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 1927 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 15 April — Maybanke Anderson, author (born 1845)
• 5 July — Lesbia Harford, poet (born 1891)
• 15 August — George Gordon McCrae, poet (born 1833)

See also

• 1927 in poetry
• List of years in literature
• List of years in Australian literature

References