This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1991.
Events
Major publications
Novels
Short stories
Crime and mystery
Science fiction and fantasy
Children's and young adult fiction
Poetry
Drama
Non-fiction
Awards and honours
Lifetime achievement
Literary
Fiction
International
National
Poetry
Children and Young Adult
Science fiction and fantasy
Drama
Non-fiction
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1991 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 21 February â Dorothy Auchterlonie Green, academic, literary critic and poet (born 1915)
- 30 March â Joan Colebrook, journalist and writer (born 1910)
- 3 April â Coral Lansbury, writer and academic (born 1929)
- 7 April â Bob Brissenden, poet, novelist, critic and academic (born 1928)
- 2 May â Ronald McKie, novelist (born 1909)
- 23 May â Manning Clark, historian (born 1915)
- 24 June â Sumner Locke Elliott, novelist and playwright (born 1917)
- 17 November â Pixie O'Harris, children's book author and illustrator (born 1903)
- 1 December â Barbara Hanrahan, novelist and artist (born 1939)
See also
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