This is a list of historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2021.
Major publications
Literary fiction
Short story collections
Children's and young adult fiction
Crime and mystery
Science fiction and fantasy
Poetry
Non-fiction
Collected essays
Awards and honours
Note: these awards were presented in the year in question.
Lifetime achievement
Literary
Fiction
National
Children and Young Adult
National
Crime and Mystery
National
Poetry
Drama
Non-Fiction
Deaths
- 1 May â Kate Jennings, poet and writer (died in the United States) (b. 1948)
- 25 April â Valerie Parv, romance novelist (b. 1951)
- 16 May â Vera Deacon, historian (b. 1926)
- 16 September â Tim Thorne, poet (b. 1944)
- 22 November âÂÂ
- Stuart Macintyre, historian (b. 1947)
- Doug MacLeod, children's writer, poet, screenwriter and playwright (b. 1959)
- Babette Smith, historian (b. 1942)
- 26 November â Desmond O'Grady, journalist and author (died in Rome) (b. 1929)
- 26 December â Paul B. Kidd, radio broadcaster and true crime writer (b. 1945)
See also
References