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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1985.

Events

• Christopher Koch won the 1985 Miles Franklin Award for The Doubleman

Major publications

Novels

• Thea Astley — Beachmasters
• Peter Carey — Illywhacker
• Sumner Locke Elliott — About Tilly Beamis
• David Foster — Dog Rock
• Kate Grenville — Lilian's Story
• Barbara Hanrahan — Annie Magdalene
• Thomas Keneally — A Family Madness
• Christopher Koch — The Doubleman

Short story collections

• David Malouf — Antipodes
• Olga Masters — A Long Time Dying

Crime and mystery

• Peter Corris — Make Me Rich

Children's and young adult fiction

• Pamela Allen — A Lion in the Night
• Duncan Ball — Selby's Secret
• Thurley Fowler – The Green Wind
• Robin Klein — Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left
• Gillian Rubinstein — Space Demons

Poetry

• Robert Gray — Selected Poems 1963–1983
• Chris Wallace-Crabbe — The Amorous Cannibal

Drama

• Janis Balodis – Too Young for Ghosts
• Jack Davis — No Sugar
• Michael Gow — The Astronaut’s Wife
• Louis Nowra — The Golden Age
• David Williamson — Sons of Cain

Non-fiction

• John Bryson — Evil Angels

Awards and honours

• Jack Davis AM, for "service to Aboriginal literature and theatre"
• Frank Moorhouse AM, for "service to Australian literature"
• Morris West AM, for "service to literature"

Lifetime achievement

Literary awards

Fiction awards

Poetry

Children and Young Adult

Drama

Non-fiction

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1985 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

Unknown date

• Hannah Kent, historical 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 1985 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 26 January — Anne Spencer Parry, pioneer fantasy writer (born 1931)
• 14 February — Douglas Stewart, poet, short story writer, essayist and literary editor (born 1913)
• 19 April — John Manifold, poet and critic (born 1915)
• 5 May — Carter Brown, writer of detective fiction (born in England, 1923)
• 18 July — F. B. Vickers, novelist (born 1903)
• 29 July — Judah Waten, novelist (born 1911)
• 11 September — Eleanor Dark, novelist (born 1901)
• 4 November — A. A. Phillips, writer, critic and teacher, best known for coining the term "Cultural Cringe" (born 1900)

See also

• 1985 in Australia
• 1985 in literature
• 1985 in poetry
• List of years in literature
• List of years in Australian literature

References

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2. "Austlit — Dog Rock by David Foster". Austlit. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
3. "Austlit — Annie Magdalene by Barbara Hanrahan". Austlit. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
4. "Austlit — A Long Time Dying by Olga Masters". Austlit. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
5. "Austlit — Make Me Rich by Peter Corris". Austlit. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
6. "The Green Wind (Rigby)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
7. "Austlit — Selected Poems 1963–1983 by Robert Gray". Austlit. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
8. "Austlit — The Amorous Cannibal by Chris Wallace-Crabbe". Austlit. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
9. "Austlit — The Astronaut's Wife by Michael Gow". Austlit. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
10. "Evil Angels by John Bryson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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15. "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners". Austlit. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
16. ^ ""Another award for Carey's 'Illywacker'"". The Canberra Times, 7 March 1986, p1. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
17. "ALS Gold Medal - Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
18. "Colin Roderick Award - Other Winners". James Cook University. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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22. ^ "Malouf takes $15,000 Palmer prize". The Age, 15 August 1985, p3. ProQuest 2521256342. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
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24. "Austlit — Grave Leven prize 1985". Austlit. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
25. "Mary Gilmore Award". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
26. "Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers 1985". Austlit. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
27. "Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book 1985". Austlit. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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29. "Austlit — Anne Parry (1931-1985)". Austlit. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
30. "Douglas Alexander Stewart (1913–1985) by Ivor Indyk". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
31. "J. S. Manifold (1915-1985)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
32. "Alan Yates (1923-1985)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
33. "Austlit — F. B. Vickers (1903-1985)". Austlit. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
34. "Judah Leon Waten (1911–1985) by David Carter". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
35. "Dark, Eleanor (1901–1985) by Marivic Wyndham". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
36. "Austlit — A. A. Phillips (1900-1985)". Austlit. Retrieved 14 November 2023.

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