1913 in Australian literature

Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1913

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1913.

Novels

James Francis Dwyer — The Spotted Panther^[1]
Vera Dwyer — With Beating Wings^[2]
Norman Lindsay — A Curate in Bohemia
Louise Mack
- Attraction^[3]
- The Marriage of Edward^[4]
Dorothea Mackellar — Outlaw's Luck^[5]
Ambrose Pratt
- The Golden Kangaroo^[6]
- Wolaroi's Cup^[7]
Louis Stone — Betty Wayside^[8]
Ethel Turner — The Secret of the Sea^[9]
Lilian Turner — Stairways to the Stars^[10]

Short stories

John Arthur Barry — South Sea Shipmates^[11]
Louis Becke — Bully Hayes: Buccaneer, and Other Stories^[12]
Henry Lawson
- "Grandfather's Courtship"^[13]
- Triangles of Life and Other Stories^[14]

Poetry

Arthur H. Adams — The Collected Verses of Arthur H. Adams^[15]
Christopher Brennan — Poems (1913)^[16]
John Le Gay Brereton — "The Robe of Grass"
Ada Cambridge — The Hand in the Dark and Other Poems^[17]
C. J. Dennis
- Backblock Ballads and Other Verses
- "The Bridge Across the Crick"
- "Spring Song of a Bloke"
- "Wheat"
Mary Gilmore — "The Sea-Sleep"^[18]
Grant Hervey — Australian Yet and Other Verses^[19]
Henry Lawson — For Australia and Other Poems
Hugh McCrae — "Song of the Rain"^[20]
John Shaw Neilson — "Song Be Delicate"
Will H. Ogilvie — The Overlander and Other Verses^[21]
Bertram Stevens and George Mackaness eds.
- The Children's Treasury of Australian Verse^[22]
- Selections from the Australian Poets^[23]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1913 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

19 January — Rex Ingamells, poet (died 1955)^[24]
20 February – Mary Durack, novelist (died 1994)^[25]
6 May — Douglas Stewart, poet (died 1985)^[26]
30 July — John Blight, poet (died 1995)^[27]
2 August — Nancy Phelan, novelist (died 2008)^[28]
13 September — Donald Stuart, novelist whose works include stories with Aboriginal backgrounds and a series recounting his experience as a prisoner of war in Burma in World War II (died 1983)^[29]
25 September — Kenneth Mackenzie, poet and novelist (died 1955)^[30]
11 December — Mungo Ballardie MacCallum, journalist and novelist (died 1999)^[31]

Unknown date

Elizabeth O'Conner, novelist (died 2000)^[32]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1913 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

3 January — Garnet Walch, writer, dramatist, journalist and publisher (born 1843)^[33]
18 February — Louis Becke, short story writer and novelist (born 1855)^[34]
4 June — Ambrose Dyson, poet and artist (born 1876)^[35]

References

^ "Austlit — The Spotted Panther by James Francis Dwyer". Austlit. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — With Beating Wings by Vera Dwyer". Austlit. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — Attraction by Louise Mack". Austlit. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — The Marriage of Edward by Louise Mack". Austlit. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — Outlaw's Luck by Dorothea Mackellar". Austlit. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — The Golden Kangaroo by Ambrose Pratt". Austlit. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — Wolaroi's Cup by Ambrose Pratt". Austlit. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — Betty Wayside by Louis Stone". Austlit. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — The Secret of the Sea by Ethel Turner". Austlit. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — Stairways to the Stars by Lilian Turner". Austlit. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — South Sea Shipmates by John Arthur Barry". Austlit. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — Bully Hayes: Buccaneer, and Other Stories by Louis Becke". Austlit. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — "Grandfather's Courtship" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — Triangles of Life and Other Stories by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — The Collected Verses of Arthur H. Adams by Arthur H. Adams". Austlit. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — Poems (1913) by Christopher Brennan". Austlit. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — The Hand in the Dark and Other Poems by Ada Cambridge". Austlit. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — "The Sea-Sleep" by Mary Gilmore". Austlit. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — Australian Yet and Other Verses by Grant Hervey". Austlit. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — "Song of the Rain" by Hugh McCrae". Austlit. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — The Overlander and Other Verses by Will H. Ogilvie". Austlit. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — The Children's Treasury of Australian Verse edited by Bertram Stevens and George Mackaness". Austlit. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — Selections from the Australian Poets edited by Bertram Stevens and George Mackaness". Austlit. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ "Reginald Charles (Rex) Ingamells (1913–1955) by John Dally". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Dame Mary Gertrude Durack (1913–1994) by Malcolm Allbrook". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Douglas Alexander Stewart (1913–1985) by Ivor Indyk". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
^ "Frederick John Blight (1913–1995) by Stephany Evans Steggall". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — Nancy Phelan (1913-2008)". Austlit. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Stuart, Donald Robert (1913–1983) by Sally Clarke". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
^ "Kenneth Ivo (Seaforth) Mackenzie (1913–1955) by Veronica Brady". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — Mungo Ballardie MacCallum (1913-1999)". Austlit. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Austlit — Elizabeth O'Conner (1913-2000)". Austlit. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Garnet Walch (1843–1913) by John Rickard". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "George Lewis (Louis) Becke (1855–1913) by Sally O'Neill". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
^ "Ambrose Arthur Dyson (1876–1913) by Vane Lindesay". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 1 December 2023.