1998 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1998.

Events

Peter Carey (novelist) won the Miles Franklin Award for Jack Maggs

Major publications

Poetry

Lee Cataldi — Race Against Time: Poems
Lucy Dougan — Memory Shell
Jean Kent — The Satin Bowerbird
Anthony Lawrence — New and Selected Poems
Gig Ryan — Pure and Applied

Drama

Jane Harrison (playwright) — Stolen

Science fiction and fantasy

Sara Douglass — Pilgrim
Greg Egan — Oceanic
A Shadow on the Glass
Dave Luckett — A Dark Winter
Jane Routley — Fire Angels

Crime

Non-fiction

Diane Armstrong — Mosaic: A Chronicle of Five Generations
Bruce Bennett and Jennifer Strauss (eds.) — The Oxford Literary History of Australia
Raimond Gaita — Romulus, My Father
Dorothy McRae-McMahon — Everyday Passions: A Conversation on Living
Mandy Sayer — Dreamtime Alice

Awards and honours

AC "for service to the law, the administration of justice, law reform and education as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria, and for his contributions to literature, the visual arts and the community"^[2]

AO "for service to the science of hydrology, to scientific communication in promoting the interests of science for the community, and the Australian culture through architecture and literature"^[3]

AM "for service to Australian literature as a poet and to international relations, particularly between Australia and the Middle East through translations of poetry and cultural exchanges"^[4]

AM "for service in the field of Australian historiography as a teacher and scholar, and biographer and as foundation professor of the History Department at La Trobe University"^[5]

OAM "for service to nursing, particularly as an historian, author and philanthropist"^[6]

OAM "for service to the arts as an author of numerous novels, works of non-fiction, television scripts and plays"^[7]

Lifetime achievement

Award	Author
Christopher Brennan Award^[8]	Jennifer Maiden
Patrick White Award^[9]	Alma De Groen

Literary

Award	Author	Title	Publisher
The Age Book of the Year Award^[10]	Elliot Perlman	Three Dollars	Picador
ALS Gold Medal^[11]	James Cowan	A Mapmaker's Dream	Shambhala Publications
Colin Roderick Award^[12]	Robert Dessaix	(And So Forth)	Pan Macmillan
Nita Kibble Literary Award^[13]	Roberta Sykes	Snake Cradle	Allen & Unwin

Fiction

International

Award	Category	Author	Title	Publisher
Commonwealth Writers' Prize^[14]	Best Novel, SE Asia and South Pacific region	Peter Carey	Jack Maggs	University of Queensland Press
	Best First Novel, SE Asia and South Pacific region	Emma Tom	Deadset	Random House
	Best Overall Novel	Peter Carey	Jack Maggs	University of Queensland Press

National

Award	Author	Title	Publisher
The Age Book of the Year Award^[15]	Elliot Perlman	Three Dollars	Picador
The Australian/Vogel Literary Award^[16]	Jennifer Kremmer	Pegasus in the Suburbs	Allen and Unwin
Miles Franklin Award^[17]	Peter Carey	Jack Maggs	University of Queensland Press

Crime and Mystery

National

Award	Category	Author
Ned Kelly Award^[18]
	Novel	Not awarded
	First novel	Not awarded
	Lifetime Achievement	Not awarded

Poetry

Award	Author	Title	Publisher
Anne Elder Award^[19]	Amanda Stewart	I/T: Selected Poems 1980-1996	Here and There Books
Anne Elder Award^[19]	Jane Williams	Outside Temple Boundaries	Five Islands Press
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry^[20]	Not awarded
Mary Gilmore Award^[21]	Emma Lew	The Wild Reply	Black Pepper Publishing

Non-fiction

Award	Category	Author	Title	Publisher
National Biography Award^[22]	Biography	Roberta Sykes	Snake Cradle	Allen and Unwin

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1998 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

23 January — John Forbes, poet (born 1950)^[23]
11 May — John Morrison, novelist and short story writer (born 1904)^[24]
14 May — Kay Glasson Taylor, novelist (born 1893)^[25]
3 July — Elizabeth Riddell, poet and journalist, also known as Betty Riddell (born 1910)^[26]
4 September — Elizabeth Kata, writer whose real name was Elizabeth Katayama (born 1912)^[27]
17 September — Geoffrey Dutton, author and historian (born 1922)^[28]
27 November — Vicki Viidikas, poet and writer (born 1948)^[29]
19 December — James McQueen (writer), novelist and short story writer (born 1934)^[30]

References

^ "The Golden Dress by Marion Halligan". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
^ "The Honourable Chief Justice John Harber Phillips". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
^ "Dr John Robert Philip". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
^ "Anne Mary Ross Fairbairn". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
^ "Dr Allan William Martin". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
^ "Sister Dora Elizabeth Burchill". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
^ "Michael John Noonan". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
^ "Austlit — FAW Christopher Brennan Award". Austlit. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
^ "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners". Austlit. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
^ "Austlit — The Age Book of the Year Award — 1996-1998". Austlit. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
^ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
^ "Colin Roderick Award - Other Winners". James Cook University. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
^ "Kibble Literary Award". Australian National University. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
^ "Commonwealth Writers' Prize Regional Winners 1987-2007" (PDF). Commonwealth Foundation. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
^ "Austlit — Age Book of the Year — Imaginative Writing Prize 1998-2000". Austlit. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ "Austlit — The Australian/Vogel National Literary Award 1998". Austlit. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
^ "Austlit — Miles Franklin Literary Award : 1997-1999". Austlit. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
^ ""Ned Kelley Award Winners 1998"". ACWA. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
^ "Austlit — Anne Elder Award 1998-2000". Austlit. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ "Austlit — Grace Leven Poetry Prize 1994-2001". Austlit. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ "Mary Gilmore Award". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
^ ""National Biography Award – Past Winners"". State Library of NSW. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
^ "John Forbes (1950-1998)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
^ "John Morrison (1904-1998)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "Kay Glasson Taylor (1893-1998)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
^ "Austlit — Elizabeth Riddell (1910-1998)". Austlit. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^ "Family notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 September 1998 – via Ryerson Index.
^ "Geoffrey Dutton (1922-1998)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
^ "Vicki Viidikas (1948-1998)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
^ "James McQueen (1934-1998)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

[1] "The Golden Dress by Marion Halligan". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

[2] "The Honourable Chief Justice John Harber Phillips". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

[3] "Dr John Robert Philip". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

[4] "Anne Mary Ross Fairbairn". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

[5] "Dr Allan William Martin". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

[6] "Sister Dora Elizabeth Burchill". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

[7] "Michael John Noonan". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

[CB1998-8] "Austlit — FAW Christopher Brennan Award". Austlit. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

[AustlitPWA-9] "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners". Austlit. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

[AgeBoY1996-98-10] "Austlit — The Age Book of the Year Award — 1996-1998". Austlit. Retrieved 25 February 2024.

[ALS-11] "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 10 January 2024.

[CRA-12] "Colin Roderick Award - Other Winners". James Cook University. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

[NKA-13] "Kibble Literary Award". Australian National University. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

[CWP-14] "Commonwealth Writers' Prize Regional Winners 1987-2007" (PDF). Commonwealth Foundation. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

[Age1998-2000F-15] "Austlit — Age Book of the Year — Imaginative Writing Prize 1998-2000". Austlit. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[Vogel98-16] "Austlit — The Australian/Vogel National Literary Award 1998". Austlit. Retrieved 16 February 2023.

[MFA1998-17] "Austlit — Miles Franklin Literary Award : 1997-1999". Austlit. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

[NK1998-18] ""Ned Kelley Award Winners 1998"". ACWA. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

[AEA1998-2000-19] "Austlit — Anne Elder Award 1998-2000". Austlit. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

[GLP1994-2001-20] "Austlit — Grace Leven Poetry Prize 1994-2001". Austlit. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

[MGA-21] "Mary Gilmore Award". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 10 February 2024.

[NBAward-22] ""National Biography Award – Past Winners"". State Library of NSW. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

[23] "John Forbes (1950-1998)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

[24] "John Morrison (1904-1998)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[25] "Kay Glasson Taylor (1893-1998)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

[26] "Austlit — Elizabeth Riddell (1910-1998)". Austlit. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

[27] "Family notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 September 1998 – via Ryerson Index.

[28] "Geoffrey Dutton (1922-1998)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.

[29] "Vicki Viidikas (1948-1998)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

[30] "James McQueen (1934-1998)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

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Events

Major publications

Novels

Short story anthologies

Children's and young adult fiction

Poetry

Drama

Science fiction and fantasy

Crime

Non-fiction

Awards and honours

Lifetime achievement

Literary

Fiction

International

National

Crime and Mystery

National

Poetry

Non-fiction

Deaths

See also

References