1937 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1937.

Books

Martin Boyd – The Picnic
Eleanor Dark – Sun Across the Sky^[1]
M. Barnard Eldershaw – Plaque with Laurel^[2]
Arthur Gask – Night of the Storm^[3]
Ion Idriess – Forty Fathoms Deep
Michael Innes – Hamlet, Revenge!^[4]
Seaforth Mackenzie – The Young Desire It
Leonard Mann – A Murder in Sydney^[5]
Vance Palmer – Legend for Sanderson^[6]
Katharine Susannah Prichard – Intimate Strangers^[7]
Helen Simpson – Under Capricorn
F. J. Thwaites – Rock End
Arthur Upfield
- Mr. Jelly's Business
- Winds of Evil

Poetry

Rosemary Dobson – Poems^[8]
Nora Kelly – The Song-Maker and Other Verse^[9]
Jack Lindsay – "On Guard for Spain"^[10]
John Shaw Neilson – "I Spoke to the Violet"^[11]

Drama

Sumner Locke Elliott
- The Cow Jumped Over the Moon^[12]
- Glorious Noon^[13]
Miles Franklin – No Family^[14]
T. Inglis Moore – Best Australian One-Act Plays complied with William Moore^[15]
Katharine Susannah Prichard – Women of Spain^[16]

Awards and honours

Literary

Award	Author	Title	Publisher
ALS Gold Medal^[17]	Seaforth Mackenzie	The Young Desire It	Jonathan Cape

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1937 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

19 February – Lee Harding, novelist (died 2023)^[18]
1 June – Colleen McCullough, novelist (died 2015)^[19]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1937 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

15 March – Catherine Edith Macauley Martin, novelist (born 1848)^[20]
27 March – Ethel Castilla, journalist, poet and short story writer (born 1861)^[21]

References

^ "Sun Across the Sky by Eleanor Dark". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Plaque with Laurel by M. Barnard Eldershaw". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Night of the Storm by Arthur Gask". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Hamlet, Revenge! by Michael Innes". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "A Murder in Sydney by Leonard Mann". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Legend for Sanderson by Vance Palmer". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Intimate Strangers by". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Poems by Rosemary Dobson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "The Song-Maker and Other Verse by Nora McAuliffe". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Austlit — "On Guard for Spain" by Jack Lindsay". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Austlit — "I Spoke to the Violet" by John Shaw Neilson". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Austlit — The Cow Jumped Over the Moon by Sumner Locke Elliott". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Austlit — Glorious Noon by Sumner Locke Elliott". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Austlit — No Family by Miles Franklin". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Best Australian One-Act Plays edited by T. Inglis Moore and William Moore". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Austlit — Women of Spain by Katharine Susannah Prichard". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Lee Harding (1937-2023)". Austlit. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ "Colleen McCullough (1937-2015)". Austlit. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ "Catherine Martin (1884-1937)". Austlit. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ "Ethel Castilla (1861-1937)". Austlit. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[1] "Sun Across the Sky by Eleanor Dark". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[2] "Plaque with Laurel by M. Barnard Eldershaw". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[3] "Night of the Storm by Arthur Gask". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[4] "Hamlet, Revenge! by Michael Innes". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[5] "A Murder in Sydney by Leonard Mann". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[6] "Legend for Sanderson by Vance Palmer". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[7] "Intimate Strangers by". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[8] "Poems by Rosemary Dobson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[9] "The Song-Maker and Other Verse by Nora McAuliffe". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[10] "Austlit — "On Guard for Spain" by Jack Lindsay". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[11] "Austlit — "I Spoke to the Violet" by John Shaw Neilson". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[12] "Austlit — The Cow Jumped Over the Moon by Sumner Locke Elliott". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[13] "Austlit — Glorious Noon by Sumner Locke Elliott". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[14] "Austlit — No Family by Miles Franklin". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[15] "Best Australian One-Act Plays edited by T. Inglis Moore and William Moore". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[16] "Austlit — Women of Spain by Katharine Susannah Prichard". Austlit. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[ALS-17] "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[18] "Lee Harding (1937-2023)". Austlit. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[19] "Colleen McCullough (1937-2015)". Austlit. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[20] "Catherine Martin (1884-1937)". Austlit. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[21] "Ethel Castilla (1861-1937)". Austlit. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

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