2009 in Australian literature

Events

• HarperCollins takes over ABC Books – the publishing arm of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
• Caro Llewellyn, resigns as director of the new Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas (now called the Wheeler Centre) in Melbourne before taking up the role. Chrissy Sharp, the Australian general manager of Sadler's Wells Theatre in London, is appointed to take her place.
• The Australia-Asia Literary Award, based in Western Australia, is suspended.

Major publications

Literary fiction

• Steven Amsterdam – Things We Didn't See Coming
• Peter Carey – Parrot and Olivier in America
• Steven Carroll – The Lost Life
• Brian Castro – The Bath Fugues
• Nick Cave – The Death of Bunny Munro
• Tracy Crisp – Black Dust Dancing
• Deborah Forster – The Book of Emmett
• Andrea Goldsmith – Reunion
• Marion Halligan – Valley of Grace
• Sonya Hartnett – Butterfly
• Eva Hornung – Dog Boy
• Katherine Johnson – Pescador's Wake
• Tom Keneally – The People's Train
• Kate Legge – The Marriage Club
• David Malouf – Ransom
• Alex Miller – Lovesong
• Jennifer Mills – The Diamond Anchor
• Liane Moriarty – What Alice Forgot
• Kristina Olsson – The China Garden
• Sonia Orchard – The Virtuoso
• Susan Varga – Headlong

Children's and Young Adult fiction

• Allan Baille – Krakatoa Lighthouse
• Alyssa Brugman – Girl Next Door
• Judith Clarke – The Winds of Heaven
• Mem Fox
  • Hello, Baby!
  • The Goblin and the Empty Chair
• Odo Hirsch – Darius Bell and the Glitter Pool
• Paul Jennings – The Nest
• Justine Larbalestier – How to Ditch Your Fairy
• Sophie Masson – The Madman of Venice
• David Metzenthen – Jarvis 24
• Tohby Riddle – The Lucky Ones
• Lili Wilkinson – Pink
• Sean Williams – The Scarecrow

Crime and Mystery

• Robert G. Barrett – High Noon in Nimbin
• Sydney Bauer – Move to Strike
• Marshall Browne – The Iron Heart
• Peter Corris – Deep Water
• Garry Disher – Blood Moon
• Kathryn Fox – Blood Born
• Leah Giarratano – Black Ice
• Kerry Greenwood – Forbidden Fruit
• Bronwyn Parry – Dark Country

Romance

• Michelle Douglas – The Aristocrat and The Single Mom
• Nicola Marsh – Two Weeks in the Magnate's Bed
• Katherine Scholes – The Hunter's Wife
• Maxine Sullivan – Valente's Baby

Science Fiction and Fantasy

• Trudi Canavan – The Magician's Apprentice
• Greg Egan
  • Crystal Nights and Other Stories
  • Oceanic
• Kim Falconer – The Spell of Rosette
• Pamela Freeman – Full Circle
• Christopher Green – "Father's Kill"
• Traci Harding – Being of the Field
• Deborah Kalin – Shadow Queen
• Glenda Larke – The Last Stormlord
• Juliet Marillier – Heart's Blood
• Ian McHugh – "Once a Month, On a Sunday"
• K. J. Taylor – The Dark Griffin
• Sean Williams – The Grand Conjunction

Drama

• Angela Betzien – The Dark Room
• Matt Cameron & Tim Finn – Poor Boy
• Joanna Murray-Smith – Rockabye
• Richard Tulloch – The Book of Everything
• David Williamson – Let the Sunshine

Poetry

• Emily Ballou – The Darwin Poems
• Judith Beveridge – Storm and Honey
• Emma Jones – The Striped World
• Jennifer Maiden – Pirate Rain
• Geoff Page – 60 Classic Australian Poems
• Dorothy Porter – The Bee Hut
• Peter Porter – Better Than God

Non-fiction

Biographies

• Roger Averill – Boy He Cry: An Island Odyssey
• Stephen Cummings – Will It Be Funny Tomorrow, Billy?: Misadventures in Music
• Jacqueline Kent – The Making of Julia Gillard
• Harry M. Miller with Peter Holder – Harry M Miller: Confessions of a Not-So-Secret Agent
• Don Walker – Shots
• Jonathon Welch – Choir Man
• Shirley Walker – The Ghost at the Wedding
• George Whaley – Leo 'Rumpole' McKern: An Accidental Actor
• Kristin Williamson – David Williamson: Behind the Scenes

Awards and honours

Lifetime achievement

Literary

Fiction

International

National

Children and Young Adult

National

Crime and Mystery

National

Science Fiction and Fantasy

International

National

Poetry

Drama

Non-Fiction

Deaths

• 14 January – Val Vallis, poet (born 1916)
• 3 June – Geoffrey C. Bingham, theological and short story writer (born 1919)
• 3 July – Frank Devine, journalist (born 1931)
• 6 September – Catherine Gaskin, author (born 1929 in Ireland)
• 8 September – Rica Erickson, botanical and historical writer (born 1908)
• 24 November – John West, poet (born 1951)

References

Note: all references relating to awards can, or should be, found on the relevant award's page.

References

1. [http://blogs.smh.com.au/entertainment/archives/undercover/020948.html HarperCollins takes over at ABC Books]
2. (2009-02-04). "Director closes the book on literature venture".
3. [http://www.theage.com.au/national/chapter-two-in-writing-centres-quest-for-leader-20090218-8bht.html Chapter two in writing centre's quest for leader]
4. "Minister suspends $110,000 State literary prize".
5. "''The Death of Bunny Munro'' by Nick Cave". National Library of Australia.
6. "''Black Dust Dancing'' by Tracy Crisp". National Library of Australia.
7. "''The Book of Emmett'' by Deborah Forster". National Library of Australia.
8. "''Reunion'' by Andrea Goldsmith". National Library of Australia.
9. "''Valley of Grace'' by Marion Halligan". National Library of Australia.
10. "''Pescador's Wake'' by Katherine Johnson". National Library of Australia.
11. "''The Marriage Club'' by Kate Legge". National Library of Australia.
12. "''The Diamond Anchor'' by Jennifer Mills". National Library of Australia.
13. "''The Virtuoso'' by Sonia Orchard". National Library of Australia.
14. "''Headlong'' by Susan Varga". National Library of Australia.
15. "''Krakatoa Lighthouse'' by Allan Baillie". National Library of Australia.
16. "''Girl Next Door'' by Alyssa Brugman". National Library of Australia.
17. "''The Winds of Heaven'' by Judith Clarke". National Library of Australia.
18. "''The Nest'' by Paul Jennings". National Library of Australia.
19. "''The Madman of Venice'' by Sophie Masson". National Library of Australia.
20. "''Jarvis 24'' by David Metzenthen". National Library of Australia.
21. "''The Lucky Ones'' by Tohby Riddle". National Library of Australia.
22. "''The Scarecrow'' by Sean Williams". National Library of Australia.
23. "''High Noon in Nimbin'' by Robert G. Barrett". National Library of Australia.
24. "''Move to Strike'' by Sydney Bauer". National Library of Australia.
25. "''The Iron Heart'' by Marshall Browne". National Library of Australia.
26. "''Blood Born'' by Kathryn Fox". National Library of Australia.
27. "''Black Ice'' by Leah Giarratano". National Library of Australia.
28. "''Dark Country'' by Bronwyn Parry". National Library of Australia.
29. "''The Aristocrat and The Single Mom'' by Michelle Douglas". Austlit.
30. "''Two Weeks in the Magnate's Bed'' by Nicola Marsh". National Library of Australia.
31. "''The Hunter's Wife'' by Katherine Scholes". National Library of Australia.
32. "''Valente's Baby'' by Maxine Sullivan". National Library of Australia.
33. "''The Spell of Rosette'' by Kim Falconer". ISFDB.
34. "''Full Circle'' by Pamela Freeman". ISFDB.
35. "''Being of the Field'' by Traci Harding". ISFDB.
36. "''Shadow Queen'' by Deborah Kalin". ISFDB.
37. "''The Last Stormlord'' by Glenda Larke". ISFDB.
38. "''Heart's Blood'' by Juliet Marillier". ISFDB.
39. "''The Dark Griffin'' by K. J. Taylor". ISFDB.
40. "''The Grand Conjunction'' by Sean Williams". ISFDB.
41. "''The Dark Room'' by Angela Betzien". Austlit.
42. "''Poor Boy'' by Matt Cameron & Tim Finn". Austlit.
43. "''Rockabye'' by Joanna Murray-Smith". Austlit.
44. "''The Book of Everything'' by Richard Tulloch". Austlit.
45. "''Let the Sunshine'' by David Williamson". Austlit.
46. "''The Darwin Poems'' by Emily Ballou". National Library of Australia.
47. "''Storm and Honey'' by Judith Beveridge". National Library of Australia.
48. "''The Striped World'' by Emma Jones". National Library of Australia.
49. "''Pirate Rain'' by Jennifer Maiden". National Library of Australia.
50. "''The Bee Hut'' by Dorothy Porter". National Library of Australia.
51. "''Better Than God'' by Peter Porter". National Library of Australia.
52. "''Boy He Cry: An Island Odyssey'' by Roger Averill". National Library of Australia.
53. "''Will It Be Funny Tomorrow, Billy?'' by Stephen Cummings". National Library of Australia.
54. "''The Making of Julia Gillard'' by Jacqueline Kent". National Library of Australia.
55. "''Harry M Miller: Confessions of a Not-So-Secret Agent'' by Harry M. Miller with Peter Holder". National Library of Australia.
56. "''Shots'' by Don Walker". National Library of Australia.
57. "''Choir Man'' by Jonathon Welch". National Library of Australia.
58. "''The Ghost at the Wedding'' by Shirley Walker". National Library of Australia.
59. "''Leo 'Rumpole' McKern: An Accidental Actor'' by George Whaley". National Library of Australia.
60. "''David Williamson: Behind the Scenes'' by Kristin Williamson". National Library of Australia.
61. "Austlit — FAW Christopher Brennan Award". Austlit.
62. "Austlit — Melbourne Prize". Austlit.
63. (2009-11-07). "Farmer wins literary award". Theage.com.au.
64. Steger, Jason. (2009-08-22). "Apocalyptic novel wins book of the year".
65. "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature.
66. "Colin Roderick Award — Other Winners". James Cook University.
67. ""Indie Book Awards - Winners 2012 & prior"". Australian Independent Booksellers.
68. (2009-06-09). "Kibble Literary Award".
69. Flood, Alison. (18 May 2009). "Australian takes Commonwealth writers' prize". The Guardian.
70. "Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature – Past Literary Award Winners".
71. Steger, Jason. (2009-08-22). "Apocalyptic novel wins book of the year".
72. ""Austlit – Australian/Vogel Award 2009-2012"". Austlit.
73. ""Barbara Jefferis Award"". Australian Society of Authors.
74. (2009-06-18). "Tim Winton wins fourth Miles Franklin award".
75. ""Prime Minister's Literary Awards - Shortlist and winners: 2021-2008"". Creative Australia.
76. ""The NSW Premier’s Literary Awards 2009"". Parra Reeds, 20 May 2009.
77. ""Queensland Premier's Literary Awards - Previous Winners"". Queensland Government.
78. "Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction - 2009 Winner".
79. ""Australian Literary Awards: Western Australian Premier's"". University Libraries, University of Washington.
80. ""LibraryThing: Davitt Awards 2009"". LibraryThing.
81. "2009 Ned Kelly Award Winners".
82. ""SFADB : World Fantasy Awards 2009"". SFADB.
83. "SFADB: Ditmar Awards 2009"". SFADB.
84. "Austlit — Anne Eldr Award (2008-2010)". Austlit.
85. "Austlit — Grace Leven Poetry prize (2008-2012)". Austlit.
86. "Mary Gilmore Award".
87. ""Patrick White Playwrights' Award – Past Winners"". Sydney Theatre Company.
88. ""National Biography Award – Past Winners"". State Library of NSW.
89. "Val Vallis (1916-2009)". The University of Queensland.
90. "Geoffrey C. Bingham (1919-2009)". The University of Queensland.
91. "Frank Devine (1931-2009)". Austlit.
92. "Catherine Gaskin (1929-2009)". The University of Queensland.
93. "Rica Erikson (1908-2009)". Austlit.
94. "John West (1951-2009)". Austlit.