Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1987
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1987 .
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A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname ) of deaths in 1987 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
3 March — Cyril Pearl , Australian journalist, editor, author, social historian, wit and television personality (born 1904 )[ 34]
18 April — Kenneth Cook , Australian journalist, television documentary maker and novelist (born 1929 )[ 35]
8 May — Marjorie Barnard , Australia novelist and short story writer, critic, historian and librarian (born 1897 )[ 36]
24 May — Robert D. Fitzgerald , poet (born 1902 )[ 37]
3 July — Grace Perry , poet, playwright, and founder and editor of the South Head Press (born 1927 )[ 38]
17 December — Lucy Walker , romance novelist (born 1907 )[ 39]
^ "Austlit — Waiting for Childhood by Sumner Locke Elliott" . Austlit. Retrieved 22 November 2023 .
^ "Austlit — Kewpie Doll by Barbara Hanrahan" . Austlit. Retrieved 22 November 2023 .
^ "Austlit — Paper Nautilus by Nicholas Jose" . Austlit. Retrieved 22 November 2023 .
^ "Austlit — Amy's Children by Olga Masters" . Austlit. Retrieved 22 November 2023 .
^ "Austlit — Pemulwuy, the Rainbow Warrior by Eric Wilmot" . Austlit. Retrieved 22 November 2023 .
^ "Austlit — It's Raining in Mango by Thea Astley" . Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023 .
^ Lewis, Julie (1987). The Walls of Jericho . Fremantle, W.A : Fremantle Arts Centre Press. ISBN 978-0-949206-16-9 .
^ "Austlit — The January Zone by Peter Corris" . Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023 .
^ "Austlit — Grim Pickings by Jennifer Rowe" . Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023 .
^ "Austlit — Alice in Wormland by Dorothy hewett" . Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023 .
^ "Austlit — Me and the Man in the Moon by Dorothy Hewtt" . Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023 .
^ "Austlit — Windy Gully by Wendy Richardson" . Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023 .
^ "Rosemary de Brissac Dobson" . honours.pmc.gov.au . Retrieved 20 December 2019 .
^ "David George Joseph Malouf" . honours.pmc.gov.au . Retrieved 20 December 2019 .
^ "Peter Walkinshaw Cowan" . honours.pmc.gov.au . Retrieved 20 December 2019 .
^ "Ruth Park (Mrs Niland)" . honours.pmc.gov.au . Retrieved 20 December 2019 .
^ "Dr Frederica Lucy Erickson" . honours.pmc.gov.au . Retrieved 20 December 2019 .
^ "Austlit — FAW Christopher Brennan Award 1980-87" . Austlit. Retrieved 13 September 2023 .
^ "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners" . Austlit. Retrieved 22 August 2023 .
^ a b c " "Book judges find winners in warm zones and on fatal shores" " . The Age, 5 December 1987, p5. ProQuest 2521294318 . Retrieved 28 May 2024 .
^ "ALS Gold Medal - Previous Winners" . Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 10 November 2023 .
^ "Colin Roderick Award - Other Winners" . James Cook University. Retrieved 10 November 2023 .
^ "Commonwealth Writers' Prize Regional Winners 1987-2007" (PDF) . Commonwealth Foundation. Retrieved 17 January 2024 .
^ a b c "Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature – Past Literary Award Winners" . State Library of South Australia . Retrieved 18 April 2024 .
^ "Austlit — The Australian/Vogel National Literary Award 1987" . Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023 .
^ "Austlit — Dancing on Coral - Awards" . Austlit. Retrieved 14 September 2023 .
^ a b c d "No prize for coming first, say literary judges" . Sydney Morning Herald, 3 September 1987, p4. ProQuest 2526227339 . Retrieved 3 May 2024 .
^ a b c "The Premier's Literary Awards Winners" . The Age, 19 September 1987, p13. ProQuest 2676210045 . Retrieved 26 April 2024 .
^ "Austlit — Anne Elder Award 1985-88" . Austlit. Retrieved 9 February 2024 .
^ "Austlit — Grace Leven Prize for Poetry 1987" . Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023 .
^ "Mary Gilmore Award" . Association for the Study of Australian Literature . Retrieved 8 February 2024 .
^ "Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers 1987" . Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023 .
^ "Austlit — Children's Book of the Year Award: Picture Book 1987" . Austlit. Retrieved 9 December 2023 .
^ "Cyril Altson Pearl (1904–1987) by Patrick Buckridge" . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 9 November 2023 .
^ Kent, Jacqueline, "Kenneth Bernard Cook (1929–1987)" , Australian Dictionary of Biography , Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 19 October 2023
^ "Barnard, Marjorie Faith (Marjory) (1897–1987) by Jill Roe" . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 7 July 2023 .
^ "FitzGerald, Robert David (Bob) (1902–1987) by Stuart Lee" . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 29 June 2023 .
^ "Perry, Grace Amelia (1927-1987)" . The Australian Women's Register . Retrieved 1 October 2023 .
^ "Dorothy Lucy Sanders (1907–1987) by Lisa MacKinney and Jenny Gregory" . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 9 November 2023 .