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2005 in Australian literature
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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2005.
Events
[edit]- Morag Fraser is appointed as a judge of the Miles Franklin Award, following the resignation of three judges in late 2004[1]
- Murray Bail is accused of plagiarism over several passages in his novel Eucalyptus. Bail later accepts the breach and intends adding an acknowledgment in future editions[2]
- The Victorian town of Shepparton unveils a statue of Joseph Furphy, author of Such is Life[3]
- Collins Booksellers, Australia's third largest national bookseller, goes into voluntary administration[4]
Major publications
[edit]Literary fiction
[edit]- Diane Armstrong – Winter Journey[5]
- Anne Bartlett – Knitting[6]
- Geraldine Brooks – March
- Brian Castro – The Garden Book
- J. M. Coetzee – Slow Man
- Gregory Day – The Patron Saint of Eels
- Robert Drewe – Grace[7]
- Arabella Edge – The God of Spring[8]
- Delia Falconer – The Lost Thoughts of Soldiers[9]
- Kate Grenville – The Secret River
- Sonya Hartnett – Surrender
- Wendy James – Out of the Silence
- Nicholas Jose – Original Face[10]
- Stephen Lacey – Sandstone[11]
- Steven Lang – An Accidental Terrorist[12]
- Carolyn Leach-Paholski – The Grasshopper Shoe[13]
- Andrew McCann – Subtopia[14]
- Roger McDonald – The Ballad of Desmond Kale
- Alex Miller – Prochownik's Dream
- Joanna Murray-Smith – Sunnyside[15]
- Eva Sallis – The Marsh Birds[16]
- Elizabeth Stead – The Book of Tides[17]
- Carrie Tiffany – Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living
- Ian Townsend – Affection[18]
- Christos Tsiolkas – Dead Europe[19]
- Brenda Walker – The Wing of Night
- Tim Winton – The Turning
Children's and Young Adult fiction
[edit]- Randa Abdel-Fattah – Does My Head Look Big in This?
- J. C. Burke – The Story of Tom Brennan
- Isobelle Carmody – Alyzon Whitestarr
- Kate Constable – The Tenth Power[20]
- Gary Crew – The Lace Maker's Daughter[21]
- Mem Fox – Hunwick's Egg
- Morris Gleitzman – Once
- Kerry Greenwood – The Rat and the Raven[22]
- Sonya Hartnett – Surrender
- Barry Jonsberg – It's Not All About You, Calma![23]
- Justine Larbalestier – Magic or Madness
- Victor Kelleher – Dogboy[24]
- Mardi McConnochie – Fivestar[25]
- Garth Nix – Drowned Wednesday
- Penni Russon – Breathe[26]
- Scott Westerfeld
- Markus Zusak – The Book Thief
Crime
[edit]- Robert G. Barrett – Crime Scene Cessnock[27]
- John Birmingham – Designated Targets: World War 2.2[28]
- Peter Corris – Saving Billie[29]
- Colin Cotterill – Thirty-Three Teeth[30]
- Michelle de Kretser – The Hamilton Case
- Garry Disher – Snapshot[31]
- Greg Flynn – The Berlin Cross[32]
- Robert Gott – A Thing of Blood[33]
- Kerry Greenwood – Death by Water[34]
- Gabrielle Lord – Dirty Weekend[35]
- P. D. Martin – Body Count[36]
- Chris Nyst – Crook as Rookwood
- Leigh Redhead – Rubdown[37]
- Matthew Reilly – Seven Ancient Wonders[38]
- Michael Robotham – Lost
- Heather Rose – The Butterfly Man[39]
- Steve J. Spears – Innocent Murder[40]
- Peter Temple – The Broken Shore
Romance
[edit]- Lilian Darcy – The Father Factor[41]
- Marion Lennox – Bride by Accident[42]
Science fiction and fantasy
[edit]- K. A. Bedford – Eclipse[43]
- Damien Broderick – Godplayers[44]
- Cecilia Dart-Thornton – The Well of Tears[45]
- Marianne de Pierres – Crash Deluxe
- Sara Douglass – Darkwitch Rising[46]
- Greg Egan – "Riding the Crocodile"
- Kate Forsyth – The Shining City[47]
- Catherine Jinks – Evil Genius[48]
- Juliet Marillier – Blade of Fortriu[49]
- Sean Williams
Drama
[edit]Poetry
[edit]- Alan Gould – The Past Completes Me: Selected Poems 1973-2003[56]
- John Kinsella – The New Arcadia[57]
- Jennifer Maiden – Friendly Fire
- Jaya Savige – Latecomers[58]
Non-fiction
[edit]- R.J.B. Bosworth – Mussolini's Italy: Life Under the Dictatorship 1915-1945[59]
- Richard Broome – Aboriginal Victorians: A History Since 1800[60]
- Helen Ennis – Margaret Michaelis: Love, Loss and Photography[61]
- Pamela Freeman – The Black Dress: Mary MacKillop's Early Years[62]
- Tom Keneally – A Commonwealth of Thieves: The Improbable Birth of Australia
- Maria Nugent – Botany Bay: Where Histories Meet[63]
Biographies
[edit]- John Baxter – We'll Always Have Paris: Sex and Love in the City of Light[64]
- Richie Benaud – My Spin on Cricket[65]
- Eric Campbell – Absurdistan: A Bumpy Ride Through Some of the World's Scariest, Weirdest Places[66]
- Maryanne Convoy – Morris West: Literary Maverick[67]
- Peter C. Doherty – The Beginner's Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize: A Life in Science[68]
- Graham Freudenberg – A Figure of Speech: A Political Memoir[69]
- Gavin Fry – Albert Tucker[70]
- Aneurin Hughes – Billy Hughes: Prime Minister and Controversial Founding Father of the Australian Labor Party[71]
- Sandy McCutcheon – The Magician's Son[72]
- William McInnes – A Man's Got to Have a Hobby: Long Summers with My Dad[73]
- Brenda Niall – Judy Cassab: A Portrait[74]
- Barry Pearce – Jeffrey Smart[75]
- Jacob G. Rosenberg – East of Time[76]
- Mandy Sayer – Velocity[77]
- Craig Sherborne – Hoi Polloi[78]
- Steve Waugh – Out of My Comfort Zone[79]
- Elisabeth Wynhausen – Dirt Cheap: Life at the Wrong End of the Job Market[80]
Awards and honours
[edit]Lifetime achievement
[edit]| Award | Author |
|---|---|
| Christopher Brennan Award[81] | Fay Zwicky |
| Patrick White Award[82] | Fay Zwicky |
Literary
[edit]| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Age Book of the Year[83] | Gay Bilson | Plenty: Digressions on Food | Lantern |
| ALS Gold Medal[84] | Gail Jones | Sixty Lights | Harvill Press |
| Colin Roderick Award[85] | Peter Temple | The Broken Shore | Text Publishing |
| Nita Kibble Literary Award[86] | Gay Bilson | Plenty | Lantern |
Fiction
[edit]International
[edit]| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Writers' Prize[87] | Best Novel, SE Asia and South Pacific region | Andrew McGahan | The White Earth | Allen and Unwin |
| Best First Novel, SE Asia and South Pacific region | Larissa Behrendt | Home | University of Queensland Press |
National
[edit]Children and Young Adult
[edit]National
[edit]Crime and Mystery
[edit]National
[edit]| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davitt Award[95] | Novel | Kathryn Fox | Malicious Intent | Macmillan |
| Readers' Choice | Leigh Redhead | Peepshow | Allen & Unwin | |
| Young Adult Novel | Joanna Baker | Devastation Road | Lothian | |
| Ned Kelly Award[96] | Novel | Michael Robotham | Lost | Time Warner Book Group |
| First novel | Malcolm Knox | A Private Man | Vintage Books | |
| True crime | Helen Garner | Joe Cinque's Consolation | Picador | |
| Tony Reeves | Mr Big | Allen & Unwin | ||
| Lifetime Achievement | Stuart Coupe |
Science fiction
[edit]| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurealis Award | Sf Novel | Damien Broderick | K-Machines | Thunder's Mouth Press |
| Sf Short Story | Sean Williams | The Seventh Letter | "Bulletin" Magazine, Summer Reading Edition | |
| Fantasy Novel | Juliet Marillier | Wildwood Dancing | Pan Macmillan | |
| Fantasy Short Story | Margo Lanagan | "A Fine Magic" | Eidolon Books (Eidolon I) | |
| Horror Novel | Will Elliott | The Pilo Family Circus | ABC Books | |
| Edwina Grey | Prismatic | Lothian Books | ||
| Horror Short Story | Stephen Dedman | "Dead of Winter" | Weird Tales | |
| Ditmar Award | Novel | Sean Williams | The Crooked Letter | Voyager |
| Novella/Novelette | Paul Haines | "The Last Days of Kali Yuga" | NFG Magazine | |
| Short Story | Margo Lanagan | "Singing My Sister Down" | Black Juice | |
| Collected Work | Margo Lanagan | Black Juice | Allen & Unwin | |
| Australian Shadows Award | Lee Battersby | "Father Muerte and the Flesh" | Aurealis |
Poetry
[edit]| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature[88] | Not awarded | ||
| The Age Book of the Year[83] | Dipti Saravanamuttu | The Colosseum | Five Islands Press |
| Anne Elder Award[97] | Max Ryan | Rainswayed Night | Dangerously Poetic Press |
| Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[98] | Noel Rowe | Next to Nothing | Vagabond Press |
| Mary Gilmore Prize[99] | Not awarded | ||
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards | Samuel Wagan Watson | Smoke Encrypted Whispers | University of Queensland Press |
| Queensland Premier's Literary Awards | Sarah Day | The Ship | Brandl and Schlesinger |
| Victorian Premier's Literary Award | M. T. C. Cronin | <More Or Less Than> 1-100 | Shearsman Books |
| Western Australian Premier's Book Awards | Miriam Wei Wei Lo | Against Certain Capture | Five Islands Press |
Drama
[edit]| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick White Playwrights' Award | Wesley Enoch | The Story of the Miracles at Cookie's Table | Currency Press |
Non-Fiction
[edit]| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature[88] | Non-Fiction | Not awarded | ||
| The Age Book of the Year[83] | Non-fiction | Gay Bilson | Plenty: Digressions on Food | Lantern |
| National Biography Award[100] | Biography | Robert Hillman | The Boy in the Green Suit | Scribe Publications |
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards | Non-fiction | John Hughes | The Idea of Home: Autobiographical Essays | Giramondo Publishing |
| New South Wales Premier's History Awards | Australian History | Eileen Chanin and Steven Miller | Degenerates and Perverts: the 1939 Exhibition of French and British Contemporary Art | Melbourne University Publishing |
| Community and Regional History | Joe Hajdu | Samurai in the Surf: the Arrival of the Japanese on the Gold Coast in the 1980s |
Pandanus Books | |
| General History | Sally Neighbour | In the Shadow of Swords: on the Trail of Terrorism from Afghanistan to Australia | HarperCollins | |
| Young People's | Allan Baillie | My Story: Riding with Thunderbolt, the Diary of Ben Cross | Scholastic Press | |
| Nita Kibble Literary Award | Gay Bilson | Plenty: Digressions on Food | Lantern | |
| Queensland Premier's Literary Awards | Non-fiction | Geoffrey Bardon and James Bardon | Papunya – A Place Made After the Story | Miegunyah Press |
| History | Shane White and Graham White | The Sounds of Slavery: Discovering African History Through Songs, Sermons and Speech |
Beacon Press | |
| Victorian Premier's Literary Award | Non-fiction | Robert Dessaix | Twilight of Love: Travels with Turgenev | Picador |
Deaths
[edit]- 11 April – John Brosnan, sf and cinema writer (born 1947)[101]
- 10 May – Percy Trezise, children's writer (born 1923)[102]
- 13 May – Shelton Lea, poet (born 1946)[103]
- 29 August – Margaret Scott, poet and novelist (born in Bristol, England, 1934)[104]
- 8 September – Donald Horne, social and political commentator (born 1921)[105]
- 14 October – Barney Roberts, poet and short story writer (born 1920)[106]
- 18 October – Philip Martin, poet (born 1931)[107]
- 1 November –
- Jenny Boult, poet (born 1951)[108]
- Michael Thwaites, poet (born 1915)[109]
- 22 December – Bill Scott, poet and children's writer (born 1923)[110]
See also
[edit]- 2005 in Australia
- 2005 in literature
- 2005 in poetry
- List of years in Australian literature
- List of years in literature
References
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- ^ "Taking a leaf from another book". Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
- ^ "New generation finds Joseph Furphy". Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
- ^ "Collins calls in the doctor". Archived from the original on 20 December 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
- ^ "Winter Journey by Diane Armstrong". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Knitting by Anne Bartlett". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Grace by Robert Drewe". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "The God of Spring by Arabella Edge". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "The Lost Thoughts of Soldiers by Delia Falconer". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Original Face by Nicholas Jose". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Sandstone by Stephen Lacey". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "An Accidental Terrorist by Steven Lang". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "The Grasshopper Shoe by Carolyn Leach-Paholski". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Subtopia by A. L. McCann". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Sunnyside by Joanna Murray-Smith". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "The Marsh Birds by Eva Sallis". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "The Book of Tides by Elizabeth Stead". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Affection by Ian Townsend". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Dead Europe by Christos Tsiolkas". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "The Tenth Power by Kate Constable". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "The Lace Maker's Daughter by Gary Crew". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "The Rat and the Raven by Kerry Greenwood". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "It's Not All About You, Calma! by Barry Jonsberg". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Dogboy by Victor Kelleher". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Fivestar by Mardi McConnochie". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Breathe by Penni Russon". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Crime Scene Cessnock by Robert G. Barrett". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Designated Targets: World War 2.2 by John Birmingham". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Saving Billie by Peter Corris". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Thirty-Three Teeth by Colin Cotterill". Austlit. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Snapshot by Garry Disher". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "The Berlin Cross by Greg Flynn". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "A Thing of Blood by Robert Gott". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Death by Water by Kerry Greenwood". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Dirty Weekend by Gabrielle Lord". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Body Count by P. D. Martin". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Rubdown by Leigh Redhead". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "The Butterfly Man by Heather Rose". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Innocent Murder by Steve J. Spears". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "The Father Factor by Lilian Darcy". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Bride by Accident by Marion Lennox". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Eclipse by K. A. Bedford". ISFDB. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Godplayers by Damien Broderick". ISFDB. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "The Well of Tears by Cecilia Dart-Thornton". ISFDB. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Darkwitch Rising by Sara Douglass". ISFDB. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "The Shining City by Kate Forsyth". ISFDB. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks". ISFDB. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Blade of Fortriu by Juliet Marillier". ISFDB. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Ascent by Sean Williams & Shane Dix". ISFDB. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "The Blood Debt by Sean Williams". ISFDB. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "The Hanging Mountains by Sean Williams". ISFDB. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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- ^ "A Single Act by Jane Brodie". Austlit. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Asylum by Catherine Lazaroo". Austlit. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "The Past Completes Me: Selected Poems 1973-2003 by Alan Gould". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "The New Arcadia by John Kinsella". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Latecomers by Jaya Savige". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Mussolini's Italy: Life Under the Dictatorship 1915-1945 by R.J.B. Bosworth". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Aboriginal Victorians: A History Since 1800 by Richard Broome". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Margaret Michaelis: Love, Loss and Photography by Helen Ennis". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "The Black Dress: Mary MacKillop's Early Years by Pamela Freeman". Austlit. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Botany Bay: Where Histories Meet by Maria Nugent". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ "We'll Always Have Paris: Sex and Love in the City of Light by John Baxter". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "My Spin on Cricket by Richie Benaud". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Absurdistan: A Bumpy Ride Through Some of the World's Scariest, Weirdest Places by Eric Campbell". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Morris West: Literary Maverick by Maryanne Convoy". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "The Beginner's Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize: A Life in Science by Peter C. Doherty". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "A Figure of Speech: A Political Memoir by Graham Freudenberg". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Albert Tucker by Gavin Fry". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Billy Hughes: Prime Minister and Controversial Founding Father of the Australian Labor Party by Aneurin Hughes". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "The Magician's Son by Sandy McCutcheon". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "A Man's Got to Have a Hobby: Long Summers with My Dad by William McInnes". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Judy Cassab: A Portrait by Brenda Niall". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Jeffrey Smart by Barry Pearce". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "East of Time by Jacob G. Rosenberg". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Velocity by Mandy Sayer". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Hoi Polloi by Craig Sherborne". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Out of My Comfort Zone by Steve Waugh". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Dirt Cheap: Life at the Wrong End of the Job Market by Elisabeth Wynhausen". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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- ^ "Writers' solitary life interrupted by award". Theage.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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- ^ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Colin Roderick Award — Other Winners". James Cook University. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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- ^ a b c "Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature – Past Literary Award Winners". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ ""Austlit – Australian/Vogel Award 2003-2005"". Austlit. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — Miles Franklin Literary Award (1957-)". Austlit. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ ""Ten-year walk down memory lane brings home the bacon"". Sydney Morning Herald, 24 May 2005. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ ""Queensland Premier's Literary Awards - Previous Winners"". Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction - 2005 Winner". Archived from the original on 12 August 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ ""Australian Literary Awards: Western Australian Premier's"". University Libraries, University of Washington. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ ""LibraryThing: Davitt Awards 2005"". LibraryThing. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "2005 Ned Kelly Award Winners". Australian Crime Writers. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ 2005 National Literary Awards Results Archived 1 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine p. 2.
- ^ "Austlit — Grace Leven Poetry Prize 2005-2007". Austlit. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Mary Gilmore Award". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ ""National Biography Award – Past Winners"". State Library of NSW. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "John Brosnan (1947-2005)". Austlit. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Percy Trezise (1923-2005)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 4 May 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Shelton Lea (1946-2005)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Margaret Scott (1934-2005)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Donald Horne (1921-2005)". Austlit. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Barney Roberts (1920-2005)". Austlit. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Philip Martin (1931-2005)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Jenny Boult (1951-2005)". Austlit. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Michael Thwaites (1915-2005)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Bill Scott (1923-2005)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
Note: all references relating to awards can, or should be, found on the relevant award's page.
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