This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2010.
Events
Major publications
Literary fiction
Children's and Young Adult fiction
Science Fiction and Fantasy
Crime and Mystery
Poetry
Biography
Awards and honours
Lifetime achievement
Literary
Fiction
International
National
Children and Young Adult
National
Crime and Mystery
National
Science fiction
Poetry
Drama
Non-Fiction
Deaths
- 15 March — Patricia Wrightson, author (born 1921)[76]
- 23 April — Peter Porter, author (born 1929)[77]
- 29 May — Randolph Stow, author (died in England)(born 1935)[78]
- 9 July — Jessica Anderson, author (born 1916)[79]
- 19 July — Jon Cleary, author (born 1917)[80]
- 6 September — John McKellar, playwright (born 1930)[81]
- 8 September — Donald Horne, author (born 1921)[82]
- 6 October — David Rowbotham, author (born 1924)[83]
- 14 November — Bobbi Sykes, poet and author (born 1943)[84]
- 14 December — Ruth Park, author (born 1917)[85]
See also
References
- ^ "2010 Australia Day Honours List" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Favourite Australian Novel Poll
- ^ Temple wins Miles Franklin award, ABC News, 22 June 2010.
- ^ "Rocks in the Belly by Jon Bauer". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Child of the Twilight by Carmel Bird". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "The Body in the Clouds by Ashley Hay". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Manhattan Dreaming by Anita Heiss". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Fall Girl by Toni Jordan". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "At Home with the Templetons by Monica McInerney". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Lights Out in Wonderland by D.B.C. Pierre". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Campaign Ruby by Jessica Rudd". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Halo by Alexandra Adornetto". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Beautiful Malice by Rebecca James". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher by Doug MacLeod". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ " The Piper's Son by Melina Marchetta". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "The Ambassador's Mission by Trudi Canavan". ISFDB. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "The Infinity Gate by Sara Douglass". ISFDB. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "King's Wrath by Fiona McIntosh". ISFDB. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Seer of Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier". ISFDB. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld". ISFDB. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "The Black Russian by Lenny Bartulin". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Torn Apart by Peter Corris". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Death Mask by Kathryn Fox". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Dead Man's Chest by Kerry Greenwood". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Gunshot Road by Adrian Hyland". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Naked Cruelty by Colleen McCullough". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "The Blood Countess by Tara Moss". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "The Old School by P. M. Newton". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Let the Dead Lie by Malla Nunn". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Thrill City by Leigh Redhead". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Bleed for Me by Michael Robotham". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "The Half-Child by Angela Savage". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Line of Sight by David Whish-Wilson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Earthly matters : biology and geology poems / edited by Brook Emery and Victoria Haritos ; project editor Carol Jenkins", National Library of Australia
- ^ "Law and impulse : maths and chemistry poems / edited by Brook Emery and Victoria Haritos ; project editor Carol Jenkins", National Library of Australia
- ^ "Holding patterns : physics and engineering poems / edited by Brook Emery and Victoria Haritos ; project editor Carol Jenkins", National Library of Australia
- ^ "The Whole Forest Dancing: Poems on Four Legs in the Morning by Christopher Kelen". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Taller When Prone by Les Murray". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Love Poems by Dorothy Porter". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "The Rest on the Flight: Selected Poems by Peter Porter". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Parts of Us by Thomas Shapcott". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Starlight: 150 Poems by John Tranter". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Fire Diary by Mark Tredinnick". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Hawke: The Prime Minister by Blanche d'Alpuget". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Together Alone: The Story of the Finn Brothers by Jeff Apter". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "A Three Cornered Life: The Historian W.K. Hancock by Jim Davidson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Malcolm Fraser: The Political Memoirs by Malcolm Fraser & Margaret Simons". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Bligh: Master Mariner by Rob Mundle". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "One Man Show: The Stages of Barry Humphries by Anne Pender". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy by Mark Logue & Peter Conradi". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Austlit — FAW Christopher Brennan Award". Austlit. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Literary postman delivers again, winning mentor's bequest". SMH.com.au. 13 November 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d ""Lovesong"". The Age, 28 August 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Colin Roderick Award — Other Winners". James Cook University. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e ""Indie Book Awards - Winners 2012 & prior"". Australian Independent Booksellers. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Kibble Literary Award". Australian National University. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Literary icons of tomorrow revealed". Commonwealth Foundation. 12 April 2010. Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ 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 2009-2012"". Austlit. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ ""Barbara Jefferis Award"". Australian Society of Authors. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Crime writer win Miles Franklin award". www.abc.net.au. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ ""Prime Minister's Literary Awards - Shortlist and winners: 2021-2008"". Creative Australia. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e ""Herald writer wins top prize for Hamas book"". Sydney Morning Herald, 18 May 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d ""Queensland Premier's Literary Awards - Previous Winners"". Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d ""Temple dreams of trifecta"". The Age, 29 September 2010. ProQuest 755123483. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ a b ""Australian Literary Awards: Western Australian Premier's"". University Libraries, University of Washington. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ ""CBCA – Winners 2010"". CBCA. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ ""LibraryThing: Davitt Awards 2010"". LibraryThing. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Awards: Australia's Ned Kelly Prize". Shelf Awareness. 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 25 December 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — Anne Elder Award (2008-2010)". Austlit. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Austlit — Grace Leven Poetry prize (2008-2012)". Austlit. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Mary Gilmore Award". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ ""Patrick White Playwrights' Award – Past Winners"". Sydney Theatre Company. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ ""National Biography Award – Past Winners"". State Library of NSW. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Patricia Wrightson (1921-2010)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Peter Porter (1929-2010)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Randolph Stow (1935-2010)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Jessica Anderson (1916-2010)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Jon Cleary (1917-2010)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "John McKellar (1930-2010)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Donald Horne (1921-2010)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Donald Rowbotham (1924-2010)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Roberta Sykes (1943-2010)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Ruth Park (1917-2010)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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