This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1881.
Contents
For an overview of world literature see 1881 in literature.
See also: 1880 in Australian literature, 1881 in Australia, 1882 in Australian literature.
Books
Poetry
Short stories
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1881 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
Unknown date
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1881 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.