This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1898.
For an overview of world literature see 1898 in literature.
See also: 1897 in Australian literature, 1898 in Australia, 1899 in Australian literature.
Louis Becke – The Mutineer: A Romance of Pitcairn Island, with Walter James JeffreyGuy BoothbyAcross the World for a WifePharos the EgyptianAda Cambridge – MaterfamiliasMary Gaunt – Deadman's: An Australian StoryGertrude Hart – Clouds That PassLouise Mack – Girls TogetherRosa Praed – The Scourge-StickDouglas Sladen – TrincoloxEthel Turner – The Camp at WandinongLouis Becke – Rodman the Boatsteerer and Other StoriesRolf Boldrewood – A Romance of Canvas Town and Other StoriesGuy Boothby – Billy Binks, Hero, and Other StoriesAlbert Dorrington – "Castro's Last Sacrament"Edward DysonBelow and On Top"The Conquering Bush"Henry Lawson – "Bill, the Ventriloquial Rooster"Ethel Mills – "A Box of Dead Roses"K. Langloh Parker – More Australian Legendary Tales (edited)Roderic Quinn – "A Stripe for Trooper Casey"Steele Rudd – "On Our Selection"E. J. Brady"The Great Grey Water""Lost and Given Over"Christopher Brennan"The Forest of Night: 1898-1902: The Twilight of Disquietude: 36""Towards the Source : 1894-97 : 25"Victor J. DaleyAt Dawn and Dusk"Correggio Jones"Edward Dyson – "Men of Australia"George Essex Evans – Loraine and Other VersesErnest Favenc – "The Guard of the Northern Strait: A Song of Queensland"W. T. Goodge"Daley's Dorg Wattle""Mulligan's Shanty"Henry Lawson – "Sydney-Side"Marion Miller Knowles – Songs from the HillsBreaker Morant – "Kitty's Broom"Will H. Ogilvie"Abandoned Selections""Bowmont Water"Fair Girls and Gray Horses: With Other VersesA. B. Paterson"Saltbush Bill's Gamecock""T.Y.S.O.N."Roderic Quinn"The Camp Within the West""The Fisher""The Hidden Tide"Thomas E. Spencer – "How M'Dougal Topped the Score"David Carnegie – Spinifex and Sand : A Narrative of Five Years' Pioneering and Exploration in Western AustraliaA list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1898 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
7 February – Jean Curlewis, poet and writer for children (died 1930)21 February – Llewellyn Lucas, poet (died 1967)17 July – Richard Harry Graves, poet and novelist (died 1971)A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1898 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
28 March – George Robertson, bookseller (born 1825) 