This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1920.
For an overview of world literature see 1920 in literature.
See also: 1919 in Australian literature, 1920 in Australia, 1921 in Australian literature.
H. M. Abbott — Castle Vane: A Romance of Bushranging on the Upper Hunter in the Olden DaysArthur H. Adams — The Australians: A NovelRoy Bridges — The Fenceless RangesMary Grant Bruce — Dick Lester of KurrajongBernard Cronin — The Timber WolvesIsabel Dick — The Veil of DiscretionMary Gaunt — The Surrender and Other HappeningsNat GouldA Chestnut ChampionThe Silver StarThe Sweep WinnerJack McLaren — The Savagery of Margaret Nestor: A Tale of Northern QueenslandDowell O'Reilly - Five CornersVance Palmer — The Shantykeeper's DaughterArthur J. Rees — The Hand in the DarkLilian Turner — RachelMartin Boyd — Retrospect: PoemsJames Hebblethwaite — The Poems of James HebblethwaiteHenry Kendall — The Poems of Henry KendallHugh McCrae — ColumbineDorothea Mackellar — "Dusk in the Domain"Furnley Maurice — Ways and Means: a poem and an argumentNina Murdoch — "The Camphor Laurel Tree"John Shaw Neilson"The Eleventh Moon""Ride Him Away"Vance PalmerThe Camp"Europe""The Farmer Remembers the Somme""These Are My People"Roderic Quinn — PoemsKenneth Slessor — "In Tyrrell's Bookshop"Edward Dyson — "A Terrible Bad Man"Henry Lawson — "Asking Dad"Dowell O'Reilly — "Crows"Children's and young adult fiction
May Gibbs — Little Ragged Blossom: And More About Snugglepot and CuddlepieEthel Turner — Laughing WaterErnest Favenc — Dead Timber and Other PlaysA list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1920 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
8 June — Gwen Harwood, poet (died 1995)18 June — Rosemary Dobson, poet (died (2012)3 August — Max Fatchen, writer for children (died 2012)3 November — Oodgeroo Noonuccal, poet and activist (died 1993)16 November — Colin Thiele, writer for children (died 2006)A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1920 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
12 August — Louisa Lawson, poet (born 1848) 