This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1929.
For an overview of world literature see 1929 in literature.
See also: 1928 in Australian literature, 1929 in Australia, 1930 in Australian literature.
Arthur H. Adams – A Man's LifeMartin Boyd – Dearest IdolBernard Cronin – ToadJean Devanny – RivenM. Barnard Eldershaw – A House is BuiltArthur Gask – The Lonely HouseMary Gaunt – The Lawless FrontierNorman Lindsay – Madam Life's Lovers : A Human Narrative Embodying a Philosophy of the Artist in Dialogue FormJack McLaren – A Diver Went DownFrederic Manning – The Middle Parts of Fortune : Somme and Ancre, 1916Myra Morris – EnchantmentHenry Handel Richardson – Ultima ThuleAlice Grant Rosman – Visitors to HugoArthur W. Upfield – The Barrakee MysteryDulcie Deamer – As It Was in the BeginningVance Palmer"Ancestors""Jettisoned"Henry Handel Richardson – "The Bath"David Unaipon – Native LegendsChildren's and Young Adult fiction
Mary Grant Bruce – The Happy TravellerMay Gibbs – Bib and Bub in Gumnut TownLilian Turner – Lady BillieRuth Bedford – Fairies and FanciesFurnley Maurice – The Gully and Other VersesMyra Morris – White MagicJohn Shaw Neilson – "The Whistling Jack"Kenneth Slessor"Cucumber Kitty""Snowdrops"Betty Roland – MorningAlec H. Chisholm – Birds and Green Places : A Book of Australian Nature GossipA list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1929 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
5 January – Veronica Brady, poet and critic (died 2015)1 February – R. A. Simpson, poet (died 2002)16 February – Peter Porter, poet (died 2010)2 April – Catherine Gaskin, novelist (died 2009)14 April – Ray Mathew, novelist, poet and dramatist (died 2002)5 May – Kenneth Cook, novelist (died 1987)11 December – Desmond O'Grady, novelist and short story writerUnknown date
David Lake, novelistA list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1929 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
28 May – Barbara Baynton, novelist and short story writer (born 1857) 