This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1934.
For an overview of world literature see 1934 in literature.
See also: 1933 in Australian literature, 1934 in Australia, 1935 in Australian literature.
Martin Boyd – Scandal of SpringEleanor Dark – Prelude to ChristopherArthur GaskThe Hidden DoorThe Judgement of LaroseThe Poisoned GobletVance Palmer – The Swain FamilyAlice Grant Rosman – Somebody MustSteele Rudd – Grey Green HomesteadChristina Stead – Seven Poor Men of SydneyE. V. Timms – ConflictVance Palmer – Sea and SpinifexHenry Handel Richardson – The End of Childhood and Other StoriesChristina Stead – The Salzburg TalesRuth Bedford – Hundreds and ThousandsP. L. Travers – Mary PoppinsAlan J. Villiers – Whalers of the Midnight SunDorothy WallBlinky Bill Grows UpThe Tale of Bridget and the BeesEmily Coungeau – Fern Leaves: Poems and VerseRudyard Kipling – "Ode : Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance, 1934"Will Lawson – "The Bunyip"Furnley Maurice – Melbourne OdesJohn Shaw Neilson – The Collected Works of John Shaw NeilsonPatrick White – "The Ploughman"A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1934 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
17 February – Barry Humphries, actor and writer20 March – David Malouf, novelist and poet6 May – Chris Wallace-Crabbe, poet20 June – Margaret Scott, poet and novelist (died 2005)5 August – James McQueen, novelist (died 1998)17 August – Inga Clendinnen, academic and authorA list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1934 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
22 December – Grace Ethel Martyr, poet (born 1888) 