This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1941.
For an overview of world literature see 1941 in literature.
See also: 1940 in Australian literature, 1941 in Australia, 1942 in Australian literature.
Eleanor Dark – The Timeless LandArthur Gask – The Beachy Head MurderErnestine Hill – My Love Must Wait : The Story of Matthew FlindersMichael Innes – Appleby on AraratJack LindsayHannibal Takes a HandThe Stormy ViolenceJack McLaren – Their Isle of DesireKatharine Susannah Prichard – Moon of DesireKylie Tennant – The BattlersPatrick White – The Living and the DeadMary Durack – The Way of the WhirlwindMay Gibbs – Scotty in Gumnut LandP. L. Travers – I Go By Sea, I Go By LandMarjorie Barnard – "Dry Spell"Xavier Herbert – "Josie"Lennie Lower – The Bachelors' Guide to the Care of the Young and Other StoriesVance Palmer – "Kaijek the Songman"Kathleen Dalziel – Known and Not Held : VersesJames Devaney – "Bamba"Mary Gilmore – The DisinheritedLesbia Harford – The Poems of Lesbia HarfordFurnley Maurice – "Apples in the Moon"Ian Mudie – This is AustraliaJohn Shaw Neilson – "Say This For Love"Bernard O'Dowd – The Poems of Bernard O'DowdDouglas Stewart – Sonnets to the Unknown SoldierDouglas Stewart – The Fire on the SnowA list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1941 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
7 February – Beverley Farmer, novelist and short story writer31 May – Julian Croft, poet23 June – Roger McDonald, novelist22 September – Murray Bail, novelist18 November – Jennifer Rankin, poet and playwright (died 1979)15 December – Richard Neville, author and editor21 December – Mungo MacCallum, political journalist and commentatorUnknown date
Hilary McPhee, publisher and editorBarry Maitland, novelistA list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1941 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
5 February – A. B. Paterson, author and poet (born 1864)7 July – Randolph Bedford, poet and novelist (born 1868) 