This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1947.
For an overview of world literature see 1947 in literature.
See also: 1946 in Australian literature, 1947 in Australia, 1948 in Australian literature.
The Grace Leven Prize for Poetry, worth £50, is awarded for the first time to Pacific Sea by Nan McDonald.Jon Cleary – You Can't See 'Round CornersErle Cox – The Missing AngelM. Barnard Eldershaw – Tomorrow and TomorrowMiles Franklin – The Thorny RoseArthur Gask – The Dark Mill StreamCatherine Gaskin – With Every YearIon L. Idriess – Isles of DespairNorman Lindsay – Halfway to AnywhereVance Palmer – CycloneNevil Shute – The Chequer BoardMyra Morris – The TownshipJudah Waten – "To a Country Town"Children's and Young Adult fiction
Ruth C. Williams – Timothy TattersDavid Campbell – "Small-Town Gladys"Victor Daley – Creeve Roe : PoetryRosemary Dobson – "Country Press"R. D. Fitzgerald – "Fifth Day"A. D. Hope – "Conquistador"Nancy Keesing – "Detective Story"Nan McDonald – Pacific SeaJohn Shaw Neilson – Unpublished Poems of John Shaw NeilsonWill H. Ogilvie – "Harry Morant"Elizabeth Riddell – "A Train in the Night"Roland Robinson – "Drifting Dug-Out"Judith Wright"The Bull""The Cycads"Vance Palmer – Hail TomorrowDouglas Stewart – ShipwreckPatrick White – The Ham FuneralAwards and honours
Note: these awards were presented in the year in question.
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1947 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
15 January – Richard Harland, novelist21 March – Terry Dowling, novelist and short story writer13 April – Amanda Lohrey, novelist4 MayMarele Day, novelistPeter Kocan, author and poet14 July – David Marr, journalist and biographer23 September – Gary Crew, novelist30 October – Gary Catalano, poet and art critic (died 2002)Unknown date
Eric Beach, poet and playwrightMichael Dugan, poet (died 2006)Martin Johnston, novelist and poet (died 1990)Rhyll McMaster, novelistBruce Pascoe, novelistGraham Rowlands, poetArnold Zable, novelistA list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1947 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
12 February – Douglas Sladen, poet and biographer (born 1856)19 July – Lennie Lower, journalist and novelist (born 1903)18 October – R. H. Croll, poet and writer (born 1869) 