This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1949.
For an overview of world literature see 1949 in literature.
See also: 1948 in Australian literature, 1949 in Australia, 1950 in Australian literature.
James Aldridge – The Diplomat
Martin Boyd – Such Pleasure
Jon Cleary – The Long Shadow
Charmian Clift & George Johnston – High Valley
Jean Devanny – Cindie : A Chronicle of the Canefields
Philip Lindsay
All That Glitters
The Loves of My Lord Admiral
Alan Marshall – How Beautiful Are Thy Feet
Ruth Park – Poor Man's Orange
E. V. Timms – The Pathway of the Sun
June Wright – So Bad a Death
Vance Palmer – "Mathieson's Wife"
Dal Stivens – "The Pepper Tree"
Judah Waten – "Neighbours"
John Blight – "Into the Ark"
David Campbell – Speak With the Sun
Rosemary Dobson
"Ampersand"
"The Missal"
Geoffrey Dutton – "Wool-Shed Dance"
Nan McDonald – "Wet Summer : Botanic Gardens"
Kenneth Mackenzie – "Table-Birds"
Elizabeth Riddell
"News of a Baby"
"Wakeful in the Township"
Roland Robinson – Language of the Sand : Poems
David Rowbotham – "Nine O'Clock : By the Bunya Mountains"
Douglas Stewart
"Nodding Greenhood"
"Terra Australis"
Judith Wright
"The Old Prison"
Woman to Man
Max Afford – Dark Enchantment
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1949 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
16 February – Nigel Krauth, novelist and academic
22 March – Alan Gould, novelist
7 April – Jennifer Maiden, poet
30 April – Nadia Wheatley, biographer and writer for children
15 August – Garry Disher, novelist
Unknown date
Steven Carroll, novelist
Jennifer Compton, poet and playwright
Barry Dickins, author and playwright
Laurie Duggan, poet
John Jenkins, poet
Don Watson, author
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1949 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
15 August – Roderic Quinn, poet (born 1867)
11 October – Sydney Ure Smith, publisher (born 1887)
