This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1952.
For an overview of world literature see 1952 in literature.
See also: 1951 in Australian literature, 1952 in Australia, 1953 in Australian literature.
Martin Boyd – The Cardboard CrownJon Cleary – The SundownersT. A. G. Hungerford – The Ridge and the RiverRex Ingamells – Of Us Now LivingPhilip LindsayThe Merry MistressThe Shadow of the Red BarnNevil Shute – The Far CountryChristina Stead – The People with the DogsE. V. Timms – The ChallengeArthur Upfield – Venom HouseA. Bertram Chandler – "Finishing Touch"Peter Cowan – "The Red-Backed Spiders"D'Arcy Niland – "Away to Moonlight"Dal Stivens – "Ironbark Bill Meets the Bunyip"Kylie Tennant – "The Face of Despair"Children's and Young Adult fiction
Nan Chauncy – World's End was HomeDavid Campbell"Dance of Flame and Shadow : Hobo Chorus""Snow Gums"C. J. Dennis and Margaret Herron – Random Verse : A Collection of Verse and ProseRosemary Dobson – "The Mirror : Jan Vermeer Speaks"R. D. Fitzgerald – Between Two TidesMax Harris – "Martin Buber in the Pub"James McAuley"Invocation""Mating Swans"Kenneth MackenzieAustralian Poetry 1951-52 (edited)"The Snake""Two Trinities"Ian Mudie – "They'll Tell You about Me"Vivian Smith – "Bedlam Hills"Douglas Stewart"Marree"Sun Orchids and Other PoemsJudith Wright"The Ancestors""Birds""Our Love is So Natural"Russell Braddon – The Naked IslandFrank Hardy – Journey Into the FutureJack McLaren – My Civilised AdventureNettie Palmer – Henry LawsonChildren's and Young Adult non-fiction
Eve Pownall – The Australia Book, illustrated by Margaret SeniorA list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1952 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
9 November – Nicholas Jose, novelistUnknown date
Janine Burke, novelistRod Moran, poet and journalistA list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1952 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
13 June – Harold Mercer, poet (born 1882)25 July – E. J. Brady, poet (born 1869)