This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1953.
For an overview of world literature see 1953 in literature.
See also:
1952 in Australian literature, 1953 in Australia, 1954 in Australian literature.
Charmian Clift and George Johnston – The Big ChariotDymphna Cusack – Southern SteelEleanor Dark – No BarrierT. A. G. Hungerford – RiverslakeEve Langley – Wild AustraliaJack Lindsay – Betrayed Spring : A Novel of the British WayRuth Park – A Power of RosesNevil Shute – In the WetKylie Tennant – The Joyful CondemnedE. V. Timms – The Scarlet FrontierArthur Upfield – Murder Must WaitA. Bertram Chandler – "Jetsam"T. Inglis Moore – Australia Writes: An Anthology (edited)Stephen Murray-Smith – The Tracks We Travel : Australian Short Stories (edited)Colin Roderick – Australian Round-Up : Stories from 1790 to 1950 (edited)Dal Stivens – The Gambling Ghost and Other TalesJudith Wright – "The Weeping Fig"Children's and Young Adult fiction
K. Langloh Parker – Australian Legendary Tales, edited by Henrietta Drake-Brockman, illustrated by Elizabeth DurackJoan Phipson – Good Luck to the Rider, illustrated by Margaret HorderJohn Blight"Cormorants""Crab""Mangrove""Stonefish and Starfish"Dulcie Deamer – The Blue CentaurRosemary Dobson – "The Birth"Mary Gilmore – "Old Botany Bay"A. D. Hope – "Imperial Adam"James McAuley – "Late Winter"David Martin – "Bush Christmas"T. Inglis Moore – Australia Writes : An Anthology (edited)Marjorie Pizer – Freedom on the Wallaby (edited)Elizabeth Riddell – "Country Tune"Roland Robinson – Tumult of the SwansDouglas Stewart – "Christmas Bells"Francis Webb – BirthdayJudith Wright"The Harp and the King""Request to a Year"The GatewayCatherine Beatrice Edmonds – Caddie, A Sydney BarmaidFrank Hardy – Ambrose Dyson : Man and Artist of the PeopleMargaret Herron – Down the YearsJames H. Martin & W. D. Martin – Aircraft of Today and TomorrowA list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1953 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
9 January – Morris Gleitzman, writer for children12 January – David Brooks, novelist and poet5 February – Rod Jones, novelist13 March – Stephen Sewell, playwright18 April – Leigh Hobbs, artist and writer for children14 May – Kerryn Goldsworthy, academic, editor and critic30 August – Ross Clark, poet29 November – Jackie French, writer for childrenUnknown date
Marion Lennox, novelistIan McBryde, poetShane Maloney, novelistChris Mansell, poet and publisherA list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1953 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
9 April – Albert Dorrington, novelist (born 1874)30 June – Beatrice Grimshaw, novelist and travel writer (born 1870)12 August – J. H. M. Abbott, novelist and poet (born 1874)1 September – Bernard O'Dowd, poet (born 1866)Unknown Date
Guy Innes, journalist (born 1879) 