1911 in Australian literature

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1911.

Books

Edward Dyson – Tommy the Hawker and Snifter his Dog
Sumner Locke – Mum Dawson, 'Boss'
Louise Mack – The Romance of a Woman of Thirty
Ambrose Pratt
- Dan Kelly, Outlaw
- The Outlaws of Weddin Range
Louis Stone – Jonah
Steele Rudd – The Book of Dan
Lilian Turner – April Girls

Short stories

Randolph Bedford – Billy Pagan Mining Engineer
Edward Dyson
- Benno and Some of the Push: Being Further 'Fact'ry 'Ands' Stories
- "A Domestic Difference"
- The Golden Shanty
Norman Lindsay – "Fatty Bennett"
Thomas Edward Spencer – That Droll Lady: Being Further Adventures of Mrs. Bridget McSweeney

Poetry

E. J. Brady – Bells and Hobbles
Christopher Brennan – "The Wanderer: 1902- : 95"
Victor J. Daley
- "A Ballad of Eureka"
- Wine and Roses
C.J. Dennis – "The Intro"
Ella McFadyen – Outland Born and Other Verses
Dorothea Mackellar – The Closed Door and Other Verses
John Shaw Neilson
- "The Green Singer"
- "Love's Coming"
- "To a Blue Flower"
Marie E.J. Pitt – The Horses of the Hills and Other Verses

Children's and young adults

E. J. Brady – Tom Pagdin, Pirate
Mary Grant Bruce – Mates at Billabong
Ethel Turner – The Apple of Happiness

Drama

Louis Esson – Three Short Plays

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1911 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

16 February – Hal Porter, poet and short story writer (died 1984)
1 March – Ian Mudie, poet (died 1976)
8 March – Eunice Hanger, playwright and educator (died 1972)
21 July – Cecily Crozier, artist, poet and literary editor who co-founded A Comment (died 2006)
27 July – Colin Roderick, editor and critic (died 2000)
29 July – Judah Waten, novelist (died 1985)
28 October – Clem Christesen, poet and literary editor (died 2003)
23 November – William Hart-Smith, poet (died 1990)
31 December – Dal Stivens, novelist (died 1997)

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1911 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

6 May – Thomas Edward Spencer, poet (born 1845)
5 October – Price Warung, short story writer (born 1855)

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