1931 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1931.
Novels
- M. Barnard Eldershaw – Green Memory
- Miles Franklin
- * Back to Bool Bool
- * Old Blastus of Bandicoot
- Jack Lindsay – Cressida's First Lover : A Tale of Ancient Greece
- Alice Grant Rosman – The Sixth Journey
- E. V. Timms – Whitehall
- Arthur W. Upfield – ''The Sands of Windee''
Short stories
- J. H. M. Abbott – The King's School and Other Tales for Old Boys
- Vance Palmer – Separate Lives
- Henry Handel Richardson – ''Two Studies''
Children's and Young Adult
- Mary Grant Bruce – Bill of Billabong
- Frank Dalby Davison – Man-Shy
- Lilian Turner – ''Two Take the Road''
Poetry
- Mary Gilmore – The Rue Tree : Poems
- Ronald McCuaig – "Love Me and Never Leave Me"
- John Shaw Neilson – "The Bard and the Lizard"
- Elizabeth Riddell – "Lifesaver"
- Kenneth Slessor – "Five Visions of Captain Cook"
Biography
Drama
Radio
- Fred Whaite – ''The Tin Soldier''
Theatre
Awards and honours
Literary
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
| ALS Gold Medal | Frank Dalby Davison | Man-Shy | Angus & Robertson |
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth of births in 1931 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.- 30 January – Shirley Hazzard, novelist
- 24 February – Barry Oakley, novelist and playwright
- 15 March – Laurie Hergenhan, literary scholar
- 28 March – Philip Martin, poet
- 16 July – Peter Mathers, novelist
- 26 October – Christobel Mattingley, writer for children and young adults
- 20 November – Evan Jones, poet
- Anne Spencer Parry, pioneer fantasy writer
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death of deaths in 1931 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.- 1 August – Bertha McNamara, writer and political activist
- 22 August – Edward Dyson, editor, poet and short story writer