1935 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1935.
Books
- Winifred Birkett – Earth's Quality
- Martin Boyd – The Lemon Farm
- Jean Devanny
- * The Ghost Wife
- * The Virtuous Courtesan
- Arthur Gask – The Poisoned Goblet
- Jack Lindsay – Last Days with Cleopatra
- Jack McLaren – The Devil of the Depths
- T. Inglis Moore – The Half-Way Sun : A Tale of the Philippine Islands
- Ambrose Pratt – Lift Up Your Eyes
- Alice Grant Rosman – The Sleeping Child
- Kylie Tennant – Tiburon
- F. J. Thwaites
- * The Mad Doctor
- * The Melody Lingers
- E. V. Timms – ''Far Caravan''
Children's
- Mary Grant Bruce – Wings Above the Billabong
- Jack Lindsay – Runaway
- P. L. Travers – Mary Poppins Comes Back
- Dorothy Wall – ''Brownie: The Story of a Naughty Little Rabbit''
Poetry
- C. J. Dennis
- * The Singing Garden
- * "Unconsidered Trifles"
- Mary Gilmore – "The Wanderer"
- Patrick White – The Ploughman and Other Poems
- Douglas Stewart – "Mending the Bridge"
Drama
Radio
Theatre
- Dymphna Cusack
- * Anniversary
- * Red Sky at Morning : A Play in Three Acts
- Dulcie Deamer – Revaluation
- Henry C. James– The Golden Gander
- Katharine Susannah Prichard – ''Forward One''
Awards and honours
Literary
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
| ALS Gold Medal | Winifred Birkett | Earth's Quality | Angus and Robertson |
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth of births in 1935 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.- 21 March – Thomas Shapcott, novelist and poet
- 21 July – Syd Harrex, poet and academic
- 7 October – Thomas Keneally, novelist
- 18 November – Rodney Hall, novelist
- 27 November – Marshall Browne, novelist
- 28 November – Randolph Stow, novelist
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death of deaths in 1935 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.- 22 February – Frederick Manning, novelist and poet
- 18 March – Mabel Forrest, poet and short story writer
- 10 April – Rosa Praed, novelist
- 6 September — John Bede Dalley, journalist and novelist
- 23 September – Louis Stone, novelist
- 11 October – Steele Rudd, short story writer
- 23 November – Louise Mack, novelist and poet