1936 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1936.
Books
- Dymphna Cusack – Jungfrau
- Eleanor Dark – Return to Coolami
- Jean Devanny – Sugar Heaven
- M. Barnard Eldershaw – The Glasshouse
- Miles Franklin – All That Swagger
- Arthur Gask
- * The Hangman's Knot
- * The Master Spy
- William Hatfield – Big Timber
- Henry George Lamond – Amathea: The Story of a Horse
- Will Lawson – When Cobb and Co. was King
- Jack Lindsay – The Triumphant Beast
- Jack McLaren – The Crystal Skull
- A. B. Paterson — The Shearer's Colt
- Brian Penton – Inheritors
- Alice Grant Rosman – Mother of the Bride
- Christina Stead – The Beauties and Furies
- F. J. Thwaites
- * The Defender
- * The Redemption
- E. V. Timms – Uncivilised
- Arthur Upfield – ''Wings Above the Diamantina''
Short stories
- Jack Lindsay – Come Home at Last
- Dal Stivens – ''The Tramp, and Other Stories''
Children's
- Martin Boyd – The Painted Princess
- Mary Grant Bruce – Circus Ring
- Dorothy Cottrell – Wilderness Orphan
- Mary Durack & Elizabeth Durack – Chunuma
- Norman Lindsay – ''The Flyaway Highway''
Poetry
- Rex Ingamells – "Garrakeen"
- Will Lawson – "Old River Days"
- Douglas Stewart – ''Green Lions: Poems''
Drama
- E. V. Timms – ''The Shadow Man''
Biography
- Ion Idriess – ''The Cattle King''
Awards and honours
Literary
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
| ALS Gold Medal | Eleanor Dark | Return to Coolami | Collins |
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth of births in 1936 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.- 15 January – Kate Llewellyn, poet
- 1 February – Marian Eldridge, short story writer, poet and book reviewer
- 13 February – Judith Rodriguez, poet
- 28 February – Robin Klein, writer for children
- 13 October – Robert Ingpen, artist and writer for children
- 27 December –
- * Brian Matthews, biographer and academic
- * Alex Miller, novelist
- Mal Morgan, poet
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death of deaths in 1936 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.- 4 March – Arthur H. Adams, poet and editor
- 23 March – Oscar Asche, playwright and novelist
- 26 July – Emily Coungeau, poet
- 20 August – Agnes L. Storrie, poet and writer
- 29 December — Alfred Arthur Greenwood Hales, novelist