1985 in Australian literature

• Christopher Koch won the 1985 Miles Franklin Award for The Doubleman

• Jack Davis AM, for "service to Aboriginal literature and theatre"[1]
• Frank Moorhouse AM, for "service to Australian literature"[2]
• Morris West AM, for "service to literature"[3]

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1985 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

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• Hannah Kent, historical novelist

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1985 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 26 January — Anne Spencer Parry, pioneer fantasy writer (born 1931)
• 14 February — Douglas Stewart, poet, short story writer, essayist and literary editor (born 1913)
• 19 April — John Manifold, poet and critic (born 1915)
• 5 May — Carter Brown, writer of detective fiction (born 1923)
• 18 July — F. B. Vickers, novelist (born 1903)
• 29 July — Judah Waten, novelist (born 1911)
• 11 September — Eleanor Dark, novelist (born 1901)
• 4 November — A. A. Phillips, writer, critic and teacher, best known for coining the term "Cultural Cringe" (born 1900)

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