▁ ▁International ▁ ▁National ▁ ▁Children ▁and ▁Young ▁Ad ult ▁ ▁National ▁ ▁Crime ▁and ▁Myst ery ▁ ▁National ▁ ▁Science ▁F iction ▁ ▁Non - F iction ▁ ▁Po etry ▁ ▁D rama ▁ ▁Death s ▁▁ 3 ▁January ▁– ▁Barbara ▁J ef fer is , ▁novel ist ▁and ▁dram at ist ▁( born ▁ 1 9 1 7 ) ▁▁ 8 ▁January ▁– ▁Norman ▁Tal bot , ▁poet ▁( born ▁ 1 9 3 6 ) ▁▁ 1 7 ▁February ▁– ▁Bruce ▁Be aver , ▁poet ▁( born ▁ 1 9 2 8 ) ▁▁ 1 1 ▁April ▁– ▁Wil bur ▁G . ▁How cro ft , ▁writer ▁for ▁children ▁( born ▁ 1 9 1 7 ) ▁▁ 7 ▁July ▁– ▁Elisabeth ▁Mac Int y re , ▁writer ▁for ▁children ▁( born ▁ 1 9 1 6 ) ▁▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁– ▁The a ▁Ast ley , ▁novel ist ▁( born ▁ 1 9 2 5 ) ▁▁ 8 ▁November ▁– ▁Peter ▁Math ers , ▁novel ist ▁and ▁short ▁story ▁writer ▁( born ▁ 1 9 3 1 ) ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁in ▁Australia ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁in ▁literature ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁in ▁poetry ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁years ▁in ▁literature ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁years ▁in ▁Australian ▁literature ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Australian ▁literary ▁awards ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Note : ▁all ▁references ▁rel ating ▁to ▁awards ▁can , ▁or ▁should ▁be , ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁relevant ▁award ' s ▁page . ▁