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Most Famous Australian Writers
Writing 147
Australia 2,671
298 JA 
Julian Assange Australian Journalist b. 1971
Julian Assange Australian Journalist b. 1971 4,898 PL 
P. L. Travers Australian Poet 1899–1996
P. L. Travers Australian Poet 1899–1996 8,217 CM Colleen McCullough Australian Novelist 1937–2015
12,972 PC Peter Carey (novelist) Australian Writer b. 1943
13,881 BP 
Banjo Paterson Australian Poet 1864–1941
Banjo Paterson Australian Poet 1864–1941 15,897 RF 
Richard Flanagan Australian Writer b. 1961
Richard Flanagan Australian Writer b. 1961 18,236 DC David Chalmers Australian Philosopher b. 1966
19,440 HL 
Henry Lawson Australian Writer 1867–1922
Henry Lawson Australian Writer 1867–1922 19,577 ST 
Shaun Tan Australian Writer b. 1974
Shaun Tan Australian Writer b. 1974 21,491 MW 
Morris West Australian Writer 1916–1999
Morris West Australian Writer 1916–1999 32,175 KM 
Kate Morton Australian Writer b. 1976
Kate Morton Australian Writer b. 1976 36,880 LM 
Les Murray (poet) Australian Poet 1938–2019
Les Murray (poet) Australian Poet 1938–2019 38,429 ON 
Oodgeroo Noonuccal Australian Poet 1920–1993
Oodgeroo Noonuccal Australian Poet 1920–1993 38,659 JA 
James Aldridge Australian Writer 1918–2015
James Aldridge Australian Writer 1918–2015 41,849 MF 
Miles Franklin Australian Writer 1879–1954
Miles Franklin Australian Writer 1879–1954 44,262 JW 
Judith Wright Australian Poet 1915–2000
Judith Wright Australian Poet 1915–2000 45,519 MR 
Michael Robotham Australian Writer b. 1960
Michael Robotham Australian Writer b. 1960 52,120 WW 
William Wentworth Australian Poet 1790–1872
William Wentworth Australian Poet 1790–1872 57,383 DU 
David Unaipon Australian Writer 1872–1967
David Unaipon Australian Writer 1872–1967 58,179 CS Christina Stead Australian Writer 1902–1983
66,553 JK Jill Ker Conway Australian Writer 1934–2018
67,955 CJ Clive James Australian Writer 1939–2019
74,521 KS 
Katharine Susannah Prichard Australian Writer 1883–1969
Katharine Susannah Prichard Australian Writer 1883–1969 79,789 DH David Holmgren Australian Writer b. 1955
85,959 DM 
Dorothea Mackellar Australian Poet 1885–1968
Dorothea Mackellar Australian Poet 1885–1968 96,738 BH 
Brady Haran Australian Journalist b. 1976
Brady Haran Australian Journalist b. 1976 101,548 CJ C. J. Dennis Australian Poet 1876–1938
103,969 RD Robyn Davidson Australian Writer b. 1950
104,545 SH Sonya Hartnett Australian Writer b. 1968
105,108 LL 
Louisa Lawson Australian Writer 1848–1920
Louisa Lawson Australian Writer 1848–1920 105,218 SW 
Sean Williams (author) Australian Writer b. 1967
Sean Williams (author) Australian Writer b. 1967 105,695 JC Jon Cleary Australian Novelist 1917–2010
111,464 FM Frank Moorhouse Australian Writer b. 1938
125,605 JA Jessica Anderson Australian Writer 1916–2010
127,473 DC 
Dymphna Cusack Australian Writer 1902–1981
Dymphna Cusack Australian Writer 1902–1981 129,691 DP Doris Pilkington Garimara Australian Writer 1937–2014
137,072 GD Garry Disher Australian Writer b. 1949
142,349 AW Alexis Wright Australian Writer b. 1950
142,836 IS 
Ivan Southall Australian Writer 1921–2008
Ivan Southall Australian Writer 1921–2008 144,973 CT 
Colin Thiele Australian Writer 1920–2006
Colin Thiele Australian Writer 1920–2006 145,189 AS 
Anne Summers Australian Journalist b. 1945
Anne Summers Australian Journalist b. 1945 170,497 ML 
Margo Lanagan Australian Writer b. 1960
Margo Lanagan Australian Writer b. 1960 186,503 AM 
Alan Marshall (Australian author) Australian Writer 1902–1984
Alan Marshall (Australian author) Australian Writer 1902–1984 196,514 VP 
Val Plumwood Australian Philosopher 1939–2008
Val Plumwood Australian Philosopher 1939–2008 212,698 JM 
James McAuley Australian Poet 1917–1976
James McAuley Australian Poet 1917–1976 221,078 GL 
Gavin Long Australian Historian 1901–1968
Gavin Long Australian Historian 1901–1968 229,347 GJ Gail Jones Australian Novelist b. 1955
239,167 PG Peter Goldsworthy Australian Writer b. 1951
251,492 KG Kevin Gilbert (author) Australian Poet 1933–1993
254,184 RL Ray Lawler Australian Playwright b. 1921
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