2002 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2002. Major publications Literary fiction J. M. Coetzee – Youth: Scenes from Provincial Life II Bryce Courtenay – Matthew Flinders' Cat Andrea Goldsmith – The Prosperous Thief Sonya Hartnett – Of a Boy Sarah Hay – Skins Chloe Hooper – A Child's Book of True Crime Kate Jennings – Moral Hazard Gail Jones – Black Mirror Thomas Keneally – An Angel in Australia Colleen McCullough – The October Horse Alex Miller – Journey to the Stone Country Dorothy Porter – Wild Surmise Eva Sallis – The City of Sealions Children's and Young Adult fiction J. C. Burke – White Lies Isobelle Carmody – Darksong Alison Croggon – The Gift Mem Fox – The Magic Hat Marieke Hardy – Short Cuts Richard Harland – Ferren and the White Doctor Lian Hearn – Across the Nightingale Floor Maureen McCarthy – When You Wake and Find Me Gone Meme McDonald and Boori Pryor – Njunjul the Sun David Metzenthen – Wildlight: A Journey Kirsty Murray – Walking Home with Marie-Claire Gillian Rubinstein – The Whale's Child Markus Zusak – The Messenger Crime Carmel Bird – Open for Inspection