1916 in literature

Events

• The Journal of Negro History[?] is founded by Carter Godwin Woodson[?], the father of "Black History" and "Negro History Week."

• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man[?] by James Joyce is published. In 2001, the book would be one of three books by Joyce to be named as part of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.

New Books

• The Awakening of Hezekiah Jones[?] - John Edward Bruce[?]
• The Brook Kerith: A Syrian Story[?] - George A. Moore
• Chicago Poems[?] - Carl Sandburg
• England's Effort[?] - Mary Augusta Ward
• Lady Connie[?] - Mary Augusta Ward
• The Leatherwood God[?] - William Dean Howells
• Maria Chapdelaine[?] - Louis Hemon[?]
• The Mysterious Stranger[?] - Mark Twain
• The Pleasant Ways of St. Medard[?] - Grace King[?]
• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man[?] - James Joyce
• Relativity - Albert Einstein
• Windy McPherson's Son[?] - Sherwood Anderson[?]
• The Winged Victory[?] - Sarah Grand[?]
• You Know Me[?] - Ring Lardner

Births

• April 15 - Helene Hanff[?], author
• May 21 - Harold Robbins (+ 1997)
• May 28 - Walker Percy (+ 1990)
• July 14 - Natalia Ginzburg[?], author
• September 13 - Roald Dahl, author

Deaths

• February 6 - Rubén Darío[?], writer
• February 28 - Henry James, writer
• October 7 - James Whitcomb Riley[?], poet
• November 14 - Saki, author
• November 15 - Molly Elliot Seawell[?], novelist
• November 22 - Jack London, author

Awards

• Nobel Prize for Literature: Carl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam (Swedish language|Swedish)