AustLit AustLit is an authoritative database of Australian literature and storytelling, indexing and describing Australian content published in a range of print and electronic information sources. AustLit provides information on creative and critical Australian literature works relating to Australian authors and literary organisations, with biographical and bibliographical information, full text, exhibitions and rich online content. AustLit is also the host of BlackWords, providing access to a vast record of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and their publications, as well as a range of other datasets.