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Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1964

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1964.

Events

Major publications

Books

Short stories

Science fiction and fantasy

Children's and Young Adult fiction

Poetry

Main article: 1964 in poetry

Non-fiction

Drama

Awards and honours

Literary

Award Author Title Publisher
ALS Gold Medal Geoffrey Blainey The Rush that Never Ended Melbourne University Press
Miles Franklin Award George Johnston My Brother Jack Collins

Children and Young Adult

Award Category Author Title Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award Older Readers Eleanor Spence The Green Laurel Oxford University Press
Picture Book No award

Poetry

Award Author Title Publisher
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry David Rowbotham All the Room Jacaranda Press

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1964 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

Unknown date

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1964 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

See also

References

  1. "A national newspaper for Australia". The Guardian. 14 July 1964. p. 6. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. "The Illegitimates by Raymond Aitchison". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  3. "The Price of an Orphan by Patricia Carlon". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  4. "Brother Captain by Alan Chester". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  5. "Honour's Mimic by Charmian Clift". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  6. "Summer by Peter Cowan". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  7. "Shadow Mountain by Lola Irish". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  8. "The Far Face of the Moon by George Johnston". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  9. "Sundry Debtors by John McGhee". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  10. "The Sun Breaks Through by Frank O'Grady". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  11. "Weave a Circle by John Patrick". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  12. "It's This Way by Dan Reidy". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  13. "The Man in the Jungle by David Robotham". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  14. "The Livin' is Easy by John Tranter". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  15. "Distant Land by Judah Waten". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  16. "The Sea Ants and Other Stories by Nancy Cato". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  17. ""The Tractor" by Peter Cowan". Austlit. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  18. "The Road to Yesterday : Collected Short Stories by Frank Dalby Davison". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  19. ""All My Yesterdays" by Damien Broderick". ISFDB. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  20. "The Deep Reaches of Space by A. Bertram Chandler". ISFDB. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  21. "The Coils of Time / Into the Alternative Universe by A. Bertram Chandler". ISFDB. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  22. "High and Haunted Island by Nan Chauncy". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  23. "Airlift for Grandee by Ruth Park". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  24. "The Muddle-Headed Wombat on Holiday by Ruth Park". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  25. ""How to Go On Not Looking" by Bruce Dawe". Austlit. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  26. ""An Epistle : Edward Sackville to Venetia Digby" by A. D. Hope". Austlit. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  27. "From the Ballads to Brennan edited by T. Inglis Moore". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  28. ""Sydney Cove, 1788" by Peter Porter". Austlit. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  29. "The Mankind Thing by Thomas Shapcott". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  30. ""Late April : Hobart" by Vivian Smith". Austlit. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  31. "Modern Australian Verse edited by Douglas Stewart". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  32. ""Ishmael" by Randolph Stow". Austlit. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  33. "The Ghost of the Cock : Poems by Francis Webb". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  34. "Up the Track by Douglas Lockwood". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  35. "The Ringbolter by Frank Hardy". Austlit. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  36. "Image in the Clay by David Ireland". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  37. "Night on Bald Mountain by Patrick White". Austlit. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  38. "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  39. ""Award to George Johnston"". The Canberra Times, 1 April 1965, p27. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  40. Austlit - The Family Conspiracy by Joan Phipson
  41. Austlit - All the Room by David Robotham
  42. "Elliot Perlman". Austlit. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  43. "Gillian Mears (1964-2016)". Austlit. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  44. "John Birmingham". Austlit. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  45. "Heather Rose". Austlit. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  46. "Traci Harding". Austlit. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  47. "Georgia Blain Death Notice". Tributes.smh.com.au. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  48. "Georgia Blain". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  49. "Jonathan Strahan". Austlit. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  50. "Cross, Zora Bernice May (1890–1964) by Dorothy Green". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  51. "Upfield, Arthur William (1890–1964) by Stephen Knight". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  52. Edgar, Suzanne, "Stonehouse, Ethel Nhill Victoria (1883–1964)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 29 September 2022
  53. "Palmer, Janet Gertrude (Nettie) (1885–1964) by D. J. Jordan". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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