1966 in Australian literature

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1966.

Contents

Events

Major publications

Books

Short stories

Children's and Young Adult fiction

Poetry

Biography

Non-Fiction

Awards and honours

Literary

AwardAuthorTitlePublisher
ALS Gold Medal [28] A. D. Hope
Miles Franklin Award [29] Peter Mathers Trap Cassell

Children and Young Adult

AwardCategoryAuthorTitlePublisher
Children's Book of the Year Award Older Readers [30] Ivan Southall Ash Road Angus and Robertson
Picture Book [30] No award

Poetry

AwardAuthorTitlePublisher
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry [31] William Hart-Smith The Talking Clothes: Poems Angus and Robertson

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1966 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 1966 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

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References

  1. ↑ ""Know Your Decimal Currency"". Queanbeyan Age, 4 February 1966, p4. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "My Brother Tom by James Aldridge". Austlit. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Statesman's Games by James Aldridge". Austlit. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Seed by Peter Cowan". Austlit. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "The Evening of the Holiday by Shirley Hazzard". Austlit. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Rappaport by Morris Lurie". Austlit. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "The Lake Frome Monster by Arthur Upfield". Austlit. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Season of Youth by Judah Waten". Austlit. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Father Clears Out by James Hackston". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  10. ↑ ""The Beautiful Climate" by Elizabeth Harrower". Austlit. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  11. ↑ "Pairs and Loners by D'Arcy Niland". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "The Nature of Love by Judith Wright". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "The River Kings by Max Fatchen". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  14. ↑ "Silver Brumby Kingdom by Elyne Mitchell". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  15. ↑ "The Muddle-Headed Wombat at School by Ruth Park". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  16. ↑ "The Muddle-Headed Wombat in the Snow by Ruth Park". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  17. ↑ "The Crew of the Merlin by Joan Phipson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  18. ↑ "The River and the Road by Judith Wright". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  19. ↑ "Arcady and Other Places : Poems by Vincent Buckley". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  20. ↑ ""The Not-So-Good Earth" by Bruce Dawe". Austlit. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  21. ↑ ""Legend of the Green Country" by Dorothy Hewett". Austlit. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  22. ↑ "Collected Poems 1930 - 1965 by A. D. Hope". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  23. ↑ ""Evening Alone at Bunyah" by Les Murray". Austlit. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  24. ↑ ""No More Boomerang" by Oodgeroo Noonuccal". Austlit. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  25. ↑ "The Other Half : Poems by Judith Wright". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  26. ↑ "The Paper Chase by Hal Porter". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  27. ↑ "Kenneth Slessor by Clement Semmler". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  28. ↑ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  29. ↑ ""Franklin award to brilliant novel"". The Canberra Times, 19 April 1967, p1. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  30. 1 2 "The award winners", The Canberra Times, 9 July 1966, p12
  31. ↑ Austlit - The Talking Clothes : Poems by William Hart-Smith
  32. ↑ "Kate Forsyth". Austlit. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  33. ↑ "Andrew McGahan (1966-2019)". Austlit. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  34. ↑ "Nikki Gemmell (auteur de Les Noces sauvages)". Babelio (in French). Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  35. ↑ "Delia Falconer". Austlit. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  36. ↑ "Anna Funder". Austlit. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  37. ↑ "Malcolm Knox". Austlit. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  38. ↑ "Lambert, Eric Frank (1918–1966) by D. R. Walker". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  39. ↑ "Harrington, Edward Philip (1895–1966) by Hugh Anderson". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  40. ↑ "Morris, Myra Evelyn (1893–1966) by D. J. Jordan". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
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