1975 in Australian literature

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1975.

Contents

Events

Major publications

Books

Short stories

Science Fiction and Fantasy

Children's and Young Adult fiction

Poetry

Drama

Biography

Non-fiction

Awards and honours

Lifetime achievement

AwardAuthor
Christopher Brennan Award [23] Judith Wright
Patrick White Award [24] David Campbell

Literary

AwardAuthorTitlePublisher
The Age Book of the Year Award [25] Thea Astley A Kindness Cup Nelson Books
ALS Gold Medal [26] Not awarded
Colin Roderick Award [27] Denis Murphy T.J. Ryan University of Queensland Press

Fiction

AwardAuthorTitlePublisher
The Age Book of the Year Award [25] Thea Astley A Kindness Cup Nelson Books
Miles Franklin Award [28] Xavier Herbert Poor Fellow My Country Fontana Books

Children and Young Adult

AwardCategoryAuthorTitlePublisher
Children's Book of the Year Award Older Readers [29] Not awarded
Picture Book [29] A. B. Paterson, illustrated by Quentin Hole The Man from Ironbark Collins

Poetry

AwardAuthorTitlePublisher
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry [30] Gwen Harwood Selected Poems Angus and Robertson

Non-fiction

AwardAuthorTitlePublisher
The Age Book of the Year Award [31] Not awarded

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1975 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

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Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1975 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

Unknown date

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  2. ↑ "Dorothy Hewett passes away". ABC radio (PM). 26 August 2002.
  3. ↑ "Austlit — The Untouchable Juli by Jwmes Aldridge". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Austlit — The Commandant by Jessica Anderson". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Austlit — But the Dead Are Many by Frank Hardy". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Austlit — "A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z" by Murray Bail". Austlit. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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  8. ↑ "Austlit — "The Drover's Wife" by Murray Bail". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Austlit — "Do You Love Me?" by Peter Carey". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Austlit — The Broken Cycle by A. Bertram Chandler". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Austlit — Going by Sumner Locke Elliott". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Austlit — The Colt at Taparoo by Elyne Mitchell". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "Austlit — Selected Poems By Gwen Harwood". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "Austlit — Rapunzel in Suburbia by Dorothy Hewett". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Austlit — Mother I'm Rooted : An Anthology of Australian Women Poets edited by Kate Jennings". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "Austlit — "The Powerline Incarnation" by Les Murray". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  17. ↑ "Austlit — "An Exequy" by Peter Porter". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  18. ↑ "Austlit — Living in a Calm Country by Peter Porter". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
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  20. ↑ "Austlit — A Bastard Like Me by Charles Perkins". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
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  22. ↑ "Austlit — Damned Whores and God's Police by Anne Summers". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  23. ↑ ""Awards by Fellowship of Australian Writers"". Canberra Times. The Canberra Times, 5 March 1976, p16. 5 March 1975. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  24. ↑ "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners". Austlit. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  25. 1 2 ""Book award"". Canberra Times. The Canberra Times, 22 November 1975, p3. 22 November 1975. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  26. ↑ "ALS Gold Medal - Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  27. ↑ "Colin Roderick Award — Other Winners". James Cook University. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  28. ↑ "In Brief : Literature", The Canberra Times, 28 April 1976, p3
  29. 1 2 "No major award for children's books", The Canberra Times, 26 April 1975, p11
  30. ↑ Austlit - Selected Poems by Gwen Harwood
  31. ↑ ""The Age Book of the Year Award"". Austlit. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  32. ↑ "Austlit — Markus Zusak". Austlit. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  33. ↑ "Austlit — Nardi Simpson". Austlit. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  34. ↑ "Paul Langton Grano (1894–1975)". Grano, Paul Langton (1894–1975) by Cecil Hadgraft. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
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