1977 in Australian literature

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1977.

Contents

Events

Major publications

Books

Short stories

Science fiction and fantasy

Children's and young adult fiction

Poetry

Drama

Non-fiction

Awards and honours

Order of Australia

Lifetime achievement

AwardAuthor
Christopher Brennan Award [24] Gwen Harwood
Patrick White Award [25] Sumner Locke Elliott

Literary

AwardAuthorTitlePublisher
The Age Book of the Year Award [26] No award
ALS Gold Medal [27] No award
Colin Roderick Award [28] Alan Marshall The Complete Stories of Alan MarshallThomas Nelson

Fiction

AwardAuthorTitlePublisher
The Age Book of the Year Award [26] No award
Miles Franklin Award [29] Ruth Park Swords and Crowns and Rings Nelson Books

Children and Young Adult

AwardCategoryAuthorTitlePublisher
Children's Book of the Year Award Older Readers [30] Eleanor Spence The October Child Oxford University Press
Picture Book No award

Science fiction and fantasy

AwardCategoryAuthorTitlePublisher
Australian SF Achievement Award [31] Best Australian Science Fiction David Lake Walkers on the SkyDAW Books

Poetry

AwardAuthorTitlePublisher
Anne Elder Award [32] Laurie Duggan East: Poems 1970-74R. Kenny
Graeme CurtisAt Last No ReplyMakar Press
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry [33] Robert Adamson Selected PoemsAngus & Robertson

Non-fiction

AwardAuthorTitlePublisher
The Age Book of the Year Award [26] No award

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1977 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 1977 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

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