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== Major publications ==
== Major publications ==
=== Books ===
=== Books ===
* [[Robert Drewe]] – ''The Savage Crows''<ref>{{cite web|title= ''The Savage Crows'' by Robert Drewe|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/842038|access-date= 12 May 2024}}</ref>
* [[Robert Drewe]] – ''The Savage Crows''
* [[David Ireland (author)|David Ireland]] – ''[[The Glass Canoe]]''
* [[David Ireland (author)|David Ireland]] – ''[[The Glass Canoe]]''
* [[Thomas Keneally]] – ''[[Season in Purgatory]]''
* [[Thomas Keneally]] – ''[[Season in Purgatory]]''
* [[Frank Moorhouse]] – ''Conference-Ville''
* [[Frank Moorhouse]] – ''Conference-Ville''<ref>{{cite web|title= ''Conference-Ville'' by Frank Moorhouse|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2614|access-date= 12 May 2024}}</ref>
* [[Gerald Murnane]] – ''A Lifetime on Clouds''
* [[Gerald Murnane]] – ''A Lifetime on Clouds''<ref>{{cite web|title= ''A Lifetime on Clouds'' by Gerald Murnane|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1089756|access-date= 12 May 2024}}</ref>
* [[Christina Stead]] – ''[[Miss Herbert (The Suburban Wife)]]''
* [[Christina Stead]] – ''[[Miss Herbert (The Suburban Wife)]]''
* [[Morris West]] – ''[[The Navigator (West novel)|The Navigator]]''
* [[Morris West]] – ''[[The Navigator (West novel)|The Navigator]]''
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=== Short stories ===
=== Short stories ===
* [[Elizabeth Jolley]] – ''Five Acre Virgin and Other Stories''
* [[Elizabeth Jolley]] – ''Five Acre Virgin and Other Stories''<ref>{{cite web|title= ''Five Acre Virgin and Other Stories'' by Elizabeth Jolley|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2512695|access-date= 12 May 2024}}</ref>
* [[Dal Stivens]] – ''The Unicorn and Other Tales''
* [[Dal Stivens]] – ''The Unicorn and Other Tales''<ref>{{cite web|title= ''The Unicorn and Other Tales'' by Dal Stivens|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/506844|access-date= 12 May 2024}}</ref>


=== Science Fiction and Fantasy ===
=== Science Fiction and Fantasy ===
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=== Children's and Young Adult fiction ===
=== Children's and Young Adult fiction ===
* [[Hesba Brinsmead]] – ''Under the Silkwood''
* [[Hesba Brinsmead]] – ''Under the Silkwood''<ref>{{cite web|title= ''Under the Silkwood'' by Hesba Brinsmead|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2755465|access-date= 12 May 2024}}</ref>
* [[Elyne Mitchell]] – ''Son of the Whirlwind''
* [[Elyne Mitchell]] – ''Son of the Whirlwind''<ref>{{cite web|title= ''Son of the Whirlwind'' by Elyne Mitchell|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/834903|access-date= 12 May 2024}}</ref>
* [[Eleanor Spence]] – ''The October Child''<ref>{{cite web|title= ''The October Child'' by Eleanor Spence|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1181442|access-date= 12 May 2024}}</ref>
* [[Eleanor Spence]] – ''The October Child''


=== Poetry ===
=== Poetry ===
{{Main|1976 in poetry}}
{{Main|1976 in poetry}}
* [[John Blight]] – ''Selected Poems, 1939-1975''
* [[John Blight]] – ''Selected Poems, 1939-1975''<ref>{{cite web|title= ''Selected Poems, 1939-1975'' by John Blight|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/3913841|access-date= 12 May 2024}}</ref>
* [[Geoffrey Lehmann]] – ''Selected Poems''<ref>{{cite web|title= ''Selected Poems'' by Geoffrey Lehmann|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/945708|access-date= 12 May 2024}}</ref>
* [[Geoffrey Lehmann]] – ''Selected Poems''
* [[Les Murray (poet)|Les Murray]]
* [[Les Murray (poet)|Les Murray]]
** "The Buladelah-Taree Holiday Song Cycle"<ref>{{cite web|title= Austlit — "The Buladelah-Taree Holiday Song Cycle" by Less Murray |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C211814|access-date= 12 May 2024}}</ref>
** "The Buladelah-Taree Holiday Song Cycle"
** ''Selected Poems: The Vernacular Republic''<ref>{{cite web|title= ''Selected Poems: The Vernacular Republic' by Les Murray|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2241591|access-date= 12 May 2024}}</ref>
** ''Selected Poems: The Vernacular Republic''
* [[Judith Wright]] – ''Fourth Quarter''<ref>{{cite web|title= ''Fourth Quarter'' by Judith Wright|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/698915|access-date= 12 May 2024}}</ref>
* [[Judith Wright]] – ''Fourth Quarter''


=== Drama ===
=== Drama ===
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=== Non-fiction ===
=== Non-fiction ===
* [[Donald Horne]] – ''Death of the Lucky Country''
* [[Donald Horne]] – ''Death of the Lucky Country''<ref>{{cite web|title= ''Death of the Lucky Country'' by Donald Horne|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2219884|access-date= 12 May 2024}}</ref>
* [[Gavin Souter]] – ''Lion and Kangaroo''<ref>{{cite web|title= ''Lion and Kangaroo'' by Gavin Souter|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1041004|access-date= 12 May 2024}}</ref>
* [[Gavin Souter]] – ''Lion and Kangaroo''
* [[Hugh Stretton]] – ''Capitalism, Socialism and the Environment''<ref>{{cite web|title= ''Capitalism, Socialism and the Environment'' by Hugh Stretton|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2166441|access-date= 12 May 2024}}</ref>


==Awards and honours==
==Awards and honours==
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A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1976 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1976 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.


* 26 May — [[Marieke Hardy]], writer<ref name="AustlitB1">{{cite web|title= Austlit — Marieke Hardy |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A69361|access-date= 27 September 2023}}</ref>
* 26 May — [[Marieke Hardy]], writer<ref>{{cite web|title= Austlit — Marieke Hardy |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A69361|access-date= 27 September 2023}}</ref>


'''Unknown date'''
'''Unknown date'''
* [[Kate Morton]], novelist<ref name="Austlit">{{cite web|title= Austlit — Kate Morton |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A95096|access-date= 27 September 2023}}</ref>
* [[Kate Morton]], novelist<ref>{{cite web|title= Austlit — Kate Morton |publisher= Austlit|url=https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A95096|access-date= 27 September 2023}}</ref>


== Deaths ==
== Deaths ==
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, [[Alphabetical order|ordered alphabetically]] by [[surname]]) of deaths in 1976 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, [[Alphabetical order|ordered alphabetically]] by [[surname]]) of deaths in 1976 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.


* 18 February — [[Catherine Shepherd]], playwright (born [[1901 in Australian literature|1901]])<ref name="ADBD0">{{cite web|title= Shepherd, Catherine (1901–1976) by Gillian Winter |publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/shepherd-catherine-11677|access-date= 23 September 2023}}</ref>
* 18 February — [[Catherine Shepherd]], playwright (born [[1901 in Australian literature|1901]])<ref>{{cite web|title= Shepherd, Catherine (1901–1976) by Gillian Winter |publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/shepherd-catherine-11677|access-date= 23 September 2023}}</ref>
* 16 April – [[Nina Murdoch]], poet and biographer (born [[1890 in Australian literature|1890]])<ref name="ADBD1">{{cite web|title= Murdoch, Madoline (Nina) (1890–1976) by Suzanne Edgar |publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|url= https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/murdoch-madoline-nina-7694|accessdate= 25 June 2023}}</ref>
* 16 April – [[Nina Murdoch]], poet and biographer (born [[1890 in Australian literature|1890]])<ref>{{cite web|title= Murdoch, Madoline (Nina) (1890–1976) by Suzanne Edgar |publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|url= https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/murdoch-madoline-nina-7694|accessdate= 25 June 2023}}</ref>
* 2 June – [[Lyndall Hadow]], short story writer and journalist (born [[1903 in Australian literature|1903]])<ref name="AustlitD1">{{cite web|title= Lyndall Hadow |publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A24343|accessdate= 25 June 2023}}</ref>
* 2 June – [[Lyndall Hadow]], short story writer and journalist (born [[1903 in Australian literature|1903]])<ref>{{cite web|title= Lyndall Hadow (1903-1976)|publisher= Austlit|url= https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A24343|accessdate= 25 June 2023}}</ref>
* 6 August — [[George Farwell]], novelist (born [[1911 in Australian literature|1911]])<ref>{{cite web|title= George Michell Farwell (1911–1976) by Stuart Inder |publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/farwell-george-michell-10159|access-date= 23 November 2023}}</ref>
* 6 August — [[George Farwell]], novelist (born [[1911 in Australian literature|1911]])<ref>{{cite web|title= George Michell Farwell (1911–1976) by Stuart Inder |publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/farwell-george-michell-10159|access-date= 23 November 2023}}</ref>
* 14 August — [[James Devaney]], novelist (born [[1890 in Australian literature|1890]])<ref name="ADBD2">{{cite web|title= Devaney, James Martin (1890–1976) by M. D. O'Hagan |publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/devaney-james-martin-9959|access-date= 26 August 2023}}</ref>
* 14 August — [[James Devaney]], novelist (born [[1890 in Australian literature|1890]])<ref>{{cite web|title= Devaney, James Martin (1890–1976) by M. D. O'Hagan |publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography|url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/devaney-james-martin-9959|access-date= 26 August 2023}}</ref>
* 22 August – [[Ella McFadyen]], poet (born [[1887 in Australian literature|1887]])<ref name="ADBD3">{{cite web|title= McFadyen, Ella May (1887–1976) by Emily Gallagher |publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|url= https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mcfadyen-ella-may-27619|accessdate= 25 June 2023}}</ref>
* 22 August – [[Ella McFadyen]], poet (born [[1887 in Australian literature|1887]])<ref>{{cite web|title= McFadyen, Ella May (1887–1976) by Emily Gallagher |publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|url= https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mcfadyen-ella-may-27619|accessdate= 25 June 2023}}</ref>
* 15 October – [[James McAuley]], poet (born [[1917 in Australian literature|1917]])<ref name="ADBD4">{{cite web|title= McAuley, James Phillip (1917–1976) by Peter Pierce |publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|url= https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mcauley-james-phillip-10896|accessdate= 25 June 2023}}</ref>
* 15 October – [[James McAuley]], poet (born [[1917 in Australian literature|1917]])<ref>{{cite web|title= McAuley, James Phillip (1917–1976) by Peter Pierce |publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|url= https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mcauley-james-phillip-10896|accessdate= 25 June 2023}}</ref>
* 23 October – [[Ian Mudie]], poet (born [[1911 in Australian literature|1911]])<ref name="ADBD5">{{cite web|title= Mudie, Ian Mayelston (1911–1976) by Philip Butterss |publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|url= https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mudie-ian-mayelston-11192|accessdate= 25 June 2023}}</ref>
* 23 October – [[Ian Mudie]], poet (born [[1911 in Australian literature|1911]])<ref>{{cite web|title= Mudie, Ian Mayelston (1911–1976) by Philip Butterss |publisher= Australian Dictionary of Biography|url= https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mudie-ian-mayelston-11192|accessdate= 25 June 2023}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 01:41, 12 May 2024

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1976.

Events

Major publications

Books

Short stories

Science Fiction and Fantasy

Children's and Young Adult fiction

Poetry

Main article: 1976 in poetry

Drama

Non-fiction

Awards and honours

Lifetime achievement

Award Author
Christopher Brennan Award[22] A. D. Hope
Patrick White Award[23] John Blight

Literary

Award Author Title Publisher
The Age Book of the Year Award[24] A. D. Hope A Late Picking : Poems 1965-1974 Angus & Robertson
Hugh Stretton Capitalism, Socialism and the Environment Cambridge University Press
ALS Gold Medal[25] No award
Colin Roderick Award[26] Gavin Souter Lion and Kangaroo Collins

Fiction

Award Author Title Publisher
The Age Book of the Year Award[24] A. D. Hope A Late Picking : Poems 1965-1974 Angus & Robertson
Miles Franklin Award[27] David Ireland The Glass Canoe Macmillan

Children and Young Adult

Award Category Author Title Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award Older Readers[28] Ivan Southall Fly West Angus and Robertson
Picture Book[28] Dick Roughsey The Rainbow Serpent Collins

Poetry

Award Author Title Publisher
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[29] John Blight Selected Poems 1939–1975 Nelson

Non-fiction

Award Author Title Publisher
The Age Book of the Year Award[24] Hugh Stretton Capitalism, Socialism and the Environment Cambridge University 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 1976 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 1976 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Savage Crows by Robert Drewe". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Conference-Ville by Frank Moorhouse". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. ^ "A Lifetime on Clouds by Gerald Murnane". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Five Acre Virgin and Other Stories by Elizabeth Jolley". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ^ "The Unicorn and Other Tales by Dal Stivens". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  6. ^ "The Way Back by A. Bertam Chandler". ISFDB. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  7. ^ "The Altered I edited by Lee Harding". ISFDB. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Beyond Tomorrow edited by Lee Harding". ISFDB. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Future Sanctuary by Lee Harding". ISFDB. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Walkers on the Sky by David Lake". ISFDB. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Under the Silkwood by Hesba Brinsmead". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Son of the Whirlwind by Elyne Mitchell". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  13. ^ "The October Child by Eleanor Spence". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Selected Poems, 1939-1975 by John Blight". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Selected Poems by Geoffrey Lehmann". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Austlit — "The Buladelah-Taree Holiday Song Cycle" by Less Murray". Austlit. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Selected Poems: The Vernacular Republic' by Les Murray". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Fourth Quarter by Judith Wright". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Death of the Lucky Country by Donald Horne". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Lion and Kangaroo by Gavin Souter". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  21. ^ "Capitalism, Socialism and the Environment by Hugh Stretton". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  22. ^ ""Poetry prize"". The Canberra Times, 4 March 1976, p3. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  23. ^ "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners". Austlit. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  24. ^ a b c ""'AGE' award to historian, poet"". The Age, 24 November 1976. ProQuest 2520883088. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  25. ^ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  26. ^ "Colin Roderick Award - Previous Winners", James Cook University
  27. ^ "Author's third Miles Franklin", The Canberra Times, 3 June 1980, p3
  28. ^ a b "1976 children's book awards announced", The Canberra Times, 10 July 1976, p3
  29. ^ Austlit - Selected Poems 1939–1975 by John Blight
  30. ^ "Austlit — Marieke Hardy". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  31. ^ "Austlit — Kate Morton". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  32. ^ "Shepherd, Catherine (1901–1976) by Gillian Winter". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  33. ^ "Murdoch, Madoline (Nina) (1890–1976) by Suzanne Edgar". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  34. ^ "Lyndall Hadow (1903-1976)". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  35. ^ "George Michell Farwell (1911–1976) by Stuart Inder". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  36. ^ "Devaney, James Martin (1890–1976) by M. D. O'Hagan". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  37. ^ "McFadyen, Ella May (1887–1976) by Emily Gallagher". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  38. ^ "McAuley, James Phillip (1917–1976) by Peter Pierce". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  39. ^ "Mudie, Ian Mayelston (1911–1976) by Philip Butterss". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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