Jump to content

1975 in Australian literature

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Perry Middlemiss (talk | contribs) at 02:34, 26 September 2023 (Births: Add refs). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

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

Events

  • Radical poet Dorothy Hewett publishes her collection Rapunzel in Suburbia, triggering a successful libel action by her lawyer ex-husband Lloyd Davies.[1][2]

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

Award Author
Christopher Brennan Award[3] Judith Wright
Patrick White Award[4] David Campbell

Literary

Award Author Title Publisher
The Age Book of the Year Award[5] Thea Astley A Kindness Cup Nelson Books
ALS Gold Medal[6] Not awarded
Colin Roderick Award[7] Denis Murphy T.J. Ryan University of Queensland Press

Fiction

Award Author Title Publisher
The Age Book of the Year Award[5] Thea Astley A Kindness Cup Nelson Books
Miles Franklin Award[8] Xavier Herbert Poor Fellow My Country Fontana Books

Children and Young Adult

Award Category Author Title Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award Older Readers[9] Not awarded
Picture Book[9] A. B. Paterson, illustrated by Quentin Hole The Man from Ironbark Collins

Poetry

Award Author Title Publisher
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[10] Gwen Harwood Selected Poems Angus and Robertson

Non-fiction

Award Author Title Publisher
The Age Book of the Year Award[11] 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.

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 1975 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

Unknown date

See also

References

  1. ^ Dimond, J.; Kirkpatrick, P. (2000). Literary Sydney: A walking guide. University of Queensland Press. ISBN 978-0-7022-3150-6.
  2. ^ "Dorothy Hewett passes away". ABC radio (PM). 26 August 2002.
  3. ^ ""Awards by Fellowship of Australian Writers"". The Canberra Times, 5 March 1976, p16. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners". Austlit. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b ""Book award"". The Canberra Times, 22 November 1975, p3. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  6. ^ "ALS Gold Medal - Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Colin Roderick Award - Previous Winners", James Cook University
  8. ^ "In Brief : Literature", The Canberra Times, 28 April 1976, p3
  9. ^ a b "No major award for children's books", The Canberra Times, 26 April 1975, p11
  10. ^ Austlit - Selected Poems by Gwen Harwood
  11. ^ ""The Age Book of the Year Award"". Austlit. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Austlit — Markus Zusak". Austlit. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Austlit — Nardi Simpson". Austlit. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Grano, Paul Langton (1894–1975) by Cecil Hadgraft". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Winifred Birkett". Austlit. Retrieved 22 June 2023.