1973 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1973.

Events

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Major publications

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Books

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Short stories

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Children's and Young Adult fiction

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Poetry

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Drama

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Awards and honours

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Literary

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Award Author Title Publisher
ALS Gold Medal[26] Francis Webb
Colin Roderick Award[27] Dorothy Green Ulysses Bound: Henry Handel Richardson
and Her Fiction
Australian National University Press
Miles Franklin Award[28] No award

Children and Young Adult

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Award Category Author Title Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award Older Readers[29] Noreen Shelley, illustrated by Robert Micklewright Family at The Lookout Oxford University Press
Picture Book[29] No award

Science fiction and fantasy

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Award Category Author Title Publisher
Australian SF Achievement Award[30] Best Australian Science Fiction John Foyster "Let it Ring" Infinity Three

Poetry

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Award Author Title Publisher
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[31] Rodney Hall A Soapbox Omnibus University of Queensland Press

Births

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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 1973 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

Deaths

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A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1973 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nobel Prize in Literature 1973". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
  2. ^ "The Breaker : A Novel by Kit Denton". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Golden Soak by Hammond Innes". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Rappaport's Revenge by Morris Lurie". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  5. ^ ""Zoellner's Definition" by Murray Bail". Austlit. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  6. ^ ""Another Holiday for the Prince" by Elizabeth Jolley". Austlit. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  7. ^ ""The Airport, the Pizzeria, the Motel, the Rented Car, and the Mysteries of Life" by Frank Moorhouse". Austlit. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  8. ^ "The Illegal Relatives by Frank Moorhouse". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  9. ^ ""Hostages" by Fay Zwicky". Austlit. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  10. ^ "A Sporting Proposition by James Aldridge". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Wildfire by Mavis Thorpe Clark". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  12. ^ "The Spirit Wind by Max Fatchen". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Silver Brumby Whirlwind by Elyne Mitchell". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Roar of the Lion by Mary Elwyn Patchett". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  15. ^ "Matt and Jo by Ivan Southall". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Time to Go Home by Eleanor Spence". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  17. ^ "The Fire in the Stone by Colin Thiele". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Selected Poems by Rosemary Dobson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  19. ^ ""Hay Fever" by A. D. Hope". Austlit. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  20. ^ "Selected Poems by A. D. Hope". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  21. ^ ""Two Summers in Moravia" by Roger McDonald". Austlit. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  22. ^ "Jonah by Peter Porter". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  23. ^ ""The Man Fern Near the Bus Stop" by Vivian Smith". Austlit. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  24. ^ "Alive : Poems 1971-72 by Judith Wright". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  25. ^ "The Last of the Knucklemen by John Powers". Austlit. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  26. ^ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  27. ^ "Colin Roderick Award - Previous Winners", James Cook University
  28. ^ "Austlit — Miles Franklin Literary Award (1957-)". Austlit. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  29. ^ a b "The Judges' Report", The Canberra Times, 7 July 1973, p11
  30. ^ ""Ditmar Awards 1973"". SFADB. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  31. ^ Austlit - A Soapbox Omnibus by Rodney Hall
  32. ^ "Austlit — Max Barry". Austlit. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  33. ^ "Austlit — Chloe Hooper". Austlit. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  34. ^ "Austlit — Jay Kristoff". Austlit. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  35. ^ "Dransfield, Michael John (1948–1973) by Patricia Dobrez". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  36. ^ "Mitchell, Isabel Mary (1893–1973) by E. M. Finlay". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  37. ^ "Gina Ballantyne (1919-1973)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  38. ^ "Jones, Doris Egerton (1889–1973) by Suzanne Edgar". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  39. ^ "Hanna, George Patrick (Pat) (1888–1973) by Mimi Colligan". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  40. ^ "James (Jim) Crawford (1908–1973) by Connie Healy". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  41. ^ "Webb, Francis Charles (1925–1973) by H. P. Heseltine". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 August 2023.