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1977 in Australian literature

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

Events

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Major publications

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Books

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Short stories

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Science fiction and fantasy

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Children's and young adult fiction

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Poetry

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Drama

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Non-fiction

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  • Blanche d'AlpugetMediator: A biography of Sir Richard Kirby
  • Zelda D'ApranoZelda: The becoming of a woman
  • Fred DalyFrom Curtin to Kerr
  • John Edwards – Life Wasn't Meant to Be Easy: A political profile of Malcolm Fraser
  • Paul HasluckMucking About: An Autobiography

Awards and honours

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Order of Australia

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Lifetime achievement

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Award Author
Christopher Brennan Award[9] Gwen Harwood
Patrick White Award[10] Sumner Locke Elliott

Literary

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Award Author Title Publisher
The Age Book of the Year Award[11] No award
ALS Gold Medal[12] No award
Colin Roderick Award[13] Alan Marshall The Complete Stories of Alan Marshall Thomas Nelson

Fiction

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Award Author Title Publisher
The Age Book of the Year Award[11] No award
Miles Franklin Award[14] Ruth Park Swords and Crowns and Rings Nelson Books

Children and Young Adult

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Award Category Author Title Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award Older Readers[15] Eleanor Spence The October Child Oxford University Press
Picture Book No award

Poetry

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Award Author Title Publisher
Anne Elder Award[16] Laurie Duggan East: Poems 1970-74 R. Kenny
Graeme Curtis At Last No Reply Makar Press
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[17] Robert Adamson Selected Poems Angus & Robertson

Non-fiction

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Award Author Title Publisher
The Age Book of the Year Award[11] No award

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 1977 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

Unknown date

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 1977 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. ^ "The Far Traveller by A. Bertram Chandler". ISFDB. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Star Courier by A. Bertram Chandler". ISFDB. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  3. ^ "The Weeping Sky by Lee Harding". ISFDB. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  4. ^ "The Right Hand of Dextra by David Lake". ISFDB. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  5. ^ "The Wildings of Westron by David Lake". ISFDB. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  6. ^ "The Luck of Brin's Five by Cherry Wilder". ISFDB. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Full list for Order of Australia". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 26 January 1977. p. 12. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Colin Milton Thiele". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Harwood, Gwendoline Nessie (Gwen) (1920–1995) by Alison Hoddinott". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners". Austlit. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  11. ^ a b c "Austlit — The Age Book of the Year Award". Austlit. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  12. ^ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Other Winners". www.jcu.edu.au. 15 November 2017. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  14. ^ Eccleshare, Julia (7 January 2011). "Ruth Park obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  15. ^ Spence, Eleanor; Green, Malcolm (1977). The October child. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195505474.
  16. ^ "Austlit — Anne Elder Award 1977-78". Austlit. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Adamson, Robert - Poet - Australian Poetry Library". www.poetrylibrary.edu.au. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  18. ^ "Patrick Holland". Austlit. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  19. ^ "Jennifer Mills". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  20. ^ "Chisholm, Alexander Hugh (Alec) (1890-1977)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  21. ^ "Gellert, Leon Maxwell (1892–1977) by Gavin Souter". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  22. ^ "Flower, Patricia Mary (Pat) (1914–1977) by Susan Lever". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  23. ^ "Haylen, Leslie Clement (Les) (1898–1977) by R. E. Northey". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 3 July 2023.