1970 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1970.

Major publications

Books

Short stories

Children's and Young Adult fiction

Science fiction and fantasy

Poetry

Drama

Non-fiction

Awards and honours

Literary

Award Author Title Publisher
ALS Gold Medal[28] Manning Clark
Colin Roderick Award[29] Margaret Lawrie Myths and Legends of Torres Strait University of Queensland Press
Miles Franklin Award[30] Dal Stivens A Horse of Air Angus and Robertson

Children and Young Adult

Award Category Author Title Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award Older Readers[31] Annette Macarthur-Onslow Uhu Ure Smith
Picture Book[31] No award

Science fiction and fantasy

Award Category Author Title Publisher
Australian SF Achievement Award[32] Best Australian Science Fiction Lee Harding "Dancing Gerontius"

Poetry

Award Author Title Publisher
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[33] Bruce Beaver Letters to Live Poets South Head 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 1970 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 1970 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

See also

References

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  4. ^ "A Salute to the Great McCarthy by Barry Oakley". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
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  12. ^ "Conquest of the River by Max Fatchen". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
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  17. ^ "Chinaman's Reef is Ours by Ivan Southall". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Sorcerer's World by Damien Broderick". ISFDB. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  19. ^ ""The Man of Slow Feeling" by Michael Wilding". ISFDB. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  20. ^ "The First-Born and Other Poems by Jack Davis". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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  22. ^ ""Journey : The North Coast" by Robert Gray". Austlit. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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  24. ^ "Dunciad Minor by A. D. Hope". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  25. ^ "The Last of England by Peter Porter". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  26. ^ "The Makers of the Ark : Poems by David Rowbotham". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  27. ^ "My People : A Kath Walker Collection by Kath Walker". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  28. ^ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  29. ^ "Colin Roderick Award — Other Winners". James Cook University. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  30. ^ ""Award to Stivens"". The Canberra Times, 25 March 1971, p3. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  31. ^ a b ""Judges' Awards"". The Canberra Times, 11 July 1970, p16. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  32. ^ ""Ditmar Awards 1970"". SFADB. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  33. ^ "Austlit — Letters to Live Poets by Bruce Beaver". Austlit. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  34. ^ "Paul Haines (1970–2012)". Locus Online. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  35. ^ "Lee Battersby". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  36. ^ "Julia Leigh". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  37. ^ "Martin J. Livings". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  38. ^ "Caroline Overington". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  39. ^ "Ronald Campbell (1896-1970)". Austlit. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  40. ^ "Chauncy, Nancen Beryl (Nan) (1900–1970) by Berenice Eastman". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  41. ^ "Davison, Frank Dalby (1893–1970) by Robert Darby". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  42. ^ "George Johnston (1790–1820) by A. T. Yarwood". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  43. ^ "Murdoch, Sir Walter Logie (1874–1970) by Fred Alexander". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 30 July 2023.