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1973 in Australian literature

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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[3] Francis Webb
Colin Roderick Award[4] Dorothy Green Ulysses Bound: Henry Handel Richardson
and Her Fiction
Australian National University Press
Miles Franklin Award[5] No award

Children and Young Adult

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Award Category Author Title Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award Older Readers[6] Noreen Shelley, illustrated by Robert Micklewright Family at The Lookout Oxford University Press
Picture Book[6] No award

Poetry

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Award Author Title Publisher
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[7] 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. ^ "Austlit — The Last of the Knucklemen by John Powers". Austlit. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  3. ^ Austlit — ALS Gold Medal
  4. ^ "Colin Roderick Award - Previous Winners", James Cook University
  5. ^ "Austlit — Miles Franklin Literary Award (1957-)". Austlit. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b "The Judges' Report", The Canberra Times, 7 July 1973, p11
  7. ^ Austlit - A Soapbox Omnibus by Rodney Hall
  8. ^ "Austlit — Max Barry". Austlit. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Austlit — Chloe Hooper". Austlit. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Austlit — Jay Kristoff". Austlit. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Dransfield, Michael John (1948–1973) by Patricia Dobrez". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Mitchell, Isabel Mary (1893–1973) by E. M. Finlay". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Gina Ballantyne". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Jones, Doris Egerton (1889–1973) by Suzanne Edgar". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Hanna, George Patrick (Pat) (1888–1973) by Mimi Colligan". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  16. ^ "James (Jim) Crawford (1908–1973) by Connie Healy". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Webb, Francis Charles (1925–1973) by H. P. Heseltine". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 August 2023.