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1968 in Australian literature

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1968.

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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Biography

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Non-fiction

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Awards and honours

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Literary

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Award Author Title Publisher
ALS Gold Medal[28] No award
Colin Roderick Award[29] Gavin Souter A Peculiar People : The Australians in Paraguay Angus and Robertson
Miles Franklin Award[30] Thomas Keneally Three Cheers for the Paraclete Angus and Robertson

Children and Young Adult

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Award Category Author Title Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award Older Readers[31] Ivan Southall To the Wild Sky Angus and Robertson
Picture Book[31] No award

Poetry

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Award Author Title Publisher
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[32] David Campbell Selected Poems 1942-1968 Angus and Robertson

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 1968 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 1968 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 Wine of God's Anger by Kenneth Cook". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. ^ "The White Thorntree by Frank Dalby Davison". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Andy by Geoffrey Dutton". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Rooms and Houses by Norman Lindsay". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Gone Troppo by John O'Grady". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Aliens in Their Land : The Aborigine in the Australian Short Story edited by Louise Elizabeth Rorabacher". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  7. ^ ""Five-Twenty" by Patrick White". Austlit. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  8. ^ ""Joe's Absence" by Michael Wilding". Austlit. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  9. ^ "The Pacific Book of Australian Science Fiction edited by John Baxter". ISFDB. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Lizzie Lights by Nan Chauncy". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Spark of Opal by Mavis Thorpe Clark". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Moon Filly by Elyne Mitchell". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  13. ^ "The Sixpenny Island by Ruth Park". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Ash Tuesday by Joan Woodberry". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Come Back Peter by Joan Woodberry". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  16. ^ "I Own the Racecourse! by Patricia Wrightson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  17. ^ ""The Australian Dream" by David Campbell". Austlit. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  18. ^ "Selected Poems 1942-1968 by David Campbell". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  19. ^ "An Eye for a Tooth : Poems by Bruce Dawe". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  20. ^ ""Homecoming" by Bruce Dawe". Austlit. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  21. ^ "Poems : Volume 2 by Gwen Harwood". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  22. ^ "Windmill Country by Dorothy Hewett". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  23. ^ ""Because" by James McAuley". Austlit. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  24. ^ ""The Singing Bones" by Randolph Stowe". Austlit. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  25. ^ "Rolf Boldrewood by T. Inglis Moore". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  26. ^ "Heysen of Hahndorf by Colin Thiele". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  27. ^ "A Peculiar People : The Australians in Paraguay by Gavin Souter". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  28. ^ "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  29. ^ "Colin Roderick Award - Previous Winners", James Cook University
  30. ^ Austlit - Three Cheers for the Paraclete by Thomas Keneally
  31. ^ a b "Children's Book Week - Prizewinners", The Canberra Times, 6 July 1968, p13
  32. ^ "Selected Poems 1942-1968 by David Campbell". Austlit. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  33. ^ "Sonya Hartnett". Austlit. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  34. ^ "Sofie Laguna". Austlit. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  35. ^ "Azhar Abidi". Austlit. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  36. ^ "Anita Heiss". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  37. ^ "James Roy". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  38. ^ "Chris Womersley". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  39. ^ "Mackellar, Isobel Marion Dorothea (1885–1968) by Beverley Kingston". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  40. ^ "Drake-Brockman, Henrietta Frances (1901–1968) by Peter Cowan". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  41. ^ "Cronin, Bernard Charles (1884–1968) by Sally O'Neill". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 14 August 2023.