This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1957.

Books

Short stories

Children's and Young Adult fiction

Poetry

Biography

Awards and honours

Literary

Award Author Title Publisher
ALS Gold Medal[1] Not awarded
Miles Franklin Award[2] Randolph Stow To the Islands Macdonald

Children's and Young Adult

Award Category Author Title Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award[3] Older Readers Nan Chauncy Tiger in the Bush Oxford University Press
Picture Book Axel Poignant Piccaninny Walkabout Angus and Robertson

Poetry

Award Author Title Publisher
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[4] Geoffrey Dutton Antipodes in Shoes Edwards and Shaw

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1958 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 1958 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

See also

References

  1. "ALS Gold Medal - Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  2. "Let's look again at Randolph Stow's achievement", Woroni, 1 May 1962, p2
  3. "Colourful Display for Children's Book Week", The Canberra Times, 8 July 1958, p4
  4. Austlit - Antipodes in Shoes by Geoffrey Dutton
  5. "Austlit - Paul Hetherington". Austlit. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  6. "Austlit - Graeme Base". Austlit. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  7. "Austlit - Isobelle Carmody". Austlit. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  8. "Austlit - Kathy Lette". Austlit. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  9. "Austlit - Christopher Kelen". Austlit. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  10. "Austlit - Debra Adelaide". Austlit. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  11. "Austlit - Sarah Day". Austlit. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  12. "Austlit - Lionel Fogarty". Austlit. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  13. "Austlit - Steven Herrick". Austlit. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  14. "Austlit - Kathleen Stewart". Austlit. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  15. "Lindsay, Philip (1906–1958) by Bernard Smith". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  16. "McCrae, Hugh Raymond (1876–1958) by Martha Rutledge and Norman Cowper". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  17. "Turner, Ethel Mary (1870–1958) by Brenda Niall". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  18. "Bruce, Minnie Grant (Mary) (1878–1958) by Lynne Strahan". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  19. "Anderson, Ethel Campbell Louise (1883–1958) by Martha Rutledge". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  20. "Bayldon, Arthur Albert Dawson (1865–1958) by Ken Stewart". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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