This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1976.

Events

    Major publications

    Books

    Short stories

    Science Fiction and Fantasy

    Children's and Young Adult fiction

    Poetry

    Drama

    Non-fiction

    Awards and honours

    Lifetime achievement

    Award Author
    Christopher Brennan Award[1] A. D. Hope
    Patrick White Award[2] John Blight

    Literary

    Award Author Title Publisher
    The Age Book of the Year Award[3] A. D. Hope A Late Picking : Poems 1965-1974 Angus & Robertson
    ALS Gold Medal[4] No award
    Colin Roderick Award[5] Gavin Souter Lion and Kangaroo Collins

    Fiction

    Award Author Title Publisher
    The Age Book of the Year Award[3] A. D. Hope A Late Picking : Poems 1965-1974 Angus & Robertson
    Miles Franklin Award[6] David Ireland The Glass Canoe Macmillan

    Children and Young Adult

    Award Category Author Title Publisher
    Children's Book of the Year Award Older Readers[7] Ivan Southall Fly West Angus and Robertson
    Picture Book[7] Dick Roughsey The Rainbow Serpent Collins

    Poetry

    Award Author Title Publisher
    Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[8] John Blight Selected Poems 1939–1975 Nelson

    Non-fiction

    Award Author Title Publisher
    The Age Book of the Year Award[9] Hugh Stretton Capitalism, Socialism and the Environment Cambridge University 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 1976 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 1976 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

    See also

    References

    1. ""Poetry prize"". The Canberra Times, 4 March 1976, p3. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
    2. "Austlit — Patrick White Award - Past Winners". Austlit. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
    3. 1 2 "Austlit — A Late Picking by A. D. Hope". Austlit. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
    4. "ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners". Association for the Study of Australian Literature. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
    5. "Colin Roderick Award - Previous Winners", James Cook University
    6. "Author's third Miles Franklin", The Canberra Times, 3 June 1980, p3
    7. 1 2 "1976 children's book awards announced", The Canberra Times, 10 July 1976, p3
    8. Austlit - Selected Poems 1939–1975 by John Blight
    9. ""The Age Book of the Year Award"". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
    10. "Austlit — Marieke Hardy". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
    11. "Austlit — Kate Morton". Austlit. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
    12. "Shepherd, Catherine (1901–1976) by Gillian Winter". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
    13. "Murdoch, Madoline (Nina) (1890–1976) by Suzanne Edgar". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
    14. "Lyndall Hadow". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
    15. "George Michell Farwell (1911–1976) by Stuart Inder". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
    16. "Devaney, James Martin (1890–1976) by M. D. O'Hagan". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
    17. "McFadyen, Ella May (1887–1976) by Emily Gallagher". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
    18. "McAuley, James Phillip (1917–1976) by Peter Pierce". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
    19. "Mudie, Ian Mayelston (1911–1976) by Philip Butterss". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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