1962 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1962.
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For an overview of world literature see 1962 in literature.
See also: 1961 in Australian literature, 1962 in Australia, 1963 in Australian literature.
Major publications
Books
- James Aldridge – A Captive in the Land
- Thea Astley – The Well Dressed Explorer
- Martin Boyd – When Blackbirds Sing
- Jon Cleary – The Country of Marriage
- Dymphna Cusack – Picnic Races
- Catherine Gaskin – I Know My Love
- George Johnston – The Far Road
- Elizabeth Kata – Someone Will Conquer Them
- John Naish – The Cruel Field
- John O'Grady – Gone Fishin'
- Nancy Phelan – The River and the Brook
- George Turner – The Cupboard Under the Stairs
- Arthur Upfield – The Will of the Tribe
Short stories
- Thea Astley – "The Scenery Never Changes"
- Peter Cowan – "The Island"
- John Morrison – Twenty-Three : Stories
- Hal Porter
- A Bachelor's Children : Short Stories
- "A Double Because It's Snowing"
- "First Love"
- "Francis Silver"
- Patrick White
- "Be Kind to Titina"
- "The Letters"
- "Willy-Wagtails by Moonlight"
- Amy Witting – "The Weight of a Man"
Children's and Young Adult fiction
- Nan Chauncy – Half a World Away
- John Gunn – City in Danger
- Ruth Park
- The Muddle-Headed Wombat
- The Road Under the Sea
- Joan Phipson
- The Boundary Riders
- The Family Conspiracy
- Ivan Southall – Hills End
- P. L. Travers – Mary Poppins from A to Z
- Joan Woodberry – Rafferty Makes a Landfall
- Judith Wright – Range the Mountains High
- Patricia Wrightson – The Feather Star
Poetry
- David Campbell – Poems
- Bruce Dawe – No Fixed Address : Poems
- Geoffrey Dutton – Flowers and Fury : Poems
- R. D. Fitzgerald – Southmost Twelve
- Rodney Hall – Penniless Till Doomsday
- Gwen Harwood – "The Wine is Drunk"
- Oodgeroo Noonuccal – "Colour Bar"
- Roland Robsinson – Deep Well
- Douglas Stewart – Rutherford and Other Poems
- Randolph Stow – Outrider : Poems, 1956-1962
- Francis Webb
- "Harry"
- "Pneumo-Encephalograph"
- Judith Wright – Birds : Poems
Biography
- Miles Franklin – Childhood at Brindabella : My First Ten Years
- Joan Lindsay – Time Without Clocks
- Douglas Lockwood – I, the Aboriginal
- Alan Marshall – This is the Grass
Non-fiction
- Manning Clark – The History of Australia (to 1987)
Drama
- Morris West – Daughter of Silence
- Patrick White – The Season at Sarsaparilla
Awards and honours
Literary
Children and Young Adult
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
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| Children's Book of the Year Award | Older Readers[3] | L. H. Evers | The Racketty Street Gang | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Joan Woodberry | Rafferty Rides a Winner | M. Parrish, London | ||
| Picture Book | No award | |||
Poetry
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
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| Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[4] | R. D. Fitzgerald | Southmost Twelve | Angus and Robertson |
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1962 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 17 April — Joanna Murray-Smith, playwright
Unknown date
- Matthew Condon, novelist
- Alison Croggon, novelist
- Luke Davies, novelist
- Craig Sherborne, poet and playwright
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1962 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 8 March – Jean Devanny, novelist (born 1894)
- 9 September – H. M. Green, poet and critic (born 1881)
- 3 December – Mary Gilmore, poet (born 1865)
Unknown date
- Margaret Fane, novelist and poet (born 1887)