1967 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1967.
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For an overview of world literature see 1967 in literature.
See also: 1966 in Australian literature, 1967 in Australia, 1968 in Australian literature.
Major publications
Books
- A. Bertram Chandler – Nebula Alert
- Jon Cleary – The Long Pursuit
- Kenneth Cook – Tuna
- Dymphna Cusack – The Sun is Not Enough
- Catherine Gaskin – Edge of Glass
- Thomas Keneally – Bring Larks and Heroes
- Eric Lambert – Hiroshima Reef
- Joan Lindsay – Picnic at Hanging Rock
- Tony Morphett – Dynasty
- Barry Oakley – A Wild Ass of a Man
- Katharine Susannah Prichard – Subtle Flame
- Kylie Tennant – Tell Morning This
- George Turner – The Lame Dog Man
Short stories
- Beatrice Davis – Short Stories of Australia - The Moderns (edited)
- Frank Hardy – Billy Borker Yarns Again
- Shirley Hazzard – People in Glass Houses
- Douglas Stewart – Short Stories of Australia - The Lawson Tradition (edited)
- Kylie Tennant – Ma Jones and the Little White Cannibals
- Jack Wodhams – "There is a Crooked Man"
Children's and Young Adult fiction
- Hesba Brinsmead – A Sapphire for September
- Nan Chauncy – Mathinna's People
- Mavis Thorpe Clark – Blue Above the Trees
- Eleanor Spence – The Sitherby Pilgrims
- Ivan Southall
- The Fox Hole
- To the Wild Sky
- Randolph Stow – Midnite : The Story of a Wild Colonial Boy
Poetry
- Bruce Dawe – "Life-Cycle"
- Geoffrey Dutton – Poems Soft and Loud
- Rodney Hall – Eyewitness : Poems
- Gwen Harwood – "In Brisbane"
- Dorothy Hewett – The Hidden Journey
- Les Murray – "An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow"
- David Rowbotham – Bungalow and Hurricane : new poems
- Thomas Shapcott – A Taste of Salt Water : Poems
- Douglas Stewart – Collected Poems 1936-1967
- Chris Wallace-Crabbe – The Rebel General
Biography
- Donald Horne – The Education of Young Donald
- Lionel Lindsay – Comedy of Life : An Autobiography
- Robert Menzies – Afternoon Light : Some Memories of Men and Events
- Bill Scott – Focus on Judith Wright
Awards and honours
Literary
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
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| ALS Gold Medal | No award | ||
| Colin Roderick Award[1] | Douglas Stewart | Collected Poems 1936-1967 | Angus and Robertson |
| Miles Franklin Award[2] | Thomas Keneally | Bring Larks and Heroes | Cassell |
Children and Young Adult
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
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| Children's Book of the Year Award | Older Readers[3] | Mavis Thorpe Clark | The Min-Min | Lansdowne Press |
| Picture Book[3] | No award | |||
Poetry
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
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| Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[4] | Douglas Stewart | Collected Poems 1936-1967 | 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 1967 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 15 May – James Bradley, novelist
- 23 May – Sean Williams, novelist
Unknown date
- Nikki Gemmell, novelist
- Melissa Lucashenko, novelist
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1967 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 21 January - Cecil Mann, poet and novelist (born 1896)
- 7 February – David Unaipon, writer (born 1872)
- 29 March – D'Arcy Niland, novelist (born 1917)
- 25 November– Hal Gye, artist and writer (born 1887)
Unknown date
- Llewelyn Lucas, poet (born 1898)