1969 in Australian literature

none August 2016 August 2016 This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1969. Books Mena Calthorpe – The Defectors The Defectors by Mena Calthorpe National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2742795 22 May 2024 Jon Cleary – Remember Jack Hoxie Dymphna Cusack – The Half-Burnt Tree Sumner Locke Elliott – Edens Lost George Johnston – Clean Straw for Nothing Thomas Keneally – The Survivor D'Arcy Niland – Dead Men Running F. J. Thwaites – No Love to Give Short stories Manning Clark – Disquiet and Other Stories Disquiet and Other Stories by Manning Clark National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1220495 10 November 2024 Lyndall Hadow – Full Cycle and Other Stories Full Cycle and Other Stories by Lyndall Hadow National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1027154 10 November 2024 Lee Harding – "Dancing Gerontius" T. A. G. Hungerford – "Wong Chu and the Queen's Letterbox" "Wong Chu and the Queen's Letterbox" by T. A. G. Hungerford Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C78649 22 May 2024 Frank Moorhouse – Futility and Other Animals Futility and Other Animals by Frank Moorhouse National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1556372 10 November 2024 Dal Stivens – Selected Stories 1936-1968 Selected Stories 1936-1968 by Dal Stivens National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/713383 10 November 2024 Children's and young adult fiction Hesba Brinsmead – Isle of the Sea Horse Isle of the Sea Horse by Hesba Brinsmead National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2153086 10 November 2024 Annette Macarthur-Onslow – UhuUhu : (pronounced yoo-hoo) https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C400953 2024-12-15 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland Joan Phipson – Peter and Butch Peter and Butch by Joan Phipson National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/.2389610 10 November 2024 Ivan Southall – Finn's Folly Finn's Folly by Ivan Southall National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/448834 10 November 2024 Eleanor Spence – Jamberoo Road Jamberoo Road by Eleanor Spence National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/630612 10 November 2024 Colin Thiele – Blue Fin Blue Fin by Colin Thiele National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/985236 10 November 2024 Poetry 1969 in poetry Bruce Beaver – Letters to Live Poets Gwen Harwood "Barn Owl" "Barn Owl" by Gwen Harwood Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C205458 22 May 2024 "Father and Child" "Father and Child" by Gwen Harwood Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C155220 22 May 2024 A. D. Hope – New Poems, 1956-1969 New Poems, 1956-1969 by A. D. Hope National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1147432 4 July 2024 James McAuley – Surprises of the Sun Surprises of the Sun by James McAuley National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1239779 4 July 2024 David Malouf – "The Year of the Foxes" Les Murray "An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow" The Weatherboard Cathedral Thomas Shapcott – Inwards to the Sun : Poems Inwards to the Sun : Poems by Thomas Shapcott National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1746167 4 July 2024 Randolph Stow – A Counterfeit Silence: Selected Poems Drama Dorothy Hewett – Mrs Porter and the Angel Mrs Porter and the Angel by Dorothy Hewett Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C384142 10 November 2024 Morris West – The Heretic Awards and honours Literary Award Author Title Publisher ALS Gold Medal ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners Association for the Study of Australian Literature https://www.asal.org.au/awards/als-gold-medal/ 9 August 2023 No award Colin Roderick Award Colin Roderick Award — Other Winners James Cook University https://www.jcu.edu.au/foundation-for-australian-literary-studies/roderick-award/previous-winners2 22 May 2024 Francis Webb Collected Poems Angus and Robertson Miles Franklin Award"Author Wins $1,000 Award" The Canberra Times, 15 April 1970, p3 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107919730 22 May 2024 George Johnston Clean Straw for Nothing Collins Children and young adult Award Category Author Title PublisherChildren's Book of the Year Award Older Readers "Book Council Award Winners" The Canberra Times, 12 July 1969, p16 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136943729 5 July 2023 Margaret Balderson When Jays Fly to Barbmo Oxford University Press Picture Book Ivan Southall, illustrated by Ted Greenwood Sly Old Wardrobe Cheshire Science fiction and fantasy Award Category Author Title Publisher Australian SF Achievement Award "Ditmar Awards" SFADB https://www.sfadb.com/Ditmar_Awards_1969 10 November 2024 Best Australian Science Fiction A. Bertram Chandler False Fatherland Horwitz Poetry Award Author Title Publisher Grace Leven Prize for PoetryAustlit - A Counterfeit Silence: Selected Poems by Randolph Stow Randolph Stow A Counterfeit Silence: Selected Poems 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 1969 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 1 April – Larissa Behrendt, novelist and academic Larissa Behrendt Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A14355 22 May 2024 23 October – Trudi Canavan, novelist Trudi Canavan Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A67969 22 May 2024 Unknown date Tegan Bennett Daylight, novelistTegan Bennett Daylight https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A2008 25 February 2024 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland Deaths A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1969 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 2 February — William Hatfield, novelist (born 1892) Hatfield, William (1892–1969) by Geoffrey Serle Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hatfield-william-6598 31 August 2023 8 July – Charmian Clift, novelist (born 1923) Clift, Charmian (1923–1969) by Nadia Wheatley Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/clift-charmian-9764 31 August 2023 12 July — Henry George Lamond, novelist (born 1885) Lamond, Henry George (1885–1969) by Nancy Bonnin Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lamond-henry-george-10780 15 August 2023 4 September – Emily Bulcock, poet and journalist (born 1877) Bulcock, Emily Hemans (1877–1969) by Marjorie Puregger Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bulcock-emily-hemans-5420 5 August 2023 2 October – Katharine Susannah Prichard, novelist (born 1883) Prichard, Katharine Susannah (1883–1969) by John Hay Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/prichard-katharine-susannah-8112 31 August 2023 11 October – Marie Bjelke Petersen, novelist (born 1874) Bjelke-Petersen, Marie Caroline (1874–1969) by Margaret Weidenhofer Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bjelkepetersen-marie-caroline-5248 30 July 2023 21 November – Norman Lindsay, novelist and artist (born 1879) Lindsay, Norman Alfred (1879–1969) by Bernard Smith Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/lindsay-norman-alfred-7757 8 August 2023 27 November – May Gibbs, writer for children (born 1877) Gibbs, Cecilia May (1877–1969) by Maureen Walsh Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/gibbs-cecilia-may-6373 5 August 2023 Unknown date Kathleen Dalziel, poet (born 1881) Kathleen Dalziel (1881-1969) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A21560 5 July 2023 See also 1969 in Australia 1969 in literature 1969 in poetry List of years in Australian literature List of years in literature References Category:Australian literature by year Category:20th-century Australian literature Category:1969 in literature