1964 in Australian literature
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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1964.
For an overview of world literature see 1964 in literature.
See also: 1963 in Australian literature, 1964 in Australia, 1965 in Australian literature.
Major publications
Books
- Russell Braddon – The Year of the Angry Rabbit
- A. Bertram Chandler – The Deep Reaches of Space
- Jon Cleary
- Charmian Clift – Honour's Mimic
- Dymphna Cusack – Black Lightning
- George Johnston – My Brother Jack
- Thomas Keneally – The Place at Whitton
- David Rowbotham – The Man in the Jungle
- Judah Waten – Distant Land
Short stories
- Nancy Cato – The Sea Ants and Other Stories
- A. Bertram Chandler – Into the Alternate Universe : The Coils of Time
- Peter Cowan – "The Tractor"
- Damien Broderick – "All My Yesterdays"
- Frank Dalby Davison – The Road to Yesterday : Collected Short Stories
- Patrick White – The Burnt Ones
Children's and Young Adult fiction
- Hesba Brinsmead – Pastures of the Blue Crane
- Nan Chauncy – High and Haunted Island
- Ruth Park
- Airlift for Grandee
- The Muddle-Headed Wombat on Holiday
Poetry
- Bruce Dawe – "How to Go On Not Looking"
- A. D. Hope – "An Epistle : Edward Sackville to Venetia Digby"
- T. Inglis Moore – From the Ballads to Brennan
- Oodgeroo Noonuccal – We Are Going : Poems
- Peter Porter – "Sydney Cove, 1788"
- David Rowbotham – All the Room
- Thomas Shapcott – The Mankind Thing
- Vivian Smith – "Late April : Hobart"
- Douglas Stewart – Modern Australian Verse
- Randolph Stow – "Ishmael"
- Francis Webb – The Ghost of the Cock : Poems
Non-fiction
- Donald Horne – The Lucky Country
- Douglas Lockwood – Up the Track
Drama
- Frank Hardy – The Ringbolter
- David Ireland – Image in the Clay
- Patrick White – Night on Bald Mountain
Awards and honours
Literary
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
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| ALS Gold Medal[1] | Geoffrey Blainey | The Rush that Never Ended | Melbourne University Press |
| Miles Franklin Award[2] | George Johnston | My Brother Jack | Collins |
Children and Young Adult
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
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| Children's Book of the Year Award | Older Readers[3] | Eleanor Spence | The Green Laurel | Oxford University Press |
| Picture Book | No award | |||
Poetry
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
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| Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[4] | David Rowbotham | All the Room | Jacaranda 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 1964 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 7 May – Elliot Perlman, novelist
- 21 July – Gillian Mears, novelist (died 2016)
- 7 August – John Birmingham, novelist and journalist
Unknown date
- Mandy Sayer, novelist
- Jonathan Strahan, editor and anthologist
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1964 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 22 January – Zora Cross, poet (born 1890)
- 12 February – Arthur Upfield, novelist (born 1890)
- 19 October – Nettie Palmer, critic and journalist (born 1885)