This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1975.
Events Radical poet Dorothy Hewett publishes her collection Rapunzel in Suburbia, triggering a successful libel action by her lawyer ex-husband Lloyd Davies. McPhee Gribble publishing house is founded by Di Gribble and Hilary McPhee
Major publications Books James Aldridge – The Untouchable Juli Jessica Anderson – The Commandant Jon Cleary – The Safe House Sumner Locke Elliott – Going Frank Hardy – But the Dead Are Many Xavier Herbert – Poor Fellow My Country Thomas Keneally Gossip from the Forest Moses the Lawgiver David Malouf – Johnno William Nagle – The Odd Angry Shot
Short stories Murray Bail "A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z" Contemporary Portraits and Other Stories "The Drover's Wife" Peter Carey – "Do You Love Me?"
Science Fiction and Fantasy A. Bertram Chandler The Big Black Mark The Broken Cycle Sumner Locke Elliott – Going Cordwainer Smith The Best of Cordwainer Smith Norstrilia
Children's and Young Adult fiction Elyne Mitchell – The Colt at Taparoo
Poetry
Gwen Harwood – Selected Poems Dorothy Hewett – Rapunzel in Suburbia A. D. Hope "Country Places : Hell, Hay and Booligal!" A Late Picking : Poems 1965-1974 Kate Jennings – Mother I'm Rooted : An Anthology of Australian Women Poets (edited) Les Murray – "The Powerline Incarnation" Peter Porter "An Exequy" Living in a Calm Country Thomas Shapcott – Shabbytown Calendar
Drama
Robert J. Merritt – The Cake Man Steve J. Spears – The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin
Biography Charles Perkins – A Bastard Like Me
Non-fiction Geoffrey Blainey – Triumph of the Nomads : A History of Ancient Australia Anne Summers – Damned Whores and God's Police
Awards and honours
Lifetime achievement Award Author Christopher Brennan Award Judith Wright Patrick White Award David Campbell
Literary Award Author Title Publisher The Age Book of the Year Award Thea Astley A Kindness Cup Nelson Books ALS Gold Medal Not awarded Colin Roderick Award Denis Murphy T.J. Ryan University of Queensland Press
Fiction Award Author Title Publisher The Age Book of the Year Award Thea Astley A Kindness Cup Nelson Books Miles Franklin Award Xavier Herbert Poor Fellow My Country Fontana Books
Children and Young Adult Award Category Author Title PublisherChildren's Book of the Year Award Older Readers"No major award for children's books", The Canberra Times, 26 April 1975, p11 Not awarded Picture Book A. B. Paterson, illustrated by Quentin Hole The Man from Ironbark Collins
Science fiction and fantasy Award Category Author Title PublisherAustralian SF Achievement Award Best Australian Science Fiction A. Bertram Chandler The Bitter Pill Wren Publishing
Poetry
Award Author Title Publisher Grace Leven Prize for Poetry Gwen Harwood Selected Poems Angus and Robertson
Drama
Award Author Title AWGIE Award for Stage Jim McNeil How Does Your Garden Grow?
Non-fiction Award Author Title Publisher The Age Book of the Year Award Not awarded
Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1975 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
23 June — Markus Zusak, novelist
Unknown date
Nardi Simpson, novelist and musician
Deaths A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1975 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
11 January — Paul Grano, poet and journalist (born 1894) 13 January — Winifred Birkett, novelist (born 1897) 25 May — Clive Turnbull, writer and journalist (born 1906)
See also 1975 in Australia 1975 in literature 1975 in poetry List of years in Australian literature List of years in literature
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