1960 in Australian literature
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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1960.
- The first Adelaide Writers' Week was held as part of the Adelaide Festival of Arts.
Major publications
Books
- Thea Astley – A Descant for Gossips
- Russell Braddon – The Proud American Boy[1]
- Nancy Cato – Green Grows the Vine
- Jon Cleary – North from Thursday
- Charmian Clift – Walk to the Paradise Gardens[2]
- Nino Culotta – Cop this Lot
- Catherine Gaskin – Corporation Wife[3]
- Elizabeth Harrower – The Catherine Wheel[4]
- George Johnston – Closer to the Sun[5]
- Elizabeth O'Conner – The Irishman
- Nevil Shute – Trustee from the Toolroom
- Arthur Upfield – Valley of Smugglers[6]
Short stories
- James Aldridge – Gold and Sand : Stories[7]
- Ion Idriess – The Wild North
- Hal Porter – "Party 42 and Mrs Brewer"[8]
Children's and Young Adult fiction
- Nan Chauncy – Tangara
- John Gunn
- Elyne Mitchell – Silver Brumby's Daughter[11]
- Eleanor Spence – Lillipilly Hill
- Judith Wright – The Day the Mountains Played[12]
- Patricia Wrightson – The Rocks of Honey[13]
Poetry
- Christopher Brennan – The Verse of Christopher Brennan, edited by A. R. Chisholm and John Joseph Quinn[14]
- David Campbell
- Rosemary Dobson – "Ghost Town : New England"[18]
- Geoffrey Dutton – Night Fishing[19]
- R. D. Fitzgerald – "Bog and Candle"[20]
- Gwen Harwood
- A. D. Hope
- Colin Thiele – Man in a Landscape
- Roland Robinson – "Mapooram"
- Judith Wright – Australian Bird Poems[25]
Drama
Non-fiction
- F. J. Thwaites – Press on Regardless (travel book)
Awards and honours
Literary
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALS Gold Medal[26] | William Hart-Smith | Poems of Discovery | Angus and Robertson |
| Miles Franklin Award[27] | Elizabeth O'Conner | The Irishman | Angus and Robertson |
Children and Young Adult
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Book of the Year Award[28] | Older Readers | Kylie Tennant, illustrated by Clem Seale | All the Proud Tribesmen | Macmillan |
Poetry
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[29] | Colin Thiele | Man in a Landscape | Rigby |
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1960 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 25 February – Narelle Oliver, award-winning children's author-illustrator, artist and print maker (died 2016)[30]
- 4 August – Tim Winton, novelist[31]
- 9 November – Michael Robotham, novelist[32]
Unknown date
- Pamela Freeman, novelist[33]
- Margo Lanagan, novelist and short story writer[34]
- Fiona McIntosh, novelist[35]
