1968 in Australian literature
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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1968.
Books
- Thea Astley – A Boat Load of Home Folk
- Kenneth Cook – The Wine of God's Anger[1]
- Frank Dalby Davison – The White Thorntree[2]
- Geoffrey Dutton – Andy[3]
- David Ireland – The Chantic Bird
- Thomas Keneally – Three Cheers for the Paraclete
- Norman Lindsay – Rooms and Houses[4]
- John O'Grady – Gone Troppo[5]
- F. J. Thwaites – Sky Full of Thunder
- Morris West – The Tower of Babel
Short stories
- Louise Elizabeth Rorabacher – Aliens in Their Land : The Aborigine in the Australian Short Story (edited)[6]
- Patrick White – "Five-Twenty"[7]
- Michael Wilding – "Joe's Absence"[8]
Science fiction and fantasy
- John Baxter – The Pacific Book of Australian Science Fiction (edited)[9]
- A. Bertram Chandler – Spartan Planet (aka False Fatherland)
Children's and Young Adult fiction
- Margaret Balderson – When Jays Fly to Barbmo
- Nan Chauncy – Lizzie Lights[10]
- Mavis Thorpe Clark – Spark of Opal[11]
- Elyne Mitchell – Moon Filly[12]
- Ruth Park – The Sixpenny Island[13]
- Ivan Southall – Let the Balloon Go
- Joan Woodberry
- Patricia Wrightson – I Own the Racecourse![16]
Poetry
- David Campbell
- "The Australian Dream"[17]
- Selected Poems 1942–1968
- Bruce Dawe
- An Eye for a Tooth : Poems[18]
- "Drifters"
- "Homecoming"
- Gwen Harwood – Poems : Volume Two
- Dorothy Hewett
- Windmill Country[19]
- "The Witnesses"
- James McAuley – "Because"
- Randolph Stow – "The Singing Bones"[20]
Drama
Biography
- T. Inglis Moore – Rolf Boldrewood[21]
- Colin Thiele – Heysen of Hahndorf[22]
Non-fiction
- Gavin Souter – A Peculiar People : The Australians in Paraguay[23]
- Margaret Fulton – The Margaret Fulton Cookbook
Awards and honours
Literary
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALS Gold Medal[24] | No award | ||
| Colin Roderick Award[25] | Gavin Souter | A Peculiar People : The Australians in Paraguay | Angus and Robertson |
| Miles Franklin Award[26] | Thomas Keneally | Three Cheers for the Paraclete | Angus and Robertson |
Children and Young Adult
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Book of the Year Award | Older Readers[27] | Ivan Southall | To the Wild Sky | Angus and Robertson |
| Picture Book[27] | No award | |||
Poetry
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[28] | David Campbell | Selected Poems 1942–1968 | 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 1968 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 23 February — Sonya Hartnett, novelist[29]
- 2 April — Sofie Laguna, novelist[30]
Unknown date
- Azhar Abidi, novelist (born in Wah, Pakistan)[31]
- Anita Heiss, academic and critic[32]
- James Roy, writer of young adult and children's fiction[33]
- Chris Womersley, novelist[34]
