1980 in Australian literature

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1980.

Major publications

Books

Short story collections

Science fiction

Crime and mystery

Children's and Young Adult fiction

Poetry

Non-fiction

Awards and honours

Lifetime achievement

Award Author
Christopher Brennan Award[17] John Blight
Patrick White Award[18] Bruce Dawe

Literary

Award Author Title Publisher
The Age Book of the Year Award[19] Murray Bail Homesickness Macmillan
David Ireland A Woman of the Future Penguin
ALS Gold Medal[20] No award
Colin Roderick Award[21] Allan Grocott Convicts, Clergymen and Churches Sydney University Press

Fiction

Award Author Title Publisher
The Age Book of the Year Award[19] Murray Bail Homesickness Macmillan
David Ireland A Woman of the Future Penguin
The Australian/Vogel Literary Award[1] Archie Weller The Day of the Dog Allen & Unwin
Miles Franklin Award[22] Jessica Anderson The Impersonators Macmillan
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[23] Peter Carey War Crimes University of Queensland Press

Children and Young Adult

Award Category Author Title Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award[24] Older Readers Lee Harding Displaced Person Hyland House
Picture Book Peter Pavey One Dragon's Dream Nelson Australia
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[23] Children's Book Award Pamela Allen Mr Archimedes' Bath William Collins
Special Children's Book Award Catherine Berndt Land of the Rainbow Snake William Collins

Science fiction and fantasy

Award Category Author Title Publisher
Australian SF Achievement Award[25] Best Australian Science Fiction Robert Ingpen Australian Gnomes Rigby

Poetry

Award Author Title Publisher
Anne Elder Award[26] Richard Lunn Pompeii Deep Fry Randolph Press
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[27] Les Murray The Boys Who Stole the Funeral Angus & Robertson
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[23] David Campbell The Man in the Honeysuckle Angus & Robertson

Non-fiction

Award Author Title Publisher
The Age Book of the Year Award[19] Not awarded
New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards[23] David Marr Barwick Allen & Unwin

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1980 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

Unknown date

Deaths

See also

References

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