This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1962.

Major publications

Books

Short stories

Children's and Young Adult fiction

Poetry

Biography

Non-fiction

Drama

Awards and honours

Literary

Award Author Title Publisher
ALS Gold Medal[1] Vincent Buckley Masters in Israel Angus and Robertson
Miles Franklin Award[2] Thea Astley The Well Dressed Explorer Angus and Robertson
George Turner The Cupboard Under the Stairs Cassell

Children and Young Adult

Award Category Author Title Publisher
Children's Book of the Year Award Older Readers[3] L. H. Evers The Racketty Street Gang Hodder & Stoughton
Joan Woodberry Rafferty Rides a Winner M. Parrish, London
Picture Book No award

Poetry

Award Author Title Publisher
Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[4] R. D. Fitzgerald Southmost Twelve 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 1962 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

Unknown date

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1962 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

Unknown date

See also

References

  1. Austlit - Masters in Israel by Vincent Buckley
  2. "The Miles Franklin Award", The Canberra Times, 20 April 1963, p22
  3. "Award Winners", The Canberra Times, 7 July 1962, p17
  4. "Reading by Ipswich Poet" The Canberra Times, 7 June 1968, p14
  5. "Austlit - Joanna Murray-Smith". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  6. "Austlit - Matthew Condon". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  7. "Austlit - Alison Croggon". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  8. "Austlit - Luke Davies". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  9. "Austlit - Craig Sherborne". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  10. "Kibble, Nita Bernice (1879–1962) by Jean F. Arnot". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  11. "Devanny, Jane (Jean) (1894–1962) by Ron Store". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  12. "Austlit - H. M. Green". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  13. "Gilmore, Dame Mary Jean (1865–1962) by W. H. Wilde". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  14. "Austlit - Margaret Fane". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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