This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1960.
Events
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 Nancy Cato – Green Grows the Vine Jon Cleary – North from Thursday Charmian Clift – Walk to the Paradise Gardens Nino Culotta – Cop this Lot Catherine Gaskin – Corporation Wife Elizabeth Harrower – The Catherine Wheel George Johnston – Closer to the Sun Elizabeth O'Conner – The Irishman Nevil Shute – Trustee from the Toolroom Arthur Upfield – Valley of Smugglers
Short stories James Aldridge – Gold and Sand : Stories Ion Idriess – The Wild North Hal Porter – "Party 42 and Mrs Brewer"
Children's and Young Adult fiction
Nan Chauncy – Tangara John Gunn The Humpy in the Hills Peter Kent's Command Elyne Mitchell – Silver Brumby's Daughter Eleanor Spence – Lillipilly Hill Judith Wright – The Day the Mountains Played Patricia Wrightson – The Rocks of Honey
Poetry
Christopher Brennan – The Verse of Christopher Brennan, edited by A. R. Chisholm and John Joseph Quinn David Campbell "Town Planning" "Under the Wattles" "Windy Nights" Rosemary Dobson – "Ghost Town : New England" Geoffrey Dutton – Night Fishing R. D. Fitzgerald – "Bog and Candle" Gwen Harwood "The Glass Jar" "Group from Tartarus" A. D. Hope "The Coasts of Cerigo" Poems Colin Thiele – Man in a Landscape Roland Robinson – "Mapooram" Judith Wright – Australian Bird Poems
Drama Alan Seymour – The One Day of the Year
Non-fiction F. J. Thwaites – Press on Regardless (travel book)
Awards and honours
Literary Award Author Title Publisher ALS Gold MedalAustlit - Poems of Discovery by William Hart-Smith William Hart-Smith Poems of Discovery Angus and Robertson Miles Franklin Award "When 'The Irishman' Came to Town", The Australian Women's Weekly, 29 March 1978, p11 Elizabeth O'Conner The Irishman Angus and Robertson
Children and Young Adult Award Category Author Title Publisher Children's Book of the Year Award Older Readers Kylie Tennant, illustrated by Clem Seale All the Proud Tribesmen Macmillan
Poetry Award Author Title Publisher Grace Leven Prize for PoetryAustlit - Man in a Landscape by Colin Thiele 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) 4 August – Tim Winton, novelist 9 November – Michael Robotham, novelist
Unknown date Pamela Freeman, novelist Margo Lanagan, novelist and short story writer Fiona McIntosh, novelist
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1960 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
12 January – Nevil Shute, novelist (born 1899) 14 June – E. V. Timms, novelist (born 1895) 6 November — John Lavington Bonython, newspaper editor and journalist (born 1875)
See also 1960 in Australia 1960 in literature 1960 in poetry List of years in Australian literature List of years in literature
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