This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1971.
Events Ivan Southall becomes the first Australian author to win the Carnegie Medal for Writing.
Major publications Books Jon Cleary – Mask of the Andes Kenneth Cook – Piper in the Market-Place Dymphna Cusack – A Bough in Hell Frank Hardy – The Outcasts of Foolgarah Donald Horne – But What If There Are No Pelicans? David Ireland – The Unknown Industrial Prisoner George Johnston – A Cartload of Clay Thomas Keneally – A Dutiful Daughter Hal Porter – The Right Thing Judah Waten – So Far No Further Morris West – Summer of the Red Wolf
Short stories Elizabeth Jolley – "Bill Sprockett's Land" Hal Porter "Brett" Selected Stories
Children's and Young Adult fiction Hesba Brinsmead – Longtime Passing David Martin – Hughie Christobel Mattingley – Windmill at Magpie Creek Elyne Mitchell – Light Horse to Damascus Ivan Southall – Josh P. L. Travers – Friend Monkey
Science fiction and fantasy John Baxter – The Second Pacific Book of Science Fiction A. Bertram Chandler Alternate Orbits To Prime the Pump Lindsay Gutteridge – Cold War in a Country Garden Lee Harding – "Fallen Spaceman" Jack Wodhams – The Authentic Touch
Poetry
Robert Adamson – The Rumour Bruce Dawe – Condolences of the Season : Selected Poems Gwen Harwood – "Oyster Cove" A. D. Hope – "Inscription for a War" James McAuley – Collected Poems 1936-1970 Dorothea Mackellar – The Poems of Dorothea Mackellar Geoff Page – "Smalltown Memorials" David Rowbotham – The Pen of Feathers : Poems T. G. H. Strehlow – Songs of Central Australia (edited) Chris Wallace-Crabbe "Other People" Where the Wind Came : poems Judith Wright – Collected Poems, 1942-1970
Drama Alex Buzo – Macquarie : A Play Dorothy Hewett – The Chapel Perilous Ray Lawler – The Man Who Shot the Albatross Jim McNeil – The Chocolate Frog David Williamson Don's Party The Removalists
Awards and honours
Literary Award Author Title Publisher ALS Gold Medal Colin Badger Colin Roderick Award"Colin Roderick Award - Previous Winners", James Cook University Geoffrey Serle The Rush to be Rich Melbourne University Press Miles Franklin Award"Award", The Canberra Times, 29 March 1972, p3 David Ireland The Unknown Industrial Prisoner Angus and Robertson
Children and Young Adult
International National Award Author Title Publisher Carnegie Medal for Writing Ivan Southall Josh Angus and Robertson
National Award Category Author Title PublisherChildren's Book of the Year Award Older Readers"1971 Awards", The Canberra Times, 10 July 1971, p15 Ivan Southall Bread and Honey Angus and Robertson Picture Book A. B. Paterson, illustrated by Desmond Digby Waltzing Matilda Collins
Science fiction and fantasy Award Category Author Title PublisherAustralian SF Achievement Award Best Australian Science Fiction A. Bertram Chandler "The Bitter Pill" Vision of Tomorrow
Poetry
Award Author Title PublisherGrace Leven Prize for Poetry Judith WrightAustlit - Collected Poems, 1942-1970 by Judith Wright Collected Poems, 1942-1970 Angus and Robertson James McAuleyAustlit - Collected Poems 1936-1970 by James McAuley Collected Poems 1936-1970 Angus and Robertson
Drama
Award Author Title AWGIE Award for Stage Michael Boddy & Bob Ellis The Legend of King O'Malley
Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1971 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 18 November – Leigh Redhead, novelist
Unknown date Helen Dale (born Helen Darville), novelist Libby Hart, poet James Ley, literary critic and founder of the Sydney Review of Books John Mateer, poet and author (in South Africa)
Deaths A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1971 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
19 January – Joe Walker, novelist and newspaper editor (born 1910) 3 February – Richard Harry Graves, poet and novelist (born 1897) 11 March – Frank Clune, novelist and travel writer (born 1893) 10 June – Maysie Coucher Greig, writer of romantic novels and thrillers (born 1901) 30 June – Kenneth Slessor, poet (born 1901) 11 September – Hilda Bridges, novelist and short story writer (born 1881) 7 November – Minnie Agnes Filson, poet (born 1898) Unknown date G. C. Bleeck – novelist (born 1907)
See also 1971 in Australia 1971 in literature 1971 in poetry List of years in Australian literature List of years in literature
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