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1964 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1964.

Events
The Australian newspaper published its first issue on 14 July 1964, becoming Australia's first national daily newspaper. It is published by Rupert Murdoch's News Limited. == Major publications ==
Major publications
Books • Raymond Aitchison – The IllegitimatesPatricia CarlonThe Price of an Orphan • Alan Chester – Brother CaptainJon ClearyThe Fall of an EagleA Flight of ChariotsCharmian Clift – ''Honour's Mimic'' • Peter CowanSummerDymphna CusackBlack Lightning • Lola Irish – Shadow MountainGeorge JohnstonThe Far Face of the MoonMy Brother JackThomas KeneallyThe Place at Whitton • John McGhee – Sundry DebtorsFrank O'GradyThe Sun Breaks Through • John Patrick – Weave a Circle • Dan Reidy – ''It's This Way'' • David RowbothamThe Man in the JungleF. J. ThwaitesA Mountain for MoniqueJohn Tranter – ''The Livin' is Easy'' • Judah WatenDistant Land Short stories Nancy CatoThe Sea Ants and Other StoriesPeter Cowan – "The Tractor" • Frank Dalby DavisonThe Road to Yesterday : Collected Short StoriesPatrick WhiteThe Burnt Ones Science fiction and fantasy Russell BraddonThe Year of the Angry RabbitDamien Broderick – "All My Yesterdays" • A. Bertram ChandlerThe Deep Reaches of SpaceThe Coils of Time / Into the Alternative Universe Children's and Young Adult fiction Hesba BrinsmeadPastures of the Blue CraneNan ChauncyHigh and Haunted IslandRuth ParkAirlift for GrandeeThe Muddle-Headed Wombat on Holiday Poetry Bruce Dawe – "How to Go On Not Looking" • A. D. Hope – "An Epistle : Edward Sackville to Venetia Digby" • T. Inglis MooreFrom the Ballads to Brennan (edited) • Oodgeroo NoonuccalWe Are Going : PoemsPeter Porter – "Sydney Cove, 1788" • David RowbothamAll the RoomThomas ShapcottThe Mankind ThingVivian Smith – "Late April : Hobart" • Douglas StewartModern Australian Verse (edited) • Randolph Stow – "Ishmael" • Francis WebbThe Ghost of the Cock : Poems Non-fiction Donald HorneThe Lucky CountryDouglas LockwoodUp the Track Drama Frank HardyThe RingbolterDavid IrelandImage in the ClayPatrick WhiteNight on Bald Mountain ==Awards and honours==
Awards and honours
Literary Children and Young Adult Poetry == Births ==
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1964 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. • 7 May – Elliot Perlman, novelist • 21 July – Gillian Mears, novelist (died 2016) • 7 August – John Birmingham, novelist and journalist • 10 August – Heather Rose, novelist • 28 August – Traci Harding, science fiction and fantasy novelist • 12 December – Georgia Blain, novelist, journalist and biographer (died 2016) Unknown dateJonathan Strahan, editor and anthologist (born in Belfast) == Deaths ==
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1964 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. • 22 January – Zora Cross, poet (born 1890) • 12 February – Arthur Upfield, novelist (born 1890) • 1 May – Ethel Nhill Victoria Stonehouse, novelist and poet (born 1883) • 19 October – Nettie Palmer, critic and journalist (born 1885) • 21 October – E. Morris Miller, literary scholar and historian (born 1881 in Natal) == See also ==
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