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1973 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1973.

Events
Patrick White is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the first, and so far only, Australian writer to be presented with the award. == Major publications ==
Major publications
Books Kit DentonThe Breaker : A NovelHammond InnesGolden SoakMorris Lurie – ''Rappaport's Revenge'' • Christina SteadThe Little HotelF. J. ThwaitesTracks I Knew NotMorris WestThe SalamanderPatrick WhiteThe Eye of the Storm Short stories Murray Bail – "Zoellner's Definition" • Elizabeth Jolley – "Another Holiday for the Prince" • Frank Moorhouse • "The Airport, the Pizzeria, the Motel, the Rented Car, and the Mysteries of Life" • The Illegal RelativesFay Zwicky – "Hostages" Children's and Young Adult fiction James AldridgeA Sporting PropositionMavis Thorpe ClarkWildfireMax FatchenThe Spirit WindElyne MitchellSilver Brumby WhirlwindMary Elwyn PatchettRoar of the LionIvan SouthallMatt and JoEleanor SpenceTime to Go HomeColin ThieleThe Fire in the StonePatricia WrightsonThe Nargun and the Stars Poetry Rosemary DobsonSelected PoemsRodney HallA Soapbox OmnibusA. D. Hope • "Hay Fever" • Selected PoemsRoger McDonald – "Two Summers in Moravia" • Peter PorterJonah (with Arthur Boyd) • Vivian Smith – "The Man Fern Near the Bus Stop" • Judith WrightAlive : Poems 1971-72 Drama Ron BlairPresident Wilson in ParisPeter KennaA Hard God • John Powers – The Last of the KnucklemenDavid WilliamsonWhat If You Died Tomorrow? ==Awards and honours==
Awards and honours
Literary Children and Young Adult Science fiction and fantasy Poetry Drama == 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 1973 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. • 18 March — Max Barry, novelist • 26 October — Chloe Hooper, author • 12 November — Jay Kristoff, fantasy and science fiction writer == 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 1973 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. • 20 April – Michael Dransfield, poet (born 1948) • 24 July — Isabel Mary Mitchell, novelist (born 1893) • 25 July – Gina Ballantyne, poet (born 1919) • 30 September — Doris Egerton Jones, novelist (born 1889) • 24 October — Pat Hanna, dramatist (born 1888) • 11 November — Jim Crawford, playwright (born 1908) • 23 November – Francis Webb, poet (born 1925) == See also ==
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