1967 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1967.
For an overview of world literature see 1967 in literature.
See also:
1966 in Australian literature,
1967 in Australia,
1968 in Australian literature.
Major publications
Books
- A. Bertram Chandler – Nebula Alert
- Jon Cleary – The Long Pursuit
- Kenneth Cook – Tuna
- Dymphna Cusack – The Sun is Not Enough
- Catherine Gaskin – Edge of Glass
- Thomas Keneally – Bring Larks and Heroes
- Eric Lambert – Hiroshima Reef
- Joan Lindsay – Picnic at Hanging Rock
- Tony Morphett – Dynasty
- Barry Oakley – A Wild Ass of a Man
- Katharine Susannah Prichard – Subtle Flame
- Kylie Tennant – Tell Morning This
- George Turner – The Lame Dog Man
Short stories
- Beatrice Davis – Short Stories of Australia - The Moderns
- Frank Hardy – Billy Borker Yarns Again
- Shirley Hazzard – People in Glass Houses
- Douglas Stewart – Short Stories of Australia - The Lawson Tradition
- Kylie Tennant – Ma Jones and the Little White Cannibals
- Jack Wodhams – "There is a Crooked Man"
Children's and Young Adult fiction
- Hesba Brinsmead – A Sapphire for September
- Nan Chauncy – Mathinna's People
- Mavis Thorpe Clark – Blue Above the Trees
- Eleanor Spence – The Sitherby Pilgrims
- Ivan Southall
- * The Fox Hole
- * To the Wild Sky
- Randolph Stow – Midnite : The Story of a Wild Colonial Boy
Poetry
- Bruce Dawe – "Life-Cycle"
- Geoffrey Dutton – Poems Soft and Loud
- Rodney Hall – Eyewitness : Poems
- Gwen Harwood – "In Brisbane"
- Dorothy Hewett – The Hidden Journey
- Les Murray – "An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow"
- David Rowbotham – Bungalow and Hurricane : new poems
- Thomas Shapcott – A Taste of Salt Water : Poems
- Douglas Stewart – Collected Poems 1936-1967
- Chris Wallace-Crabbe – The Rebel General
Biography
- Donald Horne – The Education of Young Donald
- Lionel Lindsay – Comedy of Life : An Autobiography
- Robert Menzies – Afternoon Light : Some Memories of Men and Events
- Bill Scott – Focus on Judith Wright
Awards and honours
Literary
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
| ALS Gold Medal | No award | ||
| Colin Roderick Award | Douglas Stewart | Collected Poems 1936-1967 | Angus and Robertson |
| Miles Franklin Award | Thomas Keneally | Bring Larks and Heroes | Cassell |
Children and Young Adult
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
| ' | Mavis Thorpe Clark | The Min-Min | Lansdowne Press | |
| ' | No award |
Poetry
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
| Grace Leven Prize for Poetry | Douglas Stewart | Collected Poems 1936-1967 | Angus and Robertson |
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth of births in 1967 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.- 15 May – James Bradley, novelist
- 23 May – Sean Williams, novelist
- Nikki Gemmell, novelist
- Melissa Lucashenko, novelist
Deaths
- 21 January - Cecil Mann, poet and novelist
- 7 February – David Unaipon, writer
- 29 March – D'Arcy Niland, novelist
- 25 November– Hal Gye, artist and writer
- Llewelyn Lucas, poet