2017 in Australian literature explained
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2017.
Major publications
Literary fiction
Children's and Young Adult fiction
Crime
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Speculative fiction
Poetry
Drama
Biographies
Non-fiction
Awards and honours
Note: these awards were presented in the year in question.
Literary
Fiction
National
Children and Young Adult
National
Crime and Mystery
National
Science fiction
Poetry
Drama
Non-Fiction
Deaths
- 12 January – Jill Roe, historian, academic and author (born 1940)[64]
- 10 March – Bill Leak, editorial and political cartoonist, caricaturist and portraitist (born 1956)[65]
- 9 April – John Clarke, comedian, writer and satirist (born 1948 in New Zealand)[66]
- 22 April – Donna Williams, writer, artist, singer-songwriter, screenwriter and sculptor (born 1963)[67]
- 2 May – Michael Gurr, playwright, author, speech writer and screenwriter (born 1961)[68]
- 3 May – Rosie Scott, novelist and lecturer (born 1948 in Wellington, New Zealand)[69]
- 26 June – Jimmy Chi, playwright and composer (born 1948)[70]
- 27 June – Rae Desmond Jones, poet, novelist, short story writer and politician (born 1941)[71]
- 2 July – Fay Zwicky, poet, short-story writer, critic and academic best known for her autobiographical poem Kaddish, about her identity as a Jewish writer (born 1933)[72]
- 3 August – Jack Wodhams, science fiction writer (born 1931 in London)[73]
- 6 November – Sylvia Lawson, historian, journalist and critic (born 1932)[74]
- 1 December – Ken Inglis, historian (born 1929)[75]
- 22 December – Lilith Norman, children's writer and editor (born 1927)[76]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: A Long Way from Home by Peter Carey. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: No More Boats by Felicity Castagna. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: Whipbird by Robert Drewe. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: First Person by Richard Flanagan. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: The Last Garden by Eva Hornung. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: The Choke by Sofia Laguna. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: Border Districts by Gerald Murnane. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: The Book of Dirt by Bram Presser. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: Taboo by Kim Scott. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: My Lovely Frankie by Judith Clarke. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: The Ones That Disappeared by Zana Fraillon. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: Maybe by Morris Gleitzman. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: The Tree House Fun Book 2 by Andy Griffiths. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: The 91-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: Marlborough Man by Alan Carter. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: Win, Lose or Draw by Peter Corris. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: Under the Cold Bright Lights by Garry Disher. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: The Lone Child by Anna George. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: The Golden Child by Wendy James. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: The Student by Iain Ryan. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: Out of the Ice by Ann Turner. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: "Uncanny Valley" by Greg Egan . ISFDB. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: The Fatal Gate by Ian Irvine . ISFDB. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: Storyland by Catherine McKinnon. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: Corpselight by Angela Slatter . ISFDB. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: Lotus Blue by Cat Sparks . ISFDB. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: I Love Poetry by Michael Farrell. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: Argosy by Bella Li. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: The Metronome by Jennifer Maiden. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: These Things Are Real by Alan Wearne. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: Domestic Interior by Fiona Wright. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: The Enigmatic Mr Deakin by Judith Brett. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: Burke and Wills: The Triumph and Tragedy of Australia's Most Famous Explorers by Peter FitzSimons. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: The Case Against Fragrance by Kate Grenville . National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- Web site: Tracker by Alexis Wright. National Library of Australia. 4 May 2024.
- News: Tony Birch wins 2017 Patrick White Award. 8 May 2018. Books + Publishing. 16 November 2017.
- Web site: ALS Gold Medal — Previous Winners . Association for the Study of Australian Literature. 12 January 2024.
- Web site: Colin Roderick Award — Other Winners . 13 July 2020. James Cook University. 2 February 2024.
- Web site: "Indie Book Awards - Winners 2017" . Australian Independent Booksellers. 24 May 2024.
- Web site: 2009-06-09 . Kibble Literary Award . 9 March 2024 . . en-AU.
- Web site: The 2017 Stella Prize. The Stella Prize. 8 May 2018.
- Web site: Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2017 . 3 February 2024. The Wheeler Centre.
- Web site: State Library of South Australia. Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature – Past Literary Award Winners. 18 April 2024.
- Web site: Marija Peričić's The Lost Pages wins the 2017 Australian/Vogel's Literary Award. Allen & Unwin. 8 May 2018.
- Web site: "Barbara Jefferis Award" . Australian Society of Authors. 20 January 2024.
- News: Brooks. Lee. Miles Franklin Literary Prize winner Josephine Wilson claims prestigious award for Extinctions. 8 May 2018. ABC News. 7 September 2017.
- Web site: "Prime Minister's Literary Awards - Shortlist and winners: 2021-2008" . Creative Australia. 11 January 2024.
- Web site: Winners announced for 2017 NSW Premier's Literary Awards. State Library of New South Wales. 8 May 2018.
- News: Queensland Literary Awards 2017 winners announced. 8 May 2018. Books & Publishing. 5 October 2017.
- Web site: Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2017. The Wheeler Centre. 8 May 2018. 28 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180428185650/https://www.wheelercentre.com/projects/victorian-premier-s-literary-awards-2017. dead.
- Web site: Book of the Year - Winners 2017. The Children's Book Council of Australia. 8 May 2018.
- News: 'The Dry' wins CWA Gold Dagger. 8 May 2018. Books + Publishing. 27 October 2017.
- News: 'The Dry' wins best novel at 2017 Davitt Awards. 8 May 2018. Books + Publishing. 28 August 2017.
- Web site: Announcing the 2017 Ned Kelly Award Winners. Australian Crime Writers Association. 8 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20170903072938/https://www.austcrimewriters.com/content/announcing-2017-ned-kelly-award-winners. 3 September 2017. dead.
- Web site: 2017 Aurealis Awards Winners. Aurealis Awards. 31 March 2018 . 8 May 2018.
- News: Ditmar Awards 2017 winners announced. 8 May 2018. Books + Publishing. 13 June 2017.
- Web site: Austlit — Anne Elder Award . Austlit. 6 February 2024.
- Web site: Mary Gilmore Award . . 5 February 2024.
- News: Romei. Stephen. Keith Murdoch biography nets award for Tom DC Roberts. 16 August 2017. The Australian. 1 August 2017.
- News: Winners of the 2017 NSW Premier's History Awards announced. 8 May 2018. Books + Publishing.
- Web site: Jill Roe (1940-2017). 2024-02-14 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
- Web site: Bill Leak (1956-2017). 2024-02-14 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
- Web site: John Clarke (1948-2017). 2024-02-14 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
- Web site: Williams . Donna . 30 April 2017 . Vale Polly Samuel (aka 'Donna Williams') 1963–2017. Polly's pages (aka Donna Williams) . 30 April 2017 . Donna Williams.
- Web site: Michael Gurr (1961-2017). 2024-02-14 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
- Web site: Rosie Scott (1948-2017). 2024-02-14 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
- Web site: Jimmy Chi (1948-2017). 2024-02-14 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
- Web site: Rae Desmond Jones (1941-2017). 2024-02-14 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
- Web site: Fay Zwicky (1933-2017). 2024-02-14 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
- Web site: Jack Wodhams (1931-2017). 2024-02-14 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
- Web site: Sylvia Lawson (1932-2017). 2024-02-14 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
- Web site: Bongiorno . Frank . Kenneth Stanley (Ken) Inglis (1929-2017). 2024-02-14 . Obituaries Australia . Australian National University.
- Web site: Lilith Norman (1927-2017). 2023-10-01 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.