This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1957.
Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
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ALS Gold Medal[8] | Martin Boyd | A Difficult Young Man | Cresset Press |
Miles Franklin Award[9] | Patrick White | Voss | Eyre & Spottiswoode |
Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
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Children's Book of the Year Award[10] | Older Readers | Enid Moodie Heddle, illustrated by Nancy Parker | The Boomerang Book of Legendary Tales | Longmans Green |
Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
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Grace Leven Prize for Poetry[11] | Leonard Mann | Elegiac and Other Poems | Halstead Press |
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1957 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
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A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1957 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
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21st century |