1967 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1967.
Major publications
Books
- Patricia Carlon – See Nothing, Say Nothing
- 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
- F. J. Thwaites – Shall Come a Time
- George Turner – ''The Lame Dog Man''
Short stories
- Beatrice Davis – Short Stories of Australia, The Moderns
- Frank Hardy – Billy Borker Yarns Again
- Elizabeth Harrower — "The Cost of Things"
- Shirley Hazzard – People in Glass Houses
- Douglas Stewart – Short Stories of Australia - The Lawson Tradition
- Kylie Tennant – ''Ma Jones and the Little White Cannibals''
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 Switherby Pilgrims
- Ivan Southall
- * The Fox Hole
- * To the Wild Sky
- Randolph Stow – ''Midnite : The Story of a Wild Colonial Boy''
Science fiction and fantasy
- A. Bertram Chandler – Nebula Alert
- Jack Wodhams – "There is a Crooked Man"
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''
Drama
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 |
| Children's Book of the Year Award | Older Readers | Mavis Thorpe Clark | The Min-Min | Lansdowne Press |
| Children's Book of the Year Award | Picture Book | 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
- Melissa Lucashenko, novelist
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death of deaths in 1967 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.- 21 January – Cecil Mann, journalist, poet and novelist
- 7 February – David Unaipon, writer
- 29 March – D'Arcy Niland, novelist
- 10 September – Vera Dwyer, novelist
- 25 November – Hal Gye, artist and writer
- 31 December – Arthur Mailey, cricketer and journalist
- Llywelyn Lucas, poet