1975 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1975.
Events
- Radical poet Dorothy Hewett publishes her collection Rapunzel in Suburbia, triggering a successful libel action by her lawyer ex-husband Lloyd Davies.
- McPhee Gribble publishing house is founded by Di Gribble and Hilary McPhee
Major publications
Books
- James Aldridge – The Untouchable Juli
- Jessica Anderson – The Commandant
- Jon Cleary – The Safe House
- Sumner Locke Elliott – Going
- Frank Hardy – But the Dead Are Many
- Xavier Herbert – Poor Fellow My Country
- Thomas Keneally
- * Gossip from the Forest
- * Moses the Lawgiver
- David Malouf – Johnno
- William Nagle – ''The Odd Angry Shot''
Short stories
- Murray Bail
- * "A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z"
- * Contemporary Portraits and Other Stories
- * "The Drover's Wife"
- Peter Carey – "Do You Love Me?"
Science Fiction and Fantasy
- A. Bertram Chandler
- * The Big Black Mark
- * The Broken Cycle
- Sumner Locke Elliott – Going
- Cordwainer Smith
- * The Best of Cordwainer Smith
- * ''Norstrilia''
Children's and Young Adult fiction
- Elyne Mitchell – ''The Colt at Taparoo''
Poetry
- Gwen Harwood – Selected Poems
- Dorothy Hewett – Rapunzel in Suburbia
- A. D. Hope – A Late Picking : Poems 1965-1974
- Kate Jennings – Mother I'm Rooted : An Anthology of Australian Women Poets
- Les Murray – "The Powerline Incarnation"
- Peter Porter
- * "An Exequy"
- * Living in a Calm Country
- Thomas Shapcott – ''Shabbytown Calendar''
Drama
Biography
- Charles Perkins – ''A Bastard Like Me''
Non-fiction
- Geoffrey Blainey – Triumph of the Nomads : A History of Ancient Australia
- Anne Summers – ''Damned Whores and God's Police''
Awards and honours
Poetry
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
| Grace Leven Prize for Poetry | Gwen Harwood | Selected Poems | Angus and Robertson |
Drama
| Award | Author | Title |
| AWGIE Award for Stage | Jim McNeil | How Does Your Garden Grow? |
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth of births in 1975 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.- 23 June — Markus Zusak, novelist
- Nardi Simpson, novelist and musician
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death of deaths in 1975 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.- 11 January — Paul Grano, poet and journalist
- 25 May — Clive Turnbull, writer and journalist
- Winifred Birkett, novelist