2026 in Australian literature
This is a list of historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2026.
Major publications
Literary fiction
- Michael Mohammed Ahmad – Bugger
- Yumna Kassab – Goodbye, My Love
- Fiona Kelly McGregor – The Trap
- Steve Toltz – A Rising of the Lights
- Sarah Walker – The Water Takes
- Chloe Wilson – The Thornbacks
- Michael Winkler – Griefdogg
- Fiona Wright – ''Kill Your Boomers''
Science fiction and fantasy
- John Morrissey – ''Bird Deity''
Poetry
- Beverley Farmer – For the Season : Haikus
- Lulu Houdini – ma-li
- Maria van Neerven – ''Two Tongues''
Non-Fiction
- Tyree Barnett – Stolen Man on Stolen Land
- Bob Carr – Bring Back Yesterday
- Charlotte Grieve – Duty to Warn
- Konrad Marshall – ''Run For Your Life''
Awards and honours
Note: these awards were presented in the year in question.Literary
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
| ALS Gold Medal | Not yet awarded | ||
| Colin Roderick Award | Not yet awarded | ||
| Indie Book Awards Book of the Year | Not yet awarded | ||
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards | Not yet awarded | ||
| Stella Prize | Not yet awarded | ||
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards | Not yet awarded |
Fiction
| Award | Author | Title | Publisher |
| Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature | Not yet awarded | ||
| The Age Book of the Year | Not yet awarded | ||
| ARA Historical Novel Prize | Not yet awarded | ||
| Barbara Jefferis Award | Not yet awarded | ||
| Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Fiction | Not yet awarded | ||
| Indie Book Awards Book of the Year – Debut Fiction | Not yet awarded | ||
| Miles Franklin Award | Not yet awarded | ||
| Prime Minister's Literary Awards | Not yet awarded | ||
| New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards | Not yet awarded | ||
| Queensland Literary Awards | Not yet awarded | ||
| Victorian Premier's Literary Awards | Not yet awarded | ||
| Voss Literary Prize | Not yet awarded |
Crime and Mystery
National
| Award | Category | Author | Title | Publisher |
| Davitt Award | Novel | Not yet awarded | ||
| Davitt Award | Young adult novel | Not yet awarded | ||
| Davitt Award | Children's novel | Not yet awarded | ||
| Davitt Award | Non-fiction | Not yet awarded | ||
| Davitt Award | Debut | Not yet awarded | ||
| Davitt Award | Readers' choice | Not yet awarded | ||
| Ned Kelly Award | Novel | Not yet awarded | ||
| Ned Kelly Award | First novel | Not yet awarded | ||
| Ned Kelly Award | True crime | Not yet awarded |