This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1980.
Events
The Australian/Vogel Literary Award: Inaugural award to Archie Weller, The Day Of The Dog; the award was initially given to Paul Radley, who, in 1996, admitted that his manuscript was actually written by his uncle. Jessica Anderson won the 1980 Miles Franklin Award for The Impersonators
Major publications
Books Jessica Anderson — The Impersonators Murray Bail — Homesickness Jon Cleary — A Very Private War Shirley Hazzard — The Transit of Venus Elizabeth Jolley — Palomino Thomas Keneally — The Cut-Rate Kingdom Randolph Stow — The Girl Green as Elderflower
Short story collections Helen Garner – Honour & Other People's Children
Science fiction Damien Broderick — The Dreaming Dragons
Crime and mystery Peter Corris — The Dying Trade Gabrielle Lord — Fortress
Children's and Young Adult fiction Pamela Allen – The Archimedes' Bath Mavis Thorpe Clark – A Stranger Came to the Mine Robert Ingpen — The Voyage of the Poppykettle Ruth Park — Playing Beatie Bow Ruth Park and Deborah Niland – When the Wind Changed
Poetry Jenny Boult – The Hotel Anonymous Gwen Harwood – "Lamplight" Richard Lunn – Pompeii Deep Fry Les Murray — The Boys Who Stole the Funeral Judith Rodriguez — Mudcrab at Gambaro's Gig Ryan The Division of Anger "If I Had a Gun" Philip Salom — The Silent Piano Chris Wallace-Crabbe — The Golden Apples of the Sun : Twentieth Century Australian Poetry (anthology) editor
Non-fiction Robyn Davidson – Tracks Allan M. Grocott – Convicts, Clergymen and Churches Clive James – Unreliable Memoirs David Marr – Barwick
Awards and honours
Kylie Tennant – Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) Max Fatchen – Member of the Order of Australia (AM) Marjorie Barnard – Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) Patsy Adam-Smith – Officer of the British Empire (OBE)
Lifetime achievement Award Author Christopher Brennan Award John Blight Patrick White Award Bruce Dawe
Literary Award Author Title PublisherThe Age Book of the Year Award Murray Bail Homesickness Macmillan David Ireland A Woman of the Future Penguin ALS Gold Medal No award Colin Roderick Award Allan Grocott Convicts, Clergymen and Churches Sydney University Press
Fiction Award Author Title PublisherThe Age Book of the Year Award Murray Bail Homesickness Macmillan David Ireland A Woman of the Future Penguin The Australian/Vogel Literary Award Archie Weller The Day of the Dog Allen & Unwin Miles Franklin Award Jessica Anderson The Impersonators Macmillan New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Peter Carey War Crimes University of Queensland Press
Children and Young Adult Award Category Author Title PublisherChildren's Book of the Year Award Older Readers Lee Harding Displaced Person Hyland House Picture Book Peter PaveyOne Dragon's Dream Nelson AustraliaNew South Wales Premier's Literary Awards Children's Book Award Pamela Allen Mr Archimedes' Bath William Collins Special Children's Book Award Catherine Berndt Land of the Rainbow Snake William Collins
Science fiction and fantasy Award Category Author Title Publisher Australian SF Achievement Award Best Australian Science Fiction Robert Ingpen Australian Gnomes Rigby
Poetry
Award Author Title Publisher Anne Elder Award Richard Lunn Pompeii Deep Fry Randolph Press Grace Leven Prize for Poetry Les Murray The Boys Who Stole the Funeral Angus & Robertson New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards David Campbell The Man in the Honeysuckle Angus & Robertson
Non-fiction Award Author Title Publisher The Age Book of the Year Award Not awarded New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards David Marr Barwick Allen & Unwin
Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1980 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
7 July – Brooke Davis, novelist
Unknown date Elizabeth Campbell, poet Ceridwen Dovey, novelist
Deaths A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1980 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
2 September – Frederick Macartney, poet and critic (born 1887) 3 February – Marnie Bassett, historian and biographer (born 1889) 18 October – Martin Haley, poet and translator (born 1905)
See also 1980 in Australia 1980 in literature 1980 in poetry List of years in literature List of years in Australian literature
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