This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1963.
For an overview of world literature see 1963 in literature.
See also: 1962 in Australian literature, 1963 in Australia, 1964 in Australian literature.
Jessica Anderson – An Ordinary LunacyJon Cleary – Forests of the NightSumner Locke Elliott – Careful, He Might Hear YouCatherine Gaskin – The Tilsit InheritanceBrian James – Hopeton HighBarbara Jefferis – Wild GrapesMungo MacCallum – Son of MarsRandolph Stow – TourmalineArthur Upfield – The Body at Madman's BendMorris West – The Shoes of the FishermanA. Bertram Chandler – Beyond the Galactic RimJon Cleary – Pillar of Salt and Other StoriesPeter Cowan – "The Voice"Frank Hardy – Legends from Benson's ValleyShirley HazzardCliffs of Fall and Other Stories"The Picnic"Xavier Herbert – Larger Than Life : Twenty Short StoriesHal Porter"Gretel""Young Woman in a Wimple"Colin Thiele – Favourite Australian Stories (edited)Patrick White"Clay""Down at the Dump""Miss Slattery and Her Demon Lover"Children's and Young Adult fiction
Nan Chauncy – The Roaring 40L. H. Evers – Danny's Wonderful UncleJohn Gunn – The Goodbye IslandEric Lambert – DolphinJoan Phipson – Threat to the BarkersEleanor Spence – The Green LaurelColin Thiele – Storm BoyBruce Dawe – "And a Good Friday Was Had By All"Gwen Harwood – "Suburban Sonnet"Dorothy Hewett – "Country Idyll"A. D. Hope"Crossing the Frontier""A Letter from Rome"James McAuley – "Pieta"Ian Mudie – The North-Bound RiderPeter Porter – "Your Attention Please"Chris Wallace-Crabbe – In Light and DarknessHenry Kendall – Henry Kendall (edited by T. Inglis Moore)John Shaw Neilson – Shaw Neilson (edited by Judith Wright)Judith Wright – Five Senses : Selected PoemsXavier Herbert – Disturbing ElementAlan Marshall – In Mine Own HeartHal Porter – The Watcher on the Cast-Iron BalconyGeoffrey Blainey – The Rush That Never Ended : A History of Australian MiningAlan Hopgood – And the Big Men FlyHal Porter – The TowerA list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1963 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
19 July – Garth Nix, novelist8 October – Nick Earls, novelistUnknown date
Catherine Jinks, novelistJohn Kinsella, poetMandy Sayer, novelistA list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1963 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
30 January – Will H. Ogilvie, poet (1869)24 July – Ruth Bedford, poet (born 1882) 