This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1964.
For an overview of world literature see 1964 in literature.
See also: 1963 in Australian literature, 1964 in Australia, 1965 in Australian literature.
Russell Braddon – The Year of the Angry RabbitA. Bertram Chandler – The Deep Reaches of SpaceJon ClearyThe Fall of an EagleA Flight of ChariotsCharmian Clift – Honour's MimicDymphna Cusack – Black LightningGeorge Johnston – My Brother JackThomas Keneally – The Place at WhittonDavid Rowbotham – The Man in the JungleJudah Waten – Distant LandNancy Cato – The Sea Ants and Other StoriesA. Bertram Chandler – Into the Alternate Universe : The Coils of TimePeter Cowan – "The Tractor"Damien Broderick – "All My Yesterdays"Frank Dalby Davison – The Road to Yesterday : Collected Short StoriesPatrick White – The Burnt OnesChildren's and Young Adult fiction
Hesba Brinsmead – Pastures of the Blue CraneNan Chauncy – High and Haunted IslandRuth ParkAirlift for GrandeeThe Muddle-Headed Wombat on HolidayBruce Dawe – "How to Go On Not Looking"A. D. Hope – "An Epistle : Edward Sackville to Venetia Digby"T. Inglis Moore – From the Ballads to BrennanOodgeroo Noonuccal – We Are Going : PoemsPeter Porter – "Sydney Cove, 1788"David Rowbotham – All the RoomThomas Shapcott – The Mankind ThingVivian Smith – "Late April : Hobart"Douglas Stewart – Modern Australian VerseRandolph Stow – "Ishmael"Francis Webb – The Ghost of the Cock : PoemsDonald Horne – The Lucky CountryDouglas Lockwood – Up the TrackFrank Hardy – The RingbolterDavid Ireland – Image in the ClayPatrick White – Night on Bald MountainA list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1964 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
7 May – Elliot Perlman, novelist21 July – Gillian Mears, novelist (died 2016)7 August – John Birmingham, novelist and journalistUnknown date
Mandy Sayer, novelistJonathan Strahan, editor and anthologistA list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1964 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
22 January – Zora Cross, poet (born 1890)12 February – Arthur Upfield, novelist (born 1890)19 October – Nettie Palmer, critic and journalist (born 1885) 