The year 1974 in literature involved some significant events and new books. [edit] Events [edit] New books [edit] New drama [edit] New poetry Main article: 1974 in poetry [edit] Non-fiction [edit] Births [edit] Deaths - January 29 - H. E. Bates, novelist
- March 24 - Olive Higgins Prouty, American novelist
- May 13 - Arthur J. Burks, American writer
- June 2 - Tom Kristensen, novelist and poet
- June 9 - Miguel Ángel Asturias, Nobel Prize-winning novelist
- July 4 - Georgette Heyer, author
- September 21 - Jacqueline Susann, best-selling novelist
- October 4 - Anne Sexton, poet
- December 14 - Walter Lippmann, writer
- date unknown - David Jones, artist and poet
[edit] Awards [edit] Canada [edit] France [edit] United Kingdom - Booker Prize: Nadine Gordimer, The Conservationist
- Cholmondeley Award: D.J. Enright, Vernon Scannell, Alasdair Maclean
- Eric Gregory Award: Duncan Forbes, Roger Garfitt, Robin Hamilton, Frank Ormsby, Penelope Shuttle
- Newdigate prize: Alan Hollinghurst
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction: Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, or the Prince of Darkness
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography: John Wain, Samuel Johnson
- Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry: Ted Hughes
[edit] United States [edit] Elsewhere |