This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1973.

• Patrick White is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the first, and so far only, Australian writer to be presented with the award.^[1]

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1973 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 18 March — Max Barry, novelist^[8]
• 26 October — Chloe Hooper, author^[9]
• 12 November — Jay Kristoff, fantasy and science fiction writer^[10]

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1973 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 20 April – Michael Dransfield, poet (born 1948)^[11]
• 24 July — Isabel Mary Mitchell, novelist (born 1893)^[12]
• 25 July – Gina Ballantyne, poet (born 1919)^[13]
• 30 September — Doris Egerton Jones, novelist (born 1889)^[14]
• 24 October — Pat Hanna, dramatist (born 1888)^[15]
• 11 November — Jim Crawford, playwright (born 1908)^[16]
• 23 November – Francis Webb, poet (born 1925)^[17]

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