1962 in literature
The year 1962 in literature involved some significant events and new books.
Events
New books
New drama
Poetry
Non-fiction
Births
Deaths
February 16 - Frank Prewett , poet
April 24 - Emilio Prados , poet
May 26 - Wilfred Wilson Gibson , poet
June 2 - Vita Sackville-West , poet and gardener
July 6 - William Faulkner , American novelist
July 21 - G. M. Trevelyan , historian
July 27 - Richard Aldington , World War I writer
August 9 - Hermann Hesse , novelist
September 3 - E. E. Cummings , poet
September 23 - Patrick Hamilton , dramatist
December 3 - Dame Mary Gilmore , poet and journalist
Awards
American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Fiction : William Faulkner
Eric Gregory Award : Donald Thomas , James Simmons , Brian Johnson , Jenny Joseph
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction: Ronald Hardy , Act of Destruction
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography: Meriol Trevor , Newman: The Pillar and the Cloud and Newman: Light in Winter
Newbery Medal for children's literature : Elizabeth George Speare , The Bronze Bow
Newdigate Prize : Stanley Johnson
Nobel Prize for Literature : John Steinbeck
Premio Nadal : José María Mendiola , Muerte por fusilamiento
Pulitzer Prize for Drama : Frank Loesser , Abe Burrows , How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction : Edwin O'Connor , The Edge of Sadness
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry : Alan Dugan , Poems
Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry : Christopher Fry
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