The year 1974 in literature involved some significant events and new books.
Events
New books
New drama
New poetry
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Main article: 1974 in poetry
Non-fiction
Births
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
Awards
Canada
France
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
United States
Elsewhere
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