2017 in literature

This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 2017.

List of years in literature (table)
In poetry
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020

Events

Anniversaries

New books

Dates after each title indicate U.S. publication, unless otherwise indicated.

Fiction

Children and young people

Poetry

Drama

Non-fiction

Biography and memoirs

  • Craig BrownMa’am Darling: 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret (September 21, UK)
  • Richard FordBetween Them: Remembering My Parents (May 2)
  • Adam KayThis is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor (September 7, UK)
  • Caroline MooreheadA Bold and Dangerous Family: The Rossellis and the Fight Against Mussolini (June 15)
  • Rebecca StottIn the Days of Rain: a daughter, a father, a cult (June 1, UK)
  • Stephen WestabyFragile Lives: A Heart Surgeon's Stories of Life and Death on the Operating Table (February 9, UK)
  • Xiaolu GuoOnce Upon a Time in the East (January 26)

Deaths

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in literature" article:

Awards

In alphabetical order of prize names:

References

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  22. Décès du penseur Mohamed Talbi (in French)
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  26. "Tamil poetry loses sufi voice as Kavikko departs". Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  27. Muere el escritor Juan Goytisolo a los 86 años en Marrakech (in Spanish)
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  45. Flood, Alison (16 November 2017). "Baillie Gifford prize goes to Aids chronicle How to Survive a Plague". the Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  46. "Man Booker Prize: George Saunders wins for Lincoln in the Bardo". BBC News. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  47. "Poet and activist Manuel Alegre wins prestigious Camoes Award". SBS Your Language. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  48. "Costa Book Awards 2017 Category Winners Announced". Foyles. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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  51. "The High Places wins £30,000 International Dylan Thomas Prize in partnership with Swansea University". Swansea University. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
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  61. "Extinctions by Josephine Wilson wins the 2017 Miles Franklin award". The Guardian. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  62. "Oriel Undergraduate Dominic Hand Wins University's Newdigate Prize for Poetry". Oriel College Oxford. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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  67. "Michael Redhill wins Scotiabank Giller Prize". CTV News, November 20, 2017.
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