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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2012. For an overview of world literature see 2012 in literature. ''See also:'' 2011 in Australian literature, 2012 in Australia, 2013 in Australian literature. ==Events== *Clive James is made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for "services to literature and the media" in the Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year Honours List.〔(British Honour for Clive James )〕 *Five literary figures are named in the Australia Day Honours: Paul Brunton, Stuart Macintyre, Roy Masters, Ros Pesman and Carol Woodrow.〔(Australia Day Honours )〕 *Peter Carey is the recipient of the Bodleian Libraries’ 2012 Bodley Medal. The medal is awarded by the Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford "to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the worlds in which the Bodleian is active: literature, culture, science, and communication".〔(Carey Wins Oxford's Bodley Medal )〕 *Incoming Premier Campbell Newman cancels the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards.〔(Queensland Premier's Literary Awards Cancelled )〕 *In response, a week later, the new Queensland Literary Awards are announced.〔(Queensland Literary Awards to Proceed Under New Management )〕 The awards use a crowd-funding campaign to raise the prize-money for their initial set of awards.〔(Queensland Literary Awards Funding )〕 *Sophie Cunningham is appointed as the new head of the Australian Literature Board.〔(Literature Board's New Head )〕 *In the Queen's Birthday Honours, Peter Carey, Barbara Blackman, Rolf Harris, and Liz Jones become Officers in the Order of Australia (AO), Grahame Bond and Peter Steele become Members of the Order of Australia (AM), and Peter Singer becomes a Companion in the Order of Australia (AC).〔(Queen's Birthday Honours 2012 )〕 *Text Publishing launches its Text Classics line, reprinting Australian literary classics.〔(Australian Writers Back in Print )〕 * Melbourne City Council unveils "Literature Lane", a small laneway off Little LaTrobe Street near the State Library of Victoria, in recognition of Melbourne's status as a UNESCO City of Literature.〔(Literature Lane )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2012 in Australian literature」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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