1966 in literature

See also: 1965 in literature, other events of 1966, 1967 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

• The Circle Game by Margaret Atwood
• Expeditions by Margaret Atwood
• Speeches for Doctor Frankenstein by Margaret Atwood
• The Dartmoor Worker anthology of William Crossing
• Der Meteor by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
• The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein
• The Solid Mandala by Patrick White

Deaths

• January 18 - Kathleen Norris, writer
• June 7 - Jean Arp, sculptor, painter, and poet
• August 6 - Cordwainer Smith, science fiction author

Awards

• Nobel Prize for literature - Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Nelly Sachs
• Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: Katherine Anne Porter - Collected Stories