The year 1993 in literature involved some significant events and new books.
Events
New books
New drama
Poetry
Non-fiction
Deaths
- January 8 - Eleanor Hibbert, better known as Jean Plaidy and Victoria Holt
- January 22 - Kōbō Abe, novelist and playwright
- March 9 - C. Northcote Parkinson, historian, codifier of Parkinson's Law
- April 15 - Leslie Charteris, creator of "The Saint"
- April 23 - Bertus Aafjes, Dutch poet
- June 19 - William Golding, novelist and poet
- August 28 - E. P. Thompson, political historian
- September 7 - Eugen Barbu, novelist, playwright and journalist
- September 16 - Oodgeroo Noonuccal, poet
- November 25 - Anthony Burgess, novelist
- December 4 - Margaret Landon, author of Anna and the King of Siam
- December 28 - William L. Shirer, historian
Awards
Australia
Canada
France
United Kingdom
United States
Elsewhere
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