Northern Territory Library
Northern Territory Literary Awards
NT Literary Awards Publications: 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002
2009 Northern Territory Literary Awards
The winners in each of the six categories were announced on Friday 9th October at a ceremony at Parliament House.The Territory’s best poems, short stories and essays have been judged from the 22 finalists selected from more than 200 entries received across Central Australia, Tennant Creek, Katherine and Darwin.
A panel of 15 judges including interstate publishers, international authors, local journalists and academics had the task of determining the most outstanding work of literary merit for each category.
The Literary Awards, established in 1984 to recognise significant contributions to the Northern Territory’s literature culture, offer Territory writers an industry-recognised award.
The Northern Territory Library have been proud custodian of these awards since 2002, and they continue to endeavour to cultivate a prosperous creative writing industry in the Territory, and aim to inspire a new generation of writers.
The Northern Territory Library congratulates all winners and finalists of the 2009 Northern Territory Literary Awards.
All entrants can also now access the comments made by the judges, with the aim to further encourage and nurturing emerging talent. Entrants, please email libraryevents@nt.gov.au to receive your feedback.
Entries for the 2010 awards are now open, and close on the new date of 31 Jan 2010. The awards ceremony for 2010 will be in May, and will be the opening event of the Northern Territory Writers’ Festival, WORDSTORM. Entry forms will be available on the website and from the Northern Territory Library soon.
2009 Northern Territory Literary Awards Winners
Charles Darwin University Bookshop Travel Short Story Award
Barbara Eather - Castronomy
Charles Darwin University Essay AwardRoland Dyrting – The Poinciana Woman of East Point
Dymocks Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writers’ Award
Ellen Maria Pocock – Time Marches On
Dymocks Arafura Short Story Award
Karen Manton – Hannah’s Bread
Dymocks Red Earth Poetry Award
Dani Powell – Sketch of This DayKath Manzie Youth Literary Award
Shona Welsh – Oubliette2009 Northern Territory Literary Awards Finalists
Charles Darwin University Bookshop Travel Short Story Award
Mary Allmich – Against the Odds
Claire Marron – Journey to the Mountain: The story of Llullaillaco Boy
Rohan Wightman – Tigers and Goats
Charles Darwin University Essay AwardMary Anne Butler – …Drowning…
Kieran Finnane – Firework
Leni Shilton – Larapinta Trail: Notes from a Journal
Dymocks Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writers’ Award
Joy Cardona – The Buffalo Shooter
Dymocks Arafura Short Story Award
Michael Giacometti – Encounter at Kalaykapi, circa 1880
Glenn Morrison – The Mad Woman
Natalie Sprite – This is What Love Sounds Like
Dymocks Red Earth Poetry Award
Kaye Aldenhoven – Cows, Stuart Highway
Kelly-Lee Hickey – Sustenance
Kelly-Lee Hickey – Reflux
Fred Vant Sand – Thirty Years
Kath Manzie Youth Literary Award
Rosie O’Reilly – In Fertile Wet
Oceana Pastor-Eisgood – Taj and the Creature
The Northern Territory Library are custodians of these Awards, which endeavour to cultivate a prosperous, creative writing industry in the NT by recognising great talent; they have a further aim of fostering and inspiring a new generation of writers.
The Northern Territory Library supports local writers by providing access to information and research in our main Library located in Parliament House, and through Public Libraries and Knowledge Centres throughout the entire Northern Territory.