2019 Northern Territory Literary Awards Ceremony

Join story tellers, poets, essayists and truth tellers for the 2019 Northern Territory Literary Awards ceremony. Across seven categories, the Awards acknowledge works of outstanding literary merit and reward the achievements of Northern Territory writers. 

Entrants, finalists, family members, friends and all supporters of the Northern Territory writing community are invited to attend the ceremony. 

The annual Northern Territory Literary Awards have celebrated the work of Northern Territory writers for more than 35 years. It is part of an ongoing program of events at the Northern Territory Library that celebrate the achievements of established and emerging writers, storytellers and prominent Territorians.

Special thanks to the Awards’ sponsors and supporters Charles Darwin University, NT Writers’ Centre, Zip Print, Brown’s Mart Theatre and Kath Manzie Estate. 

The Awards ceremony will commence at 5:30pm. 

Photo: 2018 Awards ceremony, Robbie Hoad reciting some of the winning works. Photographer: Oliver Eclipse