2024 Northern Territory Literary Award Winners

This evening the winners of the 2024 Northern Territory Literary Awards were announced at the ceremony in the NT Library, and via livestream in Alice Springs and online.

Since 1984, the Northern Territory Literary Awards have recognised and celebrated the achievements of Territory writers.

Twenty-two unpublished works across seven categories were shortlisted from over 200 entries.

In addition to their prize money, the winners received an annual membership with the NT Writers’ Centre, and a double pass to select shows in the Brown's Mart performance program.

Congratulations to all of our finalists and winners!

The winners are:

Brown’s Mart Theatre Award
(Theatre script with a performance time of more than 30 minutes.)

She Sits - Sarah Reuben

Charles Darwin University Creative Non-Fiction Award
(A factually accurate work written with attention to literary style and technique, up to 3000 words.)

Remember - Dave Clark

Charles Darwin University Essay Award
(A referenced academic essay on a topic relating to the Northern Territory, up to 3000 words.)

The Compulsory Teaching in English for the First Four Hours of Each School Day policy (2008, NT): an evaluation - Steve Hawkins

Flash Fiction Award
(A blog post, fan fiction, short story, fictional diary entry or fictional letter, up to 500 words.)

The Earth Flickering Beneath our Mobility Devices - Lee Frank

Kath Manzie Youth Award 
(An original work of short fiction or a single poem by a person aged 12 to 18 years on first of January 2023. Up to three poetry entries per person with a 300-line limit or a short story up to 3,000 words.)

Bittersweet Seventeen – Gabriella Francis

NT Writers’ Centre Poetry Award
(A single poem up to 300 lines, limited to three entries per person.)

Precious Thing - Fiona Dorrell 

Zip Print Short Story Award
(An original work of short fiction up to 3,000 words.)

The Madness of Being Loved - Barbara Eather