Competitions, Awards and Residencies

This program is presented in partnership with Varuna, the National Writers’ House, and the Northern Territory Government through Arts NT.

Nine fellowships are available, with three residency fellowships and six virtual fellowships available. Participants will be selected from the Top End and Central Desert regions and one fellowship place will be reserved for a First Nations writer.

Applications for 2023/24 closed in September 2023.

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This unique residency supports emerging NT writers to develop a new work through a paid writing retreat.

Applications for 2024/25 will open in May 2024.

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The annual Northern Territory Literary Awards have celebrated the unpublished work of Northern Territory writers for more than 35 years.

Whether established or emerging, all writers from across the Northern Territory are encouraged to enter unpublished work for a chance to win cash prizes, free memberships and masterclasses.

Entries for 2023 closed in May.
Congratulations to the winners announced at the Awards Ceremony on 27 September 2023.

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A brand-new residency providing studio space for an NTWC member between 10-18 June 2023.

Applications closed in April 2023.

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