NT Writers Festival Travel Scheme
NT Writers Festival is excited to announce a new travel subsidy for non-Darwin residents, thanks to generous support from the Regional Arts Fund Tourism Accelerator Program.
This special deal assists those living outside Darwin with the expenses involved in travelling to Darwin to enjoy the NT Writers Festival. Buy any festival ticket and you can receive $225 in your pocket to cover travel costs and/or a discounted price on three nights accommodation at our festival accommodation partner, Hudsons Apartments in Parap!
Eligibility:
- The Scheme is only available to visitors from towns and communities beyond the Greater Darwin region;
- The subsidies cover transport (by plane, bus or train) to the value of $225 and/or a 20% discount on the standard rate of three nights’ accommodation at Hudson Apartments, Parap;
- You do not have to accept both forms of subsidy (e.g. you could stay with family members);
Please note: The subsidies do not cover any insurance (you may add insurance at your own expense); The Scheme will operate until funds are expended (we recommend that you make your bookings as soon as possible).
How to apply:
- Purchase any ticket to the festival
- Fill out our online form, attaching your NTWF ticket receipt along with proof of your residential address. Someone will be in touch to let you know if you are a lucky recipient of the travel subsidy and to arrange your discounted accommodation if you intend on staying with Hudsons Apartments!*
Please note: If you plan to receive the accommodation discount you must book this with Hudson Apartments Parap before 31 May. You may choose to stay longer, but you will need to arrange and pay for this separately.
*If you change your mind after purchasing tickets or are no longer able to attend NTWF 2022, please let us know as soon as possible so we can reallocate your subsidy to someone else.
To receive your travel subsidy:
- Book your airline, train, or bus tickets, keeping the receipts. You can also keep petrol receipts if you drive.
- Travel to Darwin and attend NT Writers Festival.
- At the conclusion of the festival, complete the ‘Culture Counts’ survey we will send to you.
- Upon completion of the survey, send a screenshot of survey completion, your travel/accommodation receipts, and an invoice for $225 to the NT Writers’ Centre.
To receive your accommodation discount:
- Fill out the subsidy form detailing your accommodation preferences with Hudson Apartments
- You will be contacted by NTWC staff confirming your reservation and to secure your booking with Hudson Apartments
- Your discount will be applied through Hudson Apartments
Please note: We will take up to 3 weeks to process your invoice.
Terms & Conditions
You will need to send us proof of your home address and NTWF ticket receipt, as well as keep travel receipts and send them to us at the conclusion of the festival.
Click below to buy your early bird All Talk pass
Click below to submit your travel subsidy form
Second Festival Lineup Announcement
NT Writers Festival are delighted to announce that John Safran, Jackie Huggins AM, Sarah Holland-Batt, and Witiyana Marika will be joining us at this year’s NT Writers Festival!
All Talk Pass and Travel Subsidy
Can’t work out what to see at the festival? Purchase an All Talk Pass and you can see all talks and panels throughout the festival weekend!* Take a look at our program here and book your tickets here.
*Please note, the All Talk Pass excludes feature events and workshops.
Coming from interstate? This year we also have a fantastic travel subsidy available to assist you with getting to the festival for less! Read on to find out more.
NT Writers Festival Travel Scheme
NT Writers Festival is excited to announce a new travel subsidy for non-Darwin residents, thanks to generous support from the Regional Arts Fund Tourism Accelerator Program.
This special deal assists those living outside Darwin with the expenses involved in travelling to Darwin to enjoy the NT Writers Festival. Buy a ticket to the festival and you can receive $225 in your pocket to cover travel costs and/or a discounted price on three nights accommodation at our accommodation partner Hudsons Apartments in Parap!
Eligibility:
- The Scheme is only available to visitors from towns and communities beyond the Greater Darwin region;
- The subsidies cover transport (by plane, bus, car or train) to the value of $225 and/or a 20% discount on the standard rate of three nights’ accommodation at Hudson Apartments, Parap;
- You do not have to accept both forms of subsidy (e.g. you could stay with family members);
Please note: The subsidies do not cover any insurance (you may add insurance at your own expense); The Scheme will operate until funds are expended (we recommend that you make your bookings as soon as possible).
How to apply:
- Purchase an All Talk Pass to the NT Writers Festival
- Fill out our online form, attaching your NTWF ticket receipt along with proof of your residential address. Someone will be in touch to let you know if you are a lucky recipient of the travel subsidy and to arrange your discounted accommodation if you intend on staying with Hudsons Apartments!**
Please note: If you plan to receive the accommodation discount you must book this with Hudson Apartments Parap before 31 May. You may choose to stay longer, but you will need to arrange and pay for this separately.
**If you change your mind after purchasing tickets or are no longer able to attend NTWF 2022, please let us know as soon as possible so we can reallocate your subsidy to someone else.
To receive your travel subsidy:
- Book your airline, train, or bus tickets, keeping the receipts. You can also keep petrol receipts if you drive.
- Travel to Darwin and attend NT Writers Festival.
- At the conclusion of the festival, complete the ‘Culture Counts’ survey we will send to you.
- Upon completion of the survey, send a screenshot of survey completion, your travel/accommodation receipts, and an invoice for $225 to the NT Writers’ Centre.
To receive your accommodation discount:
- Fill out the subsidy form below detailing your accommodation preferences with Hudson Apartments
- You will be contacted by NTWC staff confirming your reservation and to secure your booking with Hudson Apartments
- Your discount will be applied through Hudson Apartments
Please note: We will take up to 3 weeks to process your invoice.
The Ts+Cs when apply for the travel subsidy: You will need to send us proof of your home address and NTWF ticket receipt, as well as keep travel receipts and send them to us at the conclusion of the festival.
Click below to buy your Festival tickets
Click below to submit your travel subsidy form
First Festival Line-up Announcement
A novelist who writes from the perspective of those overlooked by history; a legal academic, author and Aboriginal rights activist who harnesses the power of stories to bridge past and present; a critic, essayist and novelist whose work illuminates the beauty and loss of the present moment.
We are thrilled that Hannah Kent, Larissa Behrendt, and Delia Falconer are among the talented writers appearing at this year’s NT Writers Festival.
Join these authors and a line-up of brilliant thinkers and storytellers at the Museum and Art Gallery of the NT for four days of inspiring talks and immersive experiences celebrating language, culture and community shaped by place.
The full program goes on sale on Fri 13 May, but Early Bird ‘All Talk’ Passes are on sale soon. Keep an eye out here or on our socials for all the latest news and announcements.
Photo: L-R, Hannah Kent, Larissa Behrendt, and Delia Falconer
Photo credits: Lauren Bamford, ABC, Bronwyn Rennex
Second Line-up Announcement
We are delighted to announce that multi award-winning writers Laura Jean McKay and Omar Sakr will be joining us at this year’s NT Writers Festival, alongside celebrated Ngukurr Elder and artist Karen Rogers and one of Australia’s leading historians Mark McKenna.
Laura Jean McKay’s wildly original debut novel, The Animals In That Country, which won the 2021 Victorian Prize for Literature, upends the usual assumptions about the animal kingdom. Arab-Australian writer Omar Sakr’s visceral yet deeply lyrical poetry confronts issues of family, identity and nation. His most recent collection The Lost Arabs won the 2020 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for poetry.
With stunning artwork and a lyrical text in Kriol and English, Karen Rogers’ picture book, Main Abija – My Grandad, is at once a tribute to her much-loved grandfather and a celebration of Aboriginal culture and country. Mark McKenna’s compelling history, Return to Uluru, is a story of recognition and return that goes to the very heart of the country.
These brilliant writers are part of an exciting program, yet to be announced, featuring four days of talks, performances and immersive experiences in an unforgettable location, the Olive Pink Botanic Garden in Mparntwe/Alice Springs.
Full program launch and tickets available Thursday 22nd July.
First Festival Line-up Announcement
A writer, journalist and essayist whose work illuminates the weight of history on migrant lives; a West Australian novelist who explores the perspectives of those often misunderstood or overlooked; a powerful new First Nations voice whose work sings of ancient connections; and an award-winning journalist and non-fiction author who candidly reveals the struggles of those less fortunate.
We are thrilled to announce that Alice Pung, Craig Silvey, Nardi Simpson and Rick Morton are among the talented writers who will be appearing at this year’s NT Writers Festival.
Join us as the NT Writers Festival returns to the glorious Olive Pink Botanic Garden in Mparntwe/Alice Springs for four inspiring days of words, performance, discussions, immersive experiences, storied walks and more.
Stay tuned on our website or follow us on Facebook for more line-up announcements and festival news!
L-R: Alice Pung, Craig Silvey, Nardi Simpson, Rick Morton
Photo Credit: Courtney Brown, Daniel James Grant, Perry Duffin
Anpernirrentye | Everything is connected
We are thrilled to unveil the theme for the 2021 NT Writers Festival – Alice Springs: anpernirrentye | ever
This year’s theme draws from the Arrernte concept of anpernirrentye, the Arrernte relationship system, which describes the way in which everything is connected to everything else – people, animals, land, language and culture. Last year our interconnectedness with the larger web of life was illuminated like never before, as we reckoned with firestorms, floods and a global pandemic, and felt the fragility of the systems we depend upon. This festival we bring our minds to anpernirrentye and the connections between all things.
With thanks to Arrernte language and cultural consultant Veronica Dobson for her assistance in developing the theme and to the 2021 NT Writers Festival Advisory Committee: Sylvia Purrurle Neale, Leni Shilton, Meg Mooney and Gabriel Curtin.
2020 Festival Director
Our long-time Alice Springs program manager Fiona Dorrell is taking to the tropics from the desert to direct the 2020 NT Writers Festival. (more…)
NTWF 2020 | Gunamidirra garawa birditj
The 2020 Writers Festival theme is out!
Gunamidirra garawa birditj, Larrakia for when the tides turn explores our moments of change. (more…)
Calling Festival Volunteers
Want to get involved in a festival jam-packed full of great writers discussing some of the key issues facing us today? NT Writers’ Festival, Alice Springs 2019 is currently seeking Festival volunteers.
Volunteering is a great way to meet writers and readers, and to get into the heart of what’s happening. Volunteers are ambassadors for the NT Writers’ Centre: enthusiastic, friendly, helpful and professional. If this sounds like you, get in touch!
Volunteers will be rostered during the four days of the festival, 16 – 19th May, depending on individual availability and our requirements. You can be involved in different areas of event and festival coordination, including but not limited to:
- Box office and front of house
- Ushering
- Venue bump in/bump out
- Artist transport and coordination
- Working behind the bar
- General errands/transportation
Volunteers make the NT Writers’ Festival happen; they are the glue holding all the different parts together. If you volunteer with us for a minimum of 4 hours, we will thank you for your time with a free Festival T-shirt and a complimentary three panel pass to sessions of your choice.
To register your interest, email your name and contact phone number to rita@ntwriters.com.au with the subject line ‘Festival Volunteers’. Please let us know if you hold an Ochre Card, NT Drivers Licence, Responsible Serving of Alcohol Certificate or First Aid Certificate. We will be in touch to organise inductions and rosters in April.
First Writers Announced | 2019 NT Writers’ Festival–Alice Springs
Announcing the first line-up of writers joining us for the 2019 NT Writers’ Festival–Alice Springs. (more…)
NT Writers’ Festival–Alice Springs | Save the Date
We’re thrilled to announce that NT Writers’ Festival–Alice Springs will take place 16-19 May 2019.
Keep an eye on our website for announcements and details.
We can’t wait to see you there again!
The 2017 Satellite Sessions
2017 NT Writers’ Festival Satellite Session at Ngukurr Art Centre–Image courtesy of Courtney Collins
The Satellite Sessions was a pilot livestream program that took place as part of the 2017 NT Writers’ Festival.
2017 NT Writers’ Festival–Audience Survey
To all the wonderful audience members who made our 2017 NT Writers’ Festival such a success, we would love your feedback!
Please follow the below link to complete our Audience Survey.
http://www.ntwriters.com.au/a>
We look forward to hearing your thoughts and making it all happen again next time!
