Thursday, May 09, 2013

Northern Territory Literary Awards



2010 NT Literary Awards ceremony
Northern Territory Library is pleased to announce the shortlisted finalists in the six categories of the 2013 Northern Territory Literary Awards.
The winners of each section will be announced at the ceremony on 16 May 2013, in the Northern Territory Library commencing at 5:30pm. 

Come and celebrate the outstanding achievements of some of the Northern Territory’s best emerging and established writers with the announcement of the winners of the 2013 NT Literary Awards. Entrants, finalists and supporters are welcome to attend, please RSVP.


If unable to attend, view Literary Awards live online from 5:30pm, 16 May.

The finalists are:


SHORT STORIES
Kerry Taylor Flag of Surrender
Josh Cameron From Where I Thought You Would Appear
Dani Powell whitefellas give what they would otherwise throw away
Lois Murphy Responsible
Fiona McKean Water
James Murray The Funeral

YOUTH

Kierra-Jay Power The man on the radio sings of survivor-seat blues
Morgan Gurry The Last Thylacine
Juliette Parsons Up in the Clouds
Juliette Parsons Change Takes a Change

POETRY

Jo Dutton Made in Alice
Kaye Aldenhoven Five memories from the end of a life
Sue Fielding Finale
Sue Fielding My great-aunt’s hands
Lindsay Johannsen My Lying Bedroom Mirror
Karina Brabham family shapes
Michael Giacometti Atweme atweme / Hit kill

PERFORMANCE SCRIPT

Sarah Hope The Hoist
Thomas MidenaGroovy Green

TRAVEL STORY

Rod Kennett The Final Act – Salmon watching in the Fraser
Barbara Eather Wanting to Sing
Melinda Barlow Berlin Daze
Natalie Sprite It feels like happiness

ESSAYS

Michael Giacometti A desert turned into a desert
Glenn Morrison No direction home: Race and belonging in a frontier town

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