NT Literary Awards 2022 shortlists announced

The shortlists have been announced for the 2022 Northern Territory Literary Awards, which celebrate the unpublished work of established and emerging NT writers.

Shortlists in seven categories were announced, including:

Short story ($1000)

• ‘Ghosts of the Circus’ by Sally Bothroyd
• ‘Bacha Posh’ by Dave Clark
• ‘Into the Storm’ by A’Mhara McKey

Poetry ($1000)

• ‘Passing Through the Gate’ by Janice Barr
• ‘Velocipede’ by Dave Clark
• ‘FORGIVENESS’ by Dina Davis
• ‘Leaving Ikuntji’ by Meg Mooney
• ‘SENSUIKAN I-124’ by Ynes Sanz
• ‘For my sister on our holiday’ by Leni Shilton

Creative nonfiction ($500)

• ‘Dysfunction and Beauty on its Sleeve’ by Dave Clark
• ‘A World on the Wane’ by Naish Gawen
• ‘An Aboriginal Healer lifted my PNG Curse’ by Annalise Ingram
• ‘Homage’ by Carol Maxwell.

This year’s shortlists were chosen from a pool of over 200 submissions. The winners will be announced at a ceremony at the NT Library in Darwin on Wednesday, 14 September.

As well as prize money, winners receive an annual membership to the NT Writers Centre and free admission to a masterclass.

For more information, see the NT Library website.

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