NT Writers Festival

By: NT Writers Festival x 8CCC Radio
  • Summary

  • The NT Writers Festival is an annual celebration of stories, language, culture and ideas shaped by place that alternates each year between Mparntwe/Alice Springs and Garramilla/Darwin.

    The NT Writers Festival brings readers, writers and lovers of stories together to listen deeply – to each other, and to a diverse line-up of writers from across the country who share truths, invite us to listen to the land, and help us imagine a different future.

    In 2024, NTWF returned to Larrakia country, Darwin. The NT Writers Festival was centred around the theme Reverberations, discussing the effects of our past, present and future as we think about the consequences of our actions.

    In 2023, NTWF was held in Mparntwe and explored the theme of mwantye-le awaye | listen deeply. In Arrernte, mwantye-le awaye means to listen closely, to give things attention.


    Recorded by 8CCC Community Radio. Theme music composed by Vito Lucarelli.

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Episodes
  • NTWF 2024 - Aftermaths - The Ethics of True Crime
    Dec 2 2024

    How do you pick up the threads of an unsolved mystery and weave them into a compelling story? How do you navigate the trauma and emotions of those living in the aftermath of terrible crimes? What are the ethics involved in telling other peoples stories, especially when they are no longer around to speak for themselves? And to what degree do you become an advocate in cases of injustice?

    Join Walkley award-winning journalists, Caroline Graham, Dan Box, and Kylie Stevenson, for a deep dive into what it takes to write ethically considered true crime.

    This panel is facilitated by Jennifer Pinkerton.

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    52 mins
  • NTWF 2024 - The Juggle Is Real
    Dec 2 2024

    Sleepless nights, teething problems, school runs, nappies. Juggling the demands and responsibilities of caring for children with creative pursuits is no mean feat! So how, amidst the pressures of parenthood, does one maintain an artistic practice? How to carve out space for solitude creativity, while being available for you kids? Join five inspiring artists for a candid discussion about the joys and challenges of parenting while pursuing a career in the arts.

    This panel was curated by Melanie Mununggurr, is facilitated by Jess Ong, and features Ciella Williams, Emcille, Hope One, Juran Adams, and Melanie Mununggurr.

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    58 mins
  • NTWF 2024 - Murli la - Ngarukuruwala Women's Group
    Dec 2 2024

    In the remote Tiwi Islands, a 20-strong group of female Elders have been coming together to sing for decades, composing and performing songs that hold cultural, genealogical, geographical and spiritual knowledge passed down through thousands of years.

    A joint project by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) and Hardie Grant, Murli-la is a beautifully designed book that shares these many lifetimes of sung knowledge.

    In this unforgettable book talk, members of the Ngarukuruwala Women's Group - Elaine Tiparui, Jacinta Tipungwuit and Mary Elizabeth Moreen - are joined by their musical collaborator and co-author, Genevieve Campbell, and ILF's Tictac Moore to discuss Tiwi culture and the process of creating this richly layered book.

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    49 mins

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