Shortlisted titles in each category are:
Fiction
futurespective (Sophie Benkemoun, Travel Maker Press)
Hush (Ciella Williams, Playlab Theatre)
To Kill a Crested Bellbird and Other Stories (David Jagger, Bad Apple Press)
Non-fiction
Holy Woman: A Divine Adventure (Louise Omer, Scribe)
Living in Tin: The Bungalow, Alice Springs, 1914–1929 (Linda Wells, Ginninderra Press)
You Are Here: An Exhibition (Therese Ritchie, Charles Darwin University Art Gallery)
Children’s/YA
A Little Spark (Barry Jonsberg, A&U Children’s)
My Brain Is Magic: A Sensory-seeking Celebration (Prasha Sooful, illus by Geeta Ladi, Soaring Kite Books)
Tangki Tjuta—Donkeys (Tjanpi Desert Weavers, A&U Children’s).
This year’s shortlist was selected by judges Leni Shilton, Marie Munkara and Jane Godwin.
Begun by the NT Writers’ Centre in 2009, and originally called Territory Read, the biennial awards celebrate excellence amongst published authors residing in the NT.
The winners, each receiving $10,000 alongside promotion and touring support, will be announced on 17 October 2024, supporting the unique and diverse of NT authors to recognised across Australia.
