NT Writers Festival

About NT Writers Festival

The NT Writers Festival (https://www.ntwriters.com.au/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.

Publisher

NT Writers Festival x 8CCC Radio

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Aug 2023

Latest episode

8 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

29 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Sept 2025

   NTWF 2025 - When Cops Are Criminals - Veronica Gorrie

   Veronica Gorrie, editor of the anthology When Cops Are Criminals, shares accounts of police brutality and corruption from survivors and academics. What do testimonies of racism, homophobia, and institutionalised violence tell us about the structures that are meant to keep our communities safe? And who is left behind? This project is supported by the Copyright Agency's Cultural Fund. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

2. 

   8 Sept 2025

   NTWF 2025 - Queerstories

   Vulnerable and fierce, hilarious and heartbreaking, Queerstories celebrates the culture and creativity of the LGBTQI+ community one true story at a time; unexpected tales of pride, prejudice, resilience and resistance. An institution around the country, Queerstories has played to crowds big and small for the last ten years, from Mudgee to Murwillumbah, Albury to Adelaide, Brisbane and beyond, with an award-winning podcast featuring an archive of nearly 400 queer tales. Hosted by Maeve Marsden with Daniel Browning, Sam Elkin, Marilena Hewitt and more. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

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   8 Sept 2025

   NTWF25 - Closer To The Subject - Daniel Browning

   Cultural critic and media personality Daniel Browning has spent almost three decades as a journalist, radio broadcaster, critic and interviewer, with conversations with the likes of the late Archie Roach, Doris Pilkington, and Vernon Ah Kee. Join the winner of the 2024 Prime Minister's Literary Awards in Non Fiction to explore his life's work. Facilitated by Meredith Lake. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

Who has been a guest on NT Writers Festival

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Caroline Graham
• Dan Box
• Kylie Stevenson
• Ciella Williams
• Emcille

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.