Writing both historical fiction and fantasy requires the writer to take the reader to another world, and make it feel vividly real. Join Ilka Tampke in this special...
Head along to Deckchair Cinema on the global premiere day for this touching doco, from one of the world's most respected historians. One man has seen more of the natural...
The team at Deckchair Cinema have put their noggins together to curate a fantastic school holiday program, including modern family movies, natures documentaries,...
The NT Writers' Festival kicks off four days of exciting events with a Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony by Larrakia Elder, Bilawara Lee and family. Festivities...
Filmed over a period of six months on a smuggled smartphone by Kurdish-Iranian refugee Behrouz Boochani, Chauka, Please Tell Us the Time is a confronting glimpse into...
Music is a powerful cue for potent memories. In the tradition of this popular Emerging Writers Festival event, the NT Writers Festival brings you a brilliant lineup of...
In this workshop, participants consider ways to find inspiration in their writing lives. The focus is on transforming or responding to existing stories, writing, genres...
Amongst wooden watercraft, writers awaken stories about the horizons we chase, the borders we cross, and the voyages we make but sometimes don’t return from. Join an...
From the writers of Sweet Country, Mystery Road and more, come four brand-new screenplays by award-winning local screenwriters. As the sun sets, join a cast of Darwin...
On a short, guided morning walk through the glorious tropical and monsoon flora at the George Brown Botanic Gardens, poets share poems about the cycles of change,...
Join prominent Indigenous Elder, Kathy Mills, for the launch of her heart-filled debut collection Mookanunganuk (Batchelor Institute Press, 2020). A Kungarakan word,...
Young story lovers are invited to join a lineup of local children’s picture book authors for morning-time readings, fun, and creative activities at Eva’s Cafe! Different...
Join host Kylie Stevenson for a conversation underpinned by a spirit of adventure, as authors Tanya Heaslip, Derek Pugh and Monica Tan paint a frank and colourful...
Songspirals is a profound illumination of Yolngu womens' role in crying the songlines, and a radically different way of understanding humans and their place within the...
Laniyuk is a writer and performer of poetry and short memoir. She is published in Colouring the Rainbow: Blak, Queer and Trans Perspectives, Solid Air and online with...
Haiku traditionally contained a seasonal marker. In Jawoyn country, the year turns to a different calendar. Join Katherine Region of Writers' Kaye Aldenhoven, Royelene...
After six years of incarceration in the Manus Island detention centre in Papua New Guinea, Kurdish-Iranian writer and journalist Behrouz Boochani was amongst the last...
In Kindred, 12 LGBTQIA+ Australian authors bring their diverse experiences to a groundbreaking collection of queer young adult short stories. Join three authors from...
In this thought-provoking session chaired by Sam Wells, panellists Vannessa Hearman, Thomas Mayor and Adelle Sefton-Rowston grapple with questions of justice, human...
As the tide turns, treasures from the deep are exposed, and others are dragged away. This workshop is an invitation to reflect on cycles of life and death amidst the...
How do we recover after a death, struggle or loss? Can stories help us find belonging, and make sense of the people, places and changing world around us? Join a diverse...
Our present is in constant conversation with the past, and yet, the telling of history is full of gaps and elisions. How do we recollect stories forgotten by most of...
From the award-winning, record-breaking, bestselling author of Boy Swallows Universe comes one of the most anticipated novels of 2020. Set in Darwin in 1942 as Japanese...
As the moon rises over Stokes Hill Wharf and the Darwin Harbour, you're invited to settle in for a night of beats, stories and words from guest and local voices,...
Led by local mangrove ecologist, Kristin Metcalfe, this walk follows a sandy track from the landward edge of the mangroves to the expansive mudflats of Ludmilla Bay...
Meet writers and illustrators behind our many local children’s books, including Michelle Coleman, Robyn Frances Higgins, Samantha Fry, Sandra Kendell, Diane Lucas, Maree...
Books lay pathways, open our minds, share our experiences, and name the unspoken parts of our lives. The best imprint themselves in our hearts and minds. Some alter the...
Kriol is a vibrant language spoken by 20,000 people across Northern Australia. But in terms of Kriol literacy and literature, the language is in its infancy. Join Shania...
Norman Erikson Pasaribu used to meet his boyfriend in a Jakarta carpark, and was reminded of the early Christians going underground to pray. His debut poetry collection...
Globally, we are facing unprecedented human-induced environmental change. In this thoughtful conversation hosted by Lauren Meilor, writers Kelly Lee Hickey, June Mills...