NT library welcomes resident creative Fraser-Bell
Emerging artist C J Fraser-Bell has commenced her residency at the Northern Territory Library (NTL), after being announced as one of four Territory artists to take part in the NT...
Territory Read Awards, NT Literary Awards 2014 winners announced
The winners of this year’s Territory Read Awards and Northern Territory Literary Awards have been announced.The winners in the Territory Read Awards are:Chief Minister’s Book of the Year ($5000) One...
Territory Read Awards, NT Literary Awards 2014 shortlists announced
The Northern Territory Library has announced the shortlisted titles for this year’s Territory Read Awards and Northern Territory Literary Awards.The shortlisted titles in the Territory Read Awards are:Chief Minister’s Book...
Gregory appointed director of NT Library
Patrick Gregory has been appointed as the new director of the Northern Territory Library. Gregory, who will begin in the role on 24 February, has previously worked for the Victorian...
Gregory appointed director of NT Library
Patrick Gregory has been appointed as the new director of the Northern Territory Library. Gregory, who will begin in the role on 24 February, replaces Jo McGill who has been...
Dymocks Alice Springs to close
Alice Springs will lose its only generalist bookstore when Dymocks Alice Springs closes in mid-January. The franchise store’s owner Bev Ellis told Books+Publishing that she has decided to retire from...
NT History Book Award 2013 shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year’s Chief Minister’s Northern Territory History Book Award has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Tiwi: Arts, History, Culture (Jennifer Isaacs, Miegunyah) A Wild History: Life and...
New items added to Australian Memory of the World register
Collections from the National Library of Australia and state and territory libraries in Victoria, New South Wales, the Northern Territory and South Australia are among 11 new items to be...
2013 NT Literary Awards winners announced
The winners of the Northern Territory Literary Awards have been announced. The winners in the book-related categories are: Short stories ‘Responsible’ (Lois Murphy) Youth ‘Change Takes a Change’ (Juliette Parsons)...
NT Library wins Australian Tourism Award
The Northern Territory Library has won the specialised tourism services category in the 2012 Australian Tourism Awards. The library was announced as the winner of the award at a ceremony...
‘Northern Voyagers’ wins NT Chief Minister’s Book of the Year award
The winners of this year’s Territory Read awards were announced on 10 May during the Darwin Wordstorm writers festival. The winner of this year’s $5000 Northern Territory Chief Minister’s Book...
Newly located Darwin Wordstorm ‘a great success’
This year’s Wordstorm festival, held in Darwin from 10 to 13 May, ‘seems to have been a great success’, according to director Hamish McDonald. McDonald told Bookseller+Publisher that the majority of...
NT History Book and Literary Awards winners announced
The 2012 Chief Minister’s Northern Territory History Book Award has been awarded to Great Central State: The Foundation of the Northern Territory by Jack Cross (Wakefield Press) and Darwin Spitfires:...
Shortlist for NT Chief Minister’s Book of the Year announced
Four titles are in the running for this year’s Northern Territory Chief Minister’s Book of the Year. The titles shortlisted for the award are: Northern Voyagers (Alan Powell, Australian Scholarly...
NT History Book Award 2012 shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year’s Chief Minister’s Northern Territory History Book Award has been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Darwin Spitfires: The Real Battle for Australia (Anthony Cooper, UNSW Press)...
Darwin WordStorm 2012 program announced
The program for this year’s WordStorm festival, to be held in conjunction with the National Poetry Festival, has been announced. The festival will run from 10-13 May in Darwin, featuring...
2011 KROC Awards winners announced
The winners of this year's Kids Reading Oz Choice (KROC) Awards, the children's choice book awards for the Northern Territory, have been announced. The winning titles are:Picture storybooksMr Chicken Goes...
Independent bookstores in NT, VIC to close
Absolutely Books in Darwin and Seagulls Bookshop in Melbourne will close within the next three months. Absolutely Books, which is located in Larrakeyah in Darwin's west, will close its doors in October....
2011 NT Literary Awards winners announced
The winners of this year's Northern Territory Literary Awards have been announced. The winners in each of the book-related categories are:$1000 Dymocks Arafura Short Story Award: Sophie Constable ('Khmoc')$1000 Dymocks Red...
2011 NT Literary Awards finalists announced
The finalists for this year's Northern Territory Literary Awards have been announced. The shortlisted writers in the book-related categories are:$1000 Dymocks Arafura Short Story Award:Barbara EatherBlair McFarlandStephen FrancisBronwyn MehanMelinda BarlowMichael...