The 2025 Chief Minister's Northern Territory History Book Award recognises the most significant historical book about the Northern Territory published in the previous 12 months. The Award is administered by Library & Archives NT. It is free to enter.
To apply, your book must be a work on Northern Territory history, written in English or one of the First Nations languages of the Northern Territory, available for general sale, and published between 1 January and 31 December 2024.
Once you have completed this entry form you must post or hand-deliver four copies of your book to Library & Archives NT by 7 April 2025 to:
Chief Minister's Northern Territory History Book Award
Library & Archives NT
GPO Box 42
Darwin NT 0801
Breaches of any terms or conditions will render an entry ineligible.
There is no word limit. Scripts must have a performance time of more than 30 minutes. Script treatments are ineligible.
The winner of the Brown’s Mart Theatre Award will receive a $1,000 prize, an NT Writers’ Centre membership and a double pass to select shows in Brown's Mart’s performance program.
Entries close midnight Monday 12 May 2025.
A factually accurate work, written with attention to literary style and technique. Can take the form of a biography, autobiography, memoir, diary entry, travel writing, food writing, literary journalism, or criticism.
Word limit: 3,000 words.
The winner of the Charles Darwin University Creative Non-Fiction Award will receive a $500 prize, an NT Writers’ Centre membership and a double pass to Brown's Mart’s performance program.
Entries close midnight Monday 12 May 2025.
A referenced academic essay on a topic relating to the Northern Territory.
Word limit: 3,000 words
The winner of the Charles Darwin University Essay Award will receive a $1,000 prize, an NT Writers’ Centre membership and a double pass to Brown's Mart’s performance program.
Entries close midnight Monday 12 May 2025.
A blog post, fan fiction, short story, fictional diary entry or fictional letter.
Word limit: 500 words. Entries limited to three entries per person.
The winner of the Flash Fiction Award will receive a $600 prize, an NT Writers’ Centre membership and a double pass to Brown's Mart’s performance program.
Entries close midnight Monday 12 May 2025.
A piece of creative writing, either poetry or short story, by a person aged 12 to 18 years as of 1 January 2025.
Limit of three poetry entries with a 300-line limit OR a short story with a 3,000-word limit per person.
The winner of the Kath Manzie Youth Award will receive a $800 prize, an NT Writers’ Centre membership and a double pass to Brown's Mart’s performance program.
Entries close midnight Monday 12 May 2025.
A single poem up to 300 lines.
Entries limited to three separate poetry entries per person.
The winner of the NT Writers’ Centre Poetry Award will receive a $1,000 prize, an NT Writers’ Centre membership and a double pass to Brown's Mart’s performance program.
Entries close midnight Monday 12 May 2025.
An original work of short fiction.
Word limit: up to 3,000 words
The winner of the Zip Print Short Story Award will receive a $1,000 prize, an NT Writers’ Centre membership and a double pass to Brown's Mart’s performance program.
Entries close midnight Monday 12 May 2025.