The 2021 Young Territory Author Awards are now open
Write and create a book and you could be the 2021 young Territory Author of the Year. The Awards aim to inspire children and young people in the NT to explore their ideas and turn them into stories. The competition is open to all Territorians 18 years and under.
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About the Young Territory Author Awards
The Young Territory Author Awards is an annual writing competition where entrants write and produce their own book. It is organised in association with other public libraries and schools throughout the Northern Territory. The competition is in its 31st year of production and showcases the incredible imagination and creativity of young people in the community, providing them with an opportunity to develop their writing skills and have their work nationally recognised.
Entries Close: 27 August 2021
Winners Announced: November 2021 - date TBC
Prizes Offered: Yes
- Prizes
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There are lots of prizes up for grabs.
Young Territory Author of the year - $500
School Entry Winner - $500 (for the school)
CBCA NT Wow Award - $200
Regional Area Winners - $50
Age Category Winners - $50 voucher to the Bookshop Darwin
Highly Commended - $30 voucher to the Bookshop Darwin
Encouragement Awards - $20 voucher to the Bookshop DarwinEntries are considered in all categories they are eligible for. The categories include:
- 8 years and under - all individual entries in this age bracket are eligible
- 9-12 years - all individual entries in this age bracket are eligible
- 13-15 years - all individual entries in this age bracket are eligible
- 16-18 years - all individual entries in this age bracket are eligible
- Regional areas - all entries received (school and individual) in each NT region are eligible
- School Entries - all entries received from schools are eligible
- Young Territory Author of the year - all individual entries are eligible
- Writer's Toolbox
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Have a look through the Writer Toolbox - a page filled with resources to help you write your story.
- Information for Teachers
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If you are preparing a class entry, please use this permission template to notify your student's parents, and gain the necessary permissions.
- Past Winners
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The 2020 Young Territory Author Award Winners are...
Young Territory Author of the Year
Rachel De Kock for Spring and his Flower
Judges comment: “The judges all agreed this was an ambitious story - imagining the four traditional seasons as people - but it was well-realised due to the skill of the writing, and showed some deep contemplation by the author. The cover art was beautiful as well.”
School Award Winners
Wanguri Primary School – Year 1/2 Dobrini for Balancing Act
Stuart Park Primary School – Year 3 Gorman for Words of WonderJudges comment: “Well done to the students and teachers involved in creating these beautiful anthologies that capture life in the Northern Territory.”
The NT Children’s Book Council of Australia Wow Award
Emily Campbell for Alexander
Judges comment: “The judges were impressed by the honesty of this book, as well as the lovely illustrations and the photos at the end. The book ‘Alexander' shines a light on taboos in our society in a respectful and loving way."
Regional Winners
Darwin – Alice Cotter for Aggywise
Alice Springs – Rachel De Kock for Spring and his Flower
Katherine - Bryce Parish for How Snakes became Long
Litchfield - Savannah Coco for The Tree of Hope
Palmerston - Samuel Au-Yeung for Mr Turtles Hat
East Arnhem - Ezra Jean Aubort for The Second Wave8 Years and Under
Age Category Winner - Bryce Parish for How Snakes Became Long
Highly Commended - Nayana Malla for The Baluata Boys: Dogs I met in Kathmandu
Encouragement Award -Sophia Langbid for Henry the Hermit Crab9 to 12 Years
Age Category Winner - Alice Cotter for Aggywise
Highly Commended - Emily Cook for The King’s Scale
Encouragement Award - Cooper Bament for Mr Phoenix13 to 15 years
Age Category Winner - Journey Kelly for The Daily Snail
Highly Commended - Arsh Syed Ahmed The Appointment
Encouragement Award - Julianne Gabor and Geliane Verara for The Red Thread16 to 18 Years
Age Category Winner - Otto Blum for Banksia Seeds
Highly Commended - Tiger-Lily Clements for Untouched
Encouragement Award - Tianke Viljoen for Maya MillerAll entries in the 2020 Young Territory Author Awards will be on display at Casuarina Library and available to borrow.
Congratulations to all our winners and to all of our amazing authors who entered last year's Awards.
Previous Young Territory Authors of the Year
2019 Jethro Pollock
2018 Tiger-Lily Clements
2017 Jessica Phelan
2016 Alice Cotter
2015 Sascha Duffy
2014 Irini Melas
2013 Yasna Delo
2012 Shayla Moses
2011 Ella Hardiman & Tjina Stoll
2010 Isabella Hope Tester
2009 Timothy Hansen
2008 Rosanna Cameron
2007 Sophie Philip
2006 Dean Holzwart
2005 Karina Brabham
2004 Lauren Crabbe
2003 Erin Pearce
2002 Amanda Deacon and Penny Cameron
2001 Penny Cameron
2000 Guy Spielman
1999 Jessica Rose
1998 Melanie Robinson
1997 Karen Bryce
1996 David Palmer
1995 Yvonne Medel
1994 Aaron Tucker
1993 Aaron Tucker
1992 Megan Jacobson
1991 Arvin Roach
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