Immerse yourself into the festival altyerre-theme with a deep exploration of Angkwerre-iweme | healing in the winds of change. This is an Arrernte word and practice that describes the traditional healing method to clear and cleanse. This concept is threaded through the festival, and offers healing, justice, strength and renewal.

The altyerre was chosen in a collaborative process by Arrernte Elders and First Nations Peoples consultants, in workshops facilitated and coordinated by Running Waters Community Press. Listen to those involved talk about this process and what it means to them. Listen to those involved talk about this process and what it means to them.

Immerse yourself into the festival altyerre-theme with a deep exploration of&nbsp;Angkwerre-iweme&nbsp;| healing in the winds of change. This is an Arrernte word and practice that describes the traditional healing method to clear and cleanse. This concept is threaded through the festival, and offers healing, justice, strength and renewal.
The&nbsp;altyerre was chosen in a collaborative process by Arrernte Elders and First Nations Peoples consultants, in workshops facilitated and coordinated by Running Waters Community Press. Listen to those involved talk about this process and what it means to them. Listen to those involved talk about this process and what it means to them.

The 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. 

 

The <a href="https://www.ntwriters.com.au/nt-writers-festival/">NT Writers Festival</a>&nbsp;is an annual celebration of stories, language, culture and ideas shaped by place that alternates each year between&nbsp;Mparntwe/Alice Springs and Garramilla/Darwin.
The NT Writers Festival brings readers, writers and lovers of stories together to listen deeply &ndash; 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.&nbsp;
In 2024, NTWF returned to Larrakia country, Darwin. The NT Writers Festival was centred around the theme&nbsp;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.&nbsp;
 Recorded by 8CCC Community Radio. Theme music composed by&nbsp;Vito&nbsp;Lucarelli.&nbsp;
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