AustLit
History
The Litchfield Award for Literature is now a part of the Northern Territory Literary Awards administered by Northern Territory Library.
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2000
winner y Lungfish Darwin : Northern Territory University Press , 1999 Z669161 1999 single work novel -
Year: 1996
winner y Islands in Lakes, Lakes in Islands 1996 (Manuscript version)x400929 Z527466 1996 single work novel -
Year: 1993
winner y A Straight-Out Man : F. W. Albrecht and Central Australian Aborigines Carlton : Melbourne University Press , 1992 Z201627 1992 single work biography'Central Australia and its oldest mission, Hermannsburg, have long been a potent arena for the encounter between Australia's indigenous people and the European newcomers. The life of Hermannsburg's longest serving superintendent, F. W. Albrecht, vividly details much of that encounter, beginning in the 1920s when Aborigines were thought to be a dying race, with governments and public largely indifferent to their fate.
'Described by some as Australia's greatest missionary, Albrecht battled to gain secure reserves on traditional lands, and to foster Aboriginal education, employment and leadership. Prominent figures crossed his path: Flynn of the Inland,T. G. H. Strehlow—and Albert Namatjira, in whose life and painting Albrecht played a key role.
'Aboriginal recollections punctuate the story, providing a rare glimpse into Aboriginal thoughts and feelings for Albrecht himself and the events surrounding them. And at the centre is a man of great personal commitment, struggling with the painful unlearning of his own cultural certainties. This is subtle and compelling storytelling.' (Publication summary)
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Year: 1990
winner y Rain at Gunn Point : Poems of Tony Scanlon Armidale : Kardoorair Press , 1990 Z466819 1990 selected work poetry -
Year: 1989
joint winner y The Initiate Sydney : Collins , 1989 Z346619 1989 single work noveljoint winner y No Man's Land : Women of the Northern Territory Sydney : Collins , 1989 Z1118784 1989 single work biography
Works About this Award
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A Lifetime's Fight for Civil Rights 1993 single work obituary (for Oodgeroo Noonuccal )
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 17 September 1993; (p. 4) The West Australian , 17 September 1993; (p. 30) -
For Oodgeroo, the Dawn is at Hand 1993 single work obituary (for Oodgeroo Noonuccal )
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17 September 1993; (p. 19) -
The 'Fringe Dweller' Who Won World Literary Acclaim 1993 single work obituary (for Oodgeroo Noonuccal )
— Appears in: The Age , 17 September 1993; (p. 11) -
Non-Fiction Reviews Outnumber Fiction 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 19 May 1991; (p. 23) -
Territory Sees a Grand Old Lady's Literary Dream Come True 1990 single work biography
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 2-3 June 1990; (p. 5)