The NT Arts Residency fellowship offers six writers living in the Northern Territory the opportunity to undertake a two-week residency at Varuna. The number of applicants for this Fellowship almost doubled this year and entries were so competitive that the assessors were compelled to highlight four writers who made their Highly Commended list: Alex Eve, Nikki Moyes, Matthew Nixon and Emma Trenorden. 8CCC Big Brekky spoke with Mparntwe-based teacher Amanda Grace who was one of the winners for 2025. She is interested in fiction which blends speculative elements with emotional realism, particularly for young people. Her stories have been published in Astray, and her first novel-length manuscript, Geo Vs the Whole Wide Worlds, secured her the Arts NT Residential Fellowship.
