The 2025 NT Writers Festival takes place from 29 May – 1 June at the Olive Pink Botanic Gardens on vibrant Arrernte Country, Mparntwe/Alice Springs, and explores the theme of angkwerre-iweme | healing in the winds of change. A weekend of performances, panels, workshops and talks on vibrant Arrernte Country.
Everyone is connected by our shared need for healing. Angkwerre-iweme is an Arrernte word and practice that describes the traditional healing method to clear us, cleanse us and bring renewal.
We will allow truth-telling to awaken our spirits. We will celebrate local writers and uplift the legacy of First Peoples storytellers. We will remember that healing comes from Country, and so does language: land is the biggest book of all.
Angkwerre-iweme means we allow the winds of change to whirl over us and through us, clearing the path to make way for healing. In the face of adversity and injustice, we come together in solidarity and look to the future, with powerful minds and awakened spirits.
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