Published 8 November 202418 December 2024 · Nakata Brophy Prize Announcing the final results of the 2024 Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers Editorial Team Sponsored by Trinity College at the University of Melbourne, the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers, established in 2014 and now in its ninth year, recognises the talent of young Indigenous writers across Australia.First prize includes $5000, an optional writing residency at Trinity College, and publication of the successful piece in Overland. The prize alternates between poetry and short fiction each year.In 2024, first prize has been awarded to the best poem up to 88 lines by an Indigenous writer who is 35 years or younger at the closing date of the competition. Two runners-up prizes have also been awarded.After careful consideration, judges Karen Wyld and Eugenia Flynn have selected first place and two runners-up to form the final results of this year’s Nakata Brophy Prize! Congratulations to Yasmin Smith, Mia Thom and Georgia Malu.FIRST PLACEYasmin SmithDawning in the Rivulet of My Father’s MourningA deeply personal poem set on Toonooba (Darumbal Country) that reels together grief, loss and language.Yasmin Smith is a poet and editor of South Sea Islander, Kabi Kabi, Northern Cheyenne and English heritage. She is currently UQP series editor of the First Nations Classics and works across fiction, non-fiction, children’s books and poetry.RUNNERS-UPGeorgia MaluMiwiMiwi is a term taught to me by my akka to describe a feeling of spiritual solidarity and union, this poem is about our fight for land rights and constitutional recognition alongside Aboriginal Australians, for all First Nations people.Georgia Malu is a proud Torres Strait Island woman from the clans of Umu Mere and Umai Lag. She incorporates language passed down to her from her beautiful aunties into her poetry, which she writes for them. Georgia is an editor residing in Naarm, she is passionate about Torres Strait Islander representation in all spaces.Mia Thomgather‘gather’, a remembering of an early morning ride across Naarm’s cityscape embodies the intersectional responsibilities and tensions I feel as a Bundjalung woman living away from Country. Mia Thom is a Bundjalung woman living and studying from within Wurundjeri Country. With a history in climate activism, her current work as a youth mentor centres cultural revitalisation and reclamation.Congratulations again to the above poets! The winning poem will be published in Overland soon. Editorial Team . More by Editorial Team › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 18 December 202418 December 2024 · Nakata Brophy Prize Dawning in the rivulet of my father’s mourning Yasmin Smith My father floats words down Toonooba each morning. They arrive to me by noon. / Nothing diminishes in his unfolding, not even the currents in midwinter June. / He narrates the sky prehistorically like a cadence cutting him into deluge. 18 October 202418 October 2024 · Prizes Announcing the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers 2024 shortlist Editorial Team Sponsored by Trinity College at the University of Melbourne and supporters, the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers, established in 2014 and now in its ninth year, recognises the talent of young Indigenous writers across Australia. First prize includes $5000, an optional writing residency at Trinity College, and publication of the successful piece in […]
