"Immersive and compelling" poems by Nunami Sculthorpe-Green has seen the Palawa and Warlpiri woman awarded this year's Aboriginal Writer's Fellowship.

Open to all unpublished and published Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers living in Tasmania, the Fellowship forms part of the annual Tasmanian Premier's Literary Awards.

Ms Sculthorpe-Green was awarded the Fellowship for her published piece 'It's not George that we follow' inUninnocent Landscapes.

In an unanimous decision to award Ms Sculthorpe-Green the fellowship, the judges said her words demonstrate "outstanding merit and significant potential as a storyteller and writer".

"This award acknowledges her existing achievements and is intended to provide the impetus for her to strive towards further realisation of her substantial talent," the judges said.

"She critically engages with the narrative power of colonial history and writes her way into challenging this - through a project of shifting the power to not only Aboriginal voices, but to Country itself."

In her entry, Ms Sculthorpe-Green draws her personal life, family and ancestors into a historical context in an immersive and compelling way.

"She critically engages with the narrative power of colonial history and writes her way into challenging this - through a project of shifting the power to not only Aboriginal voices, but to Country itself," the judges said.

"It is unforced, a natural lyrical voice that allows space for the issues she confronts to be exposed and challenged.

"Nunami's poems tell of strong Blak sovereign reclamation and personal stories that are embedded in Country with deep philosophical grounding."

Ms Sculthorpe-Green's entry was selected ahead of shortlisted finalists including fiction author and screenwriter/producer Adam Thompson, photographer, writer and emerging filmmaker Jillian Mundy, and visual artist Brooke Robinson.

The judges paid tribute to all shortlisted finalists, saying their entries shared "beautifully crafted Aboriginal storytelling with deep cultural effect and talent" and were a testament to the talented of Aboriginal writers in Tasmania.

"Writers adeptly transformed age old oral tradition narrative into written form able to take the reader on diverse journeys of family, Country and personal insights and sharing," the judges said.

"Entries were high quality and varied in style and messages, but all spoke with Aboriginal sovereign strength and purpose.

"Writers brought unique contributions and outlooks, all which we enjoyed and value."

Ms Sculthorpe-Green will receive $10,000 and a publishing opportunity in Island Magazine.

The 22-person judging panel included Trawulwuy descendent Professor Gregory Lehman and Dharug scholar Associate Professor Jennifer Evans.