August 22, 2018
Our official wrap-up gallery tells the story of the 2018 Byron Writers Festival in pictures
News & Editorial
August 21, 2018
Byron Writers Festival (3-5 Aug), wrapped up a hugely successful 22nd year with more than 140 writers and thinkers from across Australia and around the world converging on Byron Bay to share remarkable stories in the glorious sunshine. Read our full wrap-up report of session highlights here.
August 5, 2018
Described as having ‘steeliness by the bucket load', the passionate Gillian Triggs has used the annual Thea Astley address to call for a regeneration of Australian society by applying ‘a human rights lens to everything’.
August 5, 2018
This session, chaired by Melissa Lucashenko, centered on the themes raised by the book Growing up Aboriginal in Australia, compiled and edited by Anita Heiss.
August 5, 2018
'I am not defined by my scars, but my incredible ability to heal': British Ethiopian poet Lemn Sissay in conversation with Adam Shoemaker.
August 5, 2018
The kids came out in force today for the Byron Writers Festival's Kids Big Day Out.
August 5, 2018
One role of the artist is to make the invisible visible. Art might not change the world, but it might transform the way you see the world, and that might make all the difference.
August 5, 2018
Gillian Triggs, Anna Clark and Clive Hamilton tackle the messy state of ideology, universal rights and the new vicious nature of politics.
August 5, 2018
Crime fiction is fast overtaking romance as the biggest selling genre. But what is its appeal?
August 5, 2018
Investigative journalists Eskil Engdal and Kjetil Saeter talk about their debut book, Chasing Thunder: The World's Longest Sea Chase.