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Become a member of Byron Writers Festival today and join a thriving community of writers, readers, storytellers and change-makers with year-round benefits and opportunities.
For more details on each service and benefit, head to our Member Services Guide.
All 2024 Byron Writers Festival memberships expire 31st December. New memberships or renewals are accepted from January in the following year.
All memberships are processed online. If you are experiencing difficulties please call (02) 6685 5115.
We have new Membership types in 2024: Single, Join with a Friend and Organisation. Want to go ECO? Every environmental choice matters. Save paper and postage and receive our quarterly magazine northerly in digital format!
A Print Membership: $60 per adult
An Eco Membership: $50 per adult
A Friends Membership: $40 per adult (1 x Friend Membership per Full Membership)
A single membership is for individual writers, readers or anyone interested in literature and the arts. Quarterly you will receive a copy of the ‘northerly’ magazine either digitally (ECO) or via the mail (PRINT) along with member prices for festival tickets, events and workshops.
Adding a friend, partner or companion offers extra value, they will receive a copy of the ‘northerly’ magazine digitally direct to their inbox. Both members will receive member prices on festival tickets, events and workshops.
A Print Membership: $60 per adult
An Eco Membership: $50 per adult
A Friends Membership: $40 per adult (1 x Friend Membership per Full Membership)
An organisation membership is for businesses, arts organisations, book clubs and writers groups and is for five members per event and/or workshop. Quarterly you will receive 1 copy of the ‘northerly’ magazine both digitally and via the mail along with member prices for festival tickets, events and workshops for up to five members.
Organisational Membership: $225 per organisation
Bask & Stow Getaway
Light-filled spaces with minimal design for guests to relax and restore, Bask & Stow exemplifies a luxe coastal lifestyle with softer footprints. Supporting local designers, the solar-powered guesthouse is within walking distance to town and Cape Byron’s beaches. Win a two night stay at Bask & Stow on festival weekend, Friday 9th & Saturday 10th August, 2024 valued at $850. (conditions apply.)
Double pass to Byron Writers Festival 2024
Byron Writers Festival is Australia’s regional meeting place of storytelling, conversations and ideas. For three days in August, we gather on Bundjalung country for our annual Festival where celebrated writers and thinkers come together, along with our passionate audience to enjoy the relaxed vibe, incredible natural beauty, and the powerful conversations at this unique beachside festival. Win 2 x 3-Day Passes to Byron Writers Festival 2024!
The Book Room Collective $250 voucher
The Book Room Collective is an independent and locally owned group of bookshops in the Northern Rivers, operating from Byron Bay, Lennox Head and online. The shops are carefully curated to ensure every opportunity to explore and discover that special book. The Book Room Collective are proud to be the official bookseller for Byron Writers Festival. Win a $250 voucher from The Book Room Collective.
Byron Bay Gifts – Gourmet Delight Hamper
Byron Bay Gifts craft premium hampers spotlighting local organic treasures. The Gourmet Delight Hamper features a delicious selection of luxurious, locally sourced delights from incredible brands Brookfarm, Loco Love, Wallaby Bites, Falwasser and Luken & May with champagne from Moet & Chandon. Valued at $169
Mukti Organics – All Year Glow Kit
Certified organic, natural Australian-made skincare by Mukti. Results-driven, scientifically formulated, and inspired by nature. The All Year Glow Kit is a restorative routine of four minis, designed to unlock brighter, glowing skin and promote a calm complexion by Mukti Organics. Valued at $149
Total prize value $1,998. All new or renewed Memberships of any type made before midnight Sunday 17 March will go in to the draw.
Double pass to Byron Writers Festival 2024
Byron Writers Festival is Australia’s regional meeting place of storytelling, conversations and ideas. For three days in August, we gather on Bundjalung country for our annual Festival where celebrated writers and thinkers come together, along with our passionate audience to enjoy the relaxed vibe, incredible natural beauty, and the powerful conversations at this unique beachside festival. Win 2 x 3-Day Passes to Byron Writers Festival 2024!
The Book Room Collective
The Book Room Collective is an independent and locally owned group of bookshops in the Northern Rivers, operating from Byron Bay, Lennox Head and online. The shops are carefully curated to ensure every opportunity to explore and discover that special book. The Book Room Collective are proud to be the official bookseller for Byron Writers Festival. Win a $100 voucher from The Book Room Collective.
Jasmin Jones Jewellery
With over 30 years as a fine jewellery designer/maker and a background in fine art, Jasmin’s designs are known for their exceptional craftsmanship, originality and attention to detail. Specialising in pearls hand sourced from around the globe, including South Sea, Tahitian, & Akoya pearls. You’ll also find, exotic leathers, textile techniques, as well as stunning diamond bead strands feature in her mainstay collections. Valued at $100.
Griffith Review
Griffith Review is a quarterly literary journal publishing outstanding new work from a diverse cohort of writers and creatives Each edition responds to a loose theme and features essays, short fiction, conversations, poetry and visual art by emerging and established creatives from Australia and overseas.
The Griffith Review prize is a one-year print subscription which includes full digital access to our twenty-year archive. Valued at $88.
Total prize value $918. All renewed 2023 Memberships made before midnight Sunday 17 March will go in to the draw. Note renewing members also get entered into the Major Prize and Weekly Prize draw.
Total prize value $588. All new or renewed Memberships of any type made between Monday 19 February and midnight on Sunday 25 February will go in to the draw.
Total prize value $585. All new or renewed Memberships of any type made between Monday 26 February and midnight on Sunday 3 March will go in to the draw.
Total prize value $424.20 All new or renewed Memberships of any type made between Monday 4 March and midnight on Sunday 10 March will go in to the draw.
Total prize value $649. All new or renewed Memberships of any type made between Monday 11 March and midnight on Monday 17 March will go in to the draw.