Byron Writers Festival commences Restart Programs. In late April StoryBoard authors, new and old, came together to elevate their presentations and workshops in order to maximise their effectiveness and positive impact on students. The three-day workshop was a result of the Create NSW grant, which aims to support and (safely) restart the arts and cultural sectors.
Byron Writers Festival announces new Restart Residential Retreats. The Restart program is funded by Create NSW, who have granted Byron Writers Festival $185,000 to be dispersed to NSW writers, illustrators and creatives. This grant will be disbursed in residencies as well as free workshops for NSW writers and illustrators of all description.
Vale the incomparable Mungo MacCallum. Mungo was closely involved with Byron Writers Festival since its inception and will be fondly remembered by Festival audiences as the instigator of lively, irreverent discussion, often with a glass of red wine in hand. Thank you to Russell Eldridge for writing this wonderful tribute to his extraordinary life and work.
Looking for some escapist reading from the couch? We asked around the office what everyone is devouring at the moment, and their take on the story so far. Here's our list. Enjoy!
Byron Writers Festival is looking for Northern NSW published authors and illustrators to join an existing professional author team for its StoryBoard schools program.
We’re running an incredible giveaway on Instagram to celebrate the creative culture of the Byron Shire and surrounds. By teaming up with a few of our creative friends who call Byron home, we’re offering you the chance to win this beautiful prize worth $1400. Competition ends Sunday November 8.
Robyn Cadwallader, Nigel Featherstone and Julie Keys were awarded the inaugural North Write residency for a mid-career writers’ group, a joint initiative of the Byron Writers Festival and Create NSW.
Byron Writers Festival and Create NSW announce the recipients of their inaugural Write North Writers’ Group Residency for a group of mid-career and established NSW writers.
Byron Writers Festival has teamed up with Audible on a special offer for you. Join Audible as a new member using a unique Byron Writers Festival link, and you will receive a 2-month free trial giving you access to an audiobook of your choice each month, as well as Audible member benefits*
Tegan Bennett Daylight takes us on a nostalgic trip back to 1994 and the first annual Byron Bay Arts and Music Festival - and what a ride it is!
In our Postcard from Byron this week, David Roland writes of his delight in sharing his passion for ocean swimming with his daughter.
Kate Kruimink takes us to Tasmania’s Huon Valley, to spend time digging for potatoes with her young daughter.
Sunil Badami humorously draws on the parallels between perfecting one's technique for writing and mixing cocktails (with a neat lesson in martini mixology).
Author Yumna Kassab covers her two great loves - travel and books - and takes us on an enchanting tour of her favourite bookshops around the world.
Lockdown with Wild Things: The eighth instalment in our 'Postcards from Byron' series, author and journalist Anna Krien shares her experience of lockdown with her two young boys.
When urban academic Hayley Katzen moves to a remote Australian cattle property to live with her farmer girlfriend, she hopes, at last, to find home. But this is no happy-ever-after tree change. In this week's Postcard from Byron, Hayley examines boundaries, both physical and metaphorical - and how they can often be a catalyst for change.
This June we're teaming up with some of our incredible partners to create a digital care package just for you. If you feel like you need some exclusive offers and discounts in your life right now, read on to see what’s on offer from Brookfarm, Earth Bottles, Husk Distillers, Pukka Herbs, Stone & Wood, The Book Room, The Saturday Paper and Zentveld’s.
As we settle into winter and the shorter days that come with it, we welcome this week's 'Postcard from Byron', a timely reminder from author James Bradley to soak up the beauty of dusk and the feelings of reverence this time of day can bring.
As the Northern Rivers community joins the rest of the world in adjusting to new lives, new routines and new values in the wake of COVID-19, we hear from Byron Bay GP Dr Joel Hissink about how both his work life and home life have changed in recent months.
Our Postcards from Byron series this week features Byron Shire author Emma Ashmere, sharing with us the solace of strumming away on her guitar, and the power that music can have on our memory and contentment.
