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Byron WF Digital

PODCASTS & VIDEOS

Welcome to our Digital Program

We invite you to explore the Byron Writers Festival Digital Program, with a host of wonderful conversations on offer. The program includes the 2020 Thea Astley Address with Professor Marcia Langton, our Conversations from Byron podcasts featuring guests from the 2020 Festival line-up, and a selection of our 2020 Schools Program videos.

All content is available for free and on-demand, and accessible via this directory page. Scroll down for details.
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PODCASTS

Conversations from Byron

Listen to live recordings from some of our recent events, or tune into our podcast series featuring fresh conversations with writers from the 2020 Festival line-up. Available online via this webpage, or search ‘Byron Writers Festival’ on your podcast app.

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Jock Serong in conversation with Mirandi Riwoe

Recorded live at Lennox Head Cultural Centre

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Song of the Crocodile: Nardi Simpson in conversation with Grace Lucas-Pennington

Recorded live at Mullumbimby Civic Centre

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The Palace Letters: Jenny Hocking in conversation with Kerry O’Brien

Recorded live at Byron Theatre

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Byron Writers Festival 2020 Thea Astley Address:
Marcia Langton on Black Lives Matter


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Stone Sky Gold Mountain: Mirandi Riwoe in conversation with Melanie Cheng


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The Burning Island: Jock Serong in conversation with Chris Hanley


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Rogue Son: Nazeem Hussain in conversation with Matt Okine


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Kindred: Kirli Saunders in conversation with Ellen van Neerven


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The Age of Online Outrage: Ashley Dotty Charles in conversation with Paul Barclay

An ABC Radio National Big Ideas Collaboration

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S. Shakthidharan in conversation with Sunil Badami


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Queerstories: Curated by Maeve Marsden


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On Secrets: Annika Smethurst in conversation with Sunil Badami

An ABC Radio National Big Ideas Collaboration

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We Need To Talk About Mum And Dad: Jean Kittson in conversation with Mandy Nolan


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Greenwood: Michael Christie in conversation with Sophie Cunningham


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The House of Youssef: Yumna Kassab in conversation with Sunil Badami


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Mammoth: Chris Flynn in conversation with Tony Birch


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The Details: Tegan Bennett Daylight in conversation with Charlotte Wood


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The Coconut Children: Vivian Pham in conversation with Cath Keenan


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A Treacherous Country: Kate Kruimink in conversation with Emily Brugman


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The Bass Rock: Evie Wyld in conversation with Nicole Abadee


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Damascus: Christos Tsiolkas in conversation with Malcolm Knox


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Can suffering lead to personal growth? With David Roland in conversation with Paul Barclay.

An ABC Radio National Big Ideas Collaboration

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Big Tech and screen-based learning in schools: Anna Krien in conversation with Paul Barclay

An ABC Radio National Big Ideas Collaboration

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Untethered: Hayley Katzen in conversation with Sarah Armstrong


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Ghost Species: James Bradley in conversation with Sophie Cunningham


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VIDEOS

2020 Schools Program

Byron Writers Festival 2020 Schools Program provides an insight into storytelling, debate, and big ideas, eloquently delivered by some of Australia’s foremost writers and thinkers. The program is proudly supported by Southern Cross University.

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Being Black ‘N Chicken & Chips: A Story about Growing Up (when everything is falling apart)

Matt Okine in conversation with Sunil Badami

Writer, comedian and broadcaster Matt Okine talks with Sunil Badami about the writing of his novel Being Black and Chicken and Chips, a work of fiction inspired by true events in Matt’s early life, including the loss of his mother to cancer. He discusses the difficult task of merging fact and fiction, of writing about your friends and family, and the role of humour in working through trauma.

Secondary school presentation


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Love, Language, and Land: Telling the Stories that Make Us Who We Are

Ellen van Neerven in conversation with Benjamin Law

Ellen van Neerven is an award-winning writer of Mununjali Yugambeh (South East Queensland) and Dutch heritage. In this session they talk with Benjamin Law about their journey into writing, and their experiences at university as a young person, that eventually lead them to discover First Nations literature and stories of resistance. Ellen discusses the recurring themes of their work, from gender queer identity, to inter-racial relationships and black pride, ending with a powerful reading from their new collection Throat, titled ‘The Only Black Queer in the World’.

Secondary school presentation


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Fighting for Justice: The Triumph of People Power

Craig Foster in conversation with Maeve Marsden

Craig Foster, former captain of the Socceroos and refugee advocate talks with Maeve Marsden about his role in the fight to save fellow footballer and refugee Hakeem al-Araibi from imprisonment and imminent extradition by the Bahraini Government. Craig discusses his reasons for writing the book and the place of activism in sport more broadly, declaring that sport should not separate itself from social, cultural and political life.

Secondary school presentation


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Teen Author: From Story Factory to Publication

Vivian Pham in conversation with Cath Keenan

19-year old author Vivian Pham talks with mentor and Executive Director of Story Factory, Dr Cath Keenan, about the writing of her novel The Coconut Children – a story of love, loss and migration set in Sydney’s Cabramatta in the 1990s. Vivian reflects on the complexities of writing about your friends, family and community, and considers how her heritage and history informed this story.

Secondary school presentation


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Finding Your Unique Writing Style and Voice

Christos Tsiolkas in conversation with Benjamin Law

Christos Tsiolkas is the celebrated author of six novels including Loaded, which was made into the feature film Head-On, The Slap and Barracuda. In this session he discusses his early reading life and his journey into writing as a young man.  He offers wisdom and insight for any young person considering pursuing the artistic life. Christos also talks about the themes that connect his latest novel, Damascus, to his back catalogue. These are some of the very same themes that have obsessed him throughout his writing life: the nature of goodness, faith and doubt, sexuality, and the bonds and obligation of family.

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