26 – 28 August
Festival 2022
Festival 2022 Program
Featuring Trent Dalton, Hannah Kent, Bruce Pascoe, Indira Naidoo, Ben Quilty, Masha Gessen, Evelyn Araluen, Steve Toltz, Emily Bitto, A.C. Grayling, Julia Baird, Costa Georgiadis, Aaron Fa’Aoso, Jess Hill, Damon Gameau, Marcia Langton and many more.
Byron Writers Festival 2022 is just around the corner! Themed ‘Radical Hope’, dive in and discover the writers and thinkers who will inspire and uplift us this 26—28 August at Australia’s favourite regional literary festival.
‘Now is the time for a radical kind of hope, that imagines the world anew, that refuses to be defeated and finds delight and joy in everything this wonderful life and earth have to offer.’ — Zoë Pollock, Artistic Director
At this year’s festival you will hear from social and environmental experts on how we can tackle the challenge that is climate change. You will be uplifted by listening to our most gifted storytellers explaining how they celebrate the human condition and render our experiences so magnificently on the page. You will meet talented emerging and established writers who are challenging the status quo. In hearing and engaging with these ideas you are playing your part in making the world anew.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Important site update
In the wake of recent weather events, after consultation with North Byron Parklands, it is agreed that Byron Writers Festival 2022 will relocate to the grounds adjacent to Elements of Byron who have generously agreed to host the festival for another year.
The site change does not affect the festival program or the validity of tickets already purchased. For any questions, please refer to our FAQs prior to getting in touch.
We look forward to welcoming our guests and patrons back after a two-year hiatus to celebrate the power of stories to connect us.
See Who’s Coming
Festival Program
Festival Passes
A 3-Day Pass gives access to all 99 sessions happening in the main Festival Program on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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$299 General
$255 Members & Students
A 1-Day Pass gives access to sessions happening in the main Festival Program for your chosen day – Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
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$135 General
$110 Members & Students
Kids Big Day Out, Sunday 28 August
$40 for 1 adult + 1 child*
Sunday Family Pass
$175 for 2 adults + 1 child*
*Access restrictions and conditions apply. $20 for each additional child (6 – 12 years), children under 6 free.
Notes and conditions
- All tickets are subject to availability and booking fees.
- Children must be supervised by at least one adult at ALL times.
- Tickets will be exchanged on entry for a wristband that is non-transferable.
- Parking opens at 7:45am. Gates open at 8.30am.
- For full terms and conditions, including Covid-safe flexible ticketing policies and conditions of entry, visit byronwritersfestival.com/terms-conditions
Join as a Member and save!
Join today for discounts on Festival tickets. Other festival member benefits include a special preview of the Full Program online and a 24 hour priority booking window. You can read the full list of annual member benefits and sign up via our Members Page.
Stay Covid Safe
Byron Writers Festival is committed to the wellbeing of all Festival attendees, participants and staff. For updates, please check our Stay Covid Safe page.
Got a question?
For further information about the 2022 Festival and how it will run, please refer to our FAQs page.
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Travel and parking
The festival site is located on the grounds adjacent to Elements of Byron Resort, 144 Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay. On-site car parking will be adjacent to the festival and within easy walking distance of where the action takes place. A festival shuttle bus and train service will be operating between Byron CBD and the festival site from Friday 26 – Sunday 28 August. More information available on our travel page.
Donate to Byron Writers Festival
As a not-for-profit organisation run with a small team of staff and volunteers, donations of any size go a long way in enriching the creative culture of our community and contributing to the success of future Festivals. Donations over $2 are tax deductible. Thank you!
