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Byron Writers Festival

6 – 8 August 2021
2021 Festival

6 – 8 August


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Welcome

Accessibility at the Festival


We are continually aiming to improve access to Byron Writers Festival and enhance the experience of patrons of all abilities. Please contact us on [email protected] if you require any further information or advice in regards to the below.

Auslan Interpretation Auslan interpreted symbol

Selected sessions from the main program are interpreted each day of the Festival. Floating Auslan interpreters will also be available at the Festival site on an as-needs basis. If you require an Auslan interpreter, look out for the Auslan symbol in the printed program, or go to the Information Tent at the Festival site to book an on-demand interpreter for a session of your choosing.

Thanks to Multicultural NSW for funding this initiative.

Explore the full program and see which sessions have been preselected for Auslan interpretation on:

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Click the button below to watch our Auslan interpreted video guide to the 2019 Byron Writers Festival, produced in conjunction with Social Futures.


WATCH OUR VIDEO GUIDE

Wheelchair Accessibility at the Festival

The Festival site is located at Elements of Byron Resort, approximately 5km from Byron town centre. The terrain is flat and grassy, but can become more difficult to navigate in a wheelchair after periods of rain. We advise to use a wheelchair with large wheels if possible.

Seating

Festival marquees and stages have wheelchair accessible allocated seating. Please make yourself known to the marquee supervisor and you will be ushered to an accessible seat.

Festival Satellite Events take place in various venues across the Northern Rivers. If you require a wheelchair accessible seat at any of our Satellite Events, please call the office on (02) 6685 5115 or email Emily Brugman at [email protected] to make the necessary arrangements.

Parking

An accessible parking and drop-off/pick-up zone is located close to the Festival entrance. Our parking volunteers will direct you accordingly. Please have your sticker on display.

Accessible parking at Satellite Events is dependent on council parking regulations in and around the selected venue. Please call the venue directly to discuss your options.

Companion Cards

Byron Writers Festival is a participant of the National Companion Card scheme, offering disabled patrons holding a current companion card a second ticket for their accompanying companion at no charge.

When you arrive, please make your way to the Festival Box Office and present your National Companion Card, along with your Festival ticket, to our friendly staff. You will be allocated a corresponding complimentary pass for your companion. There is a limit of one companion pass per person per day. For further information please visit www.companioncard.gov.au/


Information on ticket releases, announcements and pricing

12 June: Full Program announced and all tickets on sale|
Full program announcement
All tickets available, including 3-Day passes, 1-Day passes, Sunday Locals’ passes, Kids Big Day Out and separately ticketed Workshops and Satellite Events*.

3-Day Pass: $255 Members / $299 General
1-Day Pass: $110 Members / $135 General
Sunday Locals’ Pass*: $80, limited release, conditions apply. Supported by Stone & Wood
Sunday Kids Big Day Out Pass**, $40 (1 adult + 1 child. $20 for each additional child)
Sunday Family Pass**: $120 (2 adults + 1 child. $20 for each additional child)

Satellite Event ticket prices range from free to $35
Workshop ticket prices range from $35 to $120, with member discounts available.

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29 July 29 – 4 August
Workshops and Satellite Events running throughout the week

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2 – 4 August
Festival Weekend!

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Notes and conditions

  • All tickets are available to purchase online, over the phone via (02) 6685 5115 or in person at our offices in Byron Bay.
  • All tickets are subject to booking fees. Find out more about ticket types on Our Tickets and Pricing Explained page.
  • *Sunday Local’s Passes are available to residents of the Byron, Ballina, Kyogle, Lismore, Richmond Valley and Tweed council areas. These tickets are limited in number and available for purchase from the festival office or online (maximum two tickets per person); purchasers will need to present proof of address at the Festival gate. Supported by Stone & Wood.
  • ** Children must be supervised by at least ONE adult at all times.
  • For full terms and conditions, click here.

Member benefits for the 2019 Festival

Not a member of Byron Writers Festival, or yet to renew your 2019 membership? Join today and save up to $74 on full price 3-Day passes. Other Festival member benefits include a special preview of the Full Program online and priority booking periods for Festival Satellite Events. Read the full list of annual Member benefits and click here to sign up now!

Never miss a beat

Sign up to our newsletter, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram as we continue to post Festival updates throughout the coming months.

Get a taste of the Festival

Never been and heard great things? Watch our show reel from last year’s Festival and relive the highlights with our 2018 photo gallery and podcast series.

Make a Donation

Did you know that Byron Writers Festival received relatively little public funding – under 20% of our total revenue – with a majority coming from people like you. To ensure we can continue to support and celebrate writers, readers and storytellers please make a donation today. As a not-for-profit organisation run with a small team of staff and volunteers, contributions of any size go a long way in enriching the creative culture of our community. Amounts over $2 are tax deductible. To find out more, click here.

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ACCESSIBILITY

Auslan intrepretation available

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Get in touch if you require an interpreter:
[email protected]


Festival Information

Key information for getting to and from Byron and the event site, accommodation, tickets and FAQ’s.
Travel

To the Festival

How to get to and from the festival site by shuttle bus, train or car. Information on flights, trains and buses to and from Byron Bay.
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Stay

Accommodation

Find out more about Elements, our on-site accommodation partner, as well as links to other accommodation providers in the area.
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Festival

Site Map

The 2018 Festival site map will be made available soon.
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Festival

FAQ

Get the answers to our most frequently asked questions here.
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Festival

Volunteers

2018 Festival Volunteer applications are now closed. For questions related to your application, please refer to our Volunteer page FAQs.
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Festival

Accessibility

We are continually aiming to improve access to Byron Writers Festival and enhance the experience of patrons of all abilities. Read on for details about Festival accessibility.
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Festival 2018

Relive the memories with our 2018 Photo Gallery


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All ears for Trent Dalton, Elise Valmorbida and Matt Haig in ‘How Fiction Can Foster Empathy’

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Tim Rogers and Tristan Bancks on ‘How to Get Boys Reading’

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Selina Tusitala Marsh and Ben Hobson

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All eyes and ears for Tracey Moffatt’s stunning visual presentation

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The crowd erupts following Lemn Sissay’s reading from ‘Gold From the Stone’

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Lemn Sissay gives his powerful reading

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‘What if Women Ruled the World’ with Jacqui Lambie, Bri Lee and Anne Aly

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Whale researcher Micheline Jenner

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Tanya Plibersek was grace personified

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Charles Massy

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Our next generation leans in

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Sarah Wilson

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Gillian Triggs delivers the Thea Astley address ‘Speaking Up in a Post Truth World’

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Kerry O’Brien, Jenny Hocking and our AUSLAN interpreter relay the secrets behind ‘The Dismissal’

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Kon Karapanagiotidis holds the Power of Hope in the palm of his hand

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Manal al-Sharif listens to her co-panellists stories

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Hyeonseo Lee

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Kitty Flanagan sets us off in stitches in Friday morning’s Comedy panel with Mandy Nolan and Andrew Hansen

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Trent Dalton

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2019 FUNDING PARTNERS


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2019 MAJOR PARTNERS


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