Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge that Byron Writers Festival takes place on the traditional lands of the Arakwal Bumberbin Peoples of the Bundjalung Nation. We pay respects to Elders past and present, and acknowledge them as the original storytellers of the lands and waterways of this Country.

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Byron Writers Festival presents

Keep the conversations going and your ideas flowing with our year-round program of inspiring events, public talks and workshops.

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Year-round Mentorships

Byron Writers Festival year-round mentorships are paid services available to members throughout the year who are seeking a professional mentor to assist with the development of their work.

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Inaugural Rhoda Roberts Oration

Join us to honour the late, beloved Rhoda Roberts AO with Byron Writers Festival’s inaugural Rhoda Roberts Oration.

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The Guardian's Are You Game Show

Play along with the return of the festival’s wild and wonderful game show!

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Women Who Win: Antoinette Lattouf

Join acclaimed journalist and human rights activist Antoinette Lattouf in conversation with Louise Adler for an evening celebrating the courage and conviction of women who defied expectations and shattered barriers.

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Viking Lives: Ghost Stories

Join Richard Fidler and Kári Gíslason, authors of the best-selling Saga Land, for a very special, spectral evening of Viking Lives: Ghost Stories.

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Literary Lunch with Bob Carr

In a special, intimate festival experience, join Bob Carr for lunch and a rare opportunity to learn more about his life and career, with an insider's view on the world of politics.

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Heresies: Richard Flanagan

Join the only author ever to have won both the Booker Prize and the Baillie Gifford Prize, Richard Flanagan, in conversation with ABC Radio National's Sarah Kanowski, to discuss his latest collection and the role of the writer to embrace heresy.

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Gravity Let Me Go: Trent Dalton

Join Australia’s #1 bestselling author Trent Dalton in conversation with Richard Glover for an unforgettable exploration of love, ambition, family and truth-telling.

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Beyond The Lines 2026

Get ready for a night of rhythm and rhyme in an exhilarating live event!

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Memoir Intensive with Alan Close

Do you want to write a memoir? Join professional writer & memoirist Alan Close for an in-depth, eight-week intensive that will guide your story from conception to publication.

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