Hundreds of bibliophiles gathered at Elements of Byron last night to celebrate the opening of the 2024 Byron Writers Festival.
The program which includes more than 160 writers and experts in over 130 different sessions, has dozens of satellite and long-term events in and around the festival, and with the help of over 170 volunteers who make this amazing event possible, it’s huge!
Topics covered include the environment, contemporary social issues, poetry, politics, memoir and fiction. Be delighted by best-selling author Trent Dalton in conversation with Julia Baird, crime writers Jane Harper, Candice Fox and actor-turned-novelist Bryan Brown. Get plugged in with poets Tayi Tibble (NZ), Jazz Money, PEN award-winning author and poet Nam Le and winners of the Australian Poetry Slam at ‘Electric Poetics’, just one of the special evening events also on offer.
You can view the festival program here and you can purchase tickets here.
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