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The annual shooting of the Byron Writers Festival vollies by Jeff ‘My Pictures are Worth About 650 Words’ Dawson.

Starting today the Byron Writers Festival will be igniting imaginations, stirring conversations, and celebrating the power of stories at the picturesque Bangalow Showgrounds on Bundjalung Country.

The festival is on from today until Sunday 8–10 August and this amazing team of volunteers aim to ensure that your experience at the festival is as smooth as possible.

To find out more, visit the Byron Writers Festival website.

• Plan your Byron Writers Festival experience with the Byron Echo‘s handy lift-out guide in the current edition out now, or read it online here.

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