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Friday Program 6–7 Byron Writers Festival 2016: Where Stories Take You... Saturday Program 8–9 This milestone year is our 20th Anniversary and we are proud to Sunday Program 10–11 present a stellar line-up of more than 150 writers and thinkers converging on Byron Bay - our iconic coastal town that every Feature Events 12–13 August hosts Australia’s largest regional writers’ festival. Workshops 14–15 The Festival continues to explore the importance and power of literature and debate in shaping our lives. It facilitates the all- Biographies 19–24 important and age-old art of storytelling and nurtures the many benefits that flow from tales and talking about life. Partners 26–27 Renowned for its sense of community and treasured by those Festival Information & Tickets 28–29 who attend, the power of Byron Writers Festival lies in the evocative expression of real and imagined stories that strike chords and captivate because they are authentic, and told by exceptional thinkers, writers and communicators. This year, Support Byron Writers Festival photographers, architects, artists, gardeners, philosophers join Byron Writers Festival is Australia’s largest and leading annual our more traditional storytellers to explore the myriad forms that regional literary gathering made possible by the generosity of stories take. patrons, sponsors and supporters. Any donations you contribute over $2 are tax deductible and graciously accepted. Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks, described as ‘The Poet To make a donation please contact: Laureate of Medicine’ died shortly after our 2015 Festival. [email protected] Soon after Knopf published a striking and simple collection of four of his final essays entitled Gratitude in which he writes:
Board I have read and traveled and thought and listened.
Chairperson: Chris Hanley I have had an intercourse with the world, the special Vice Chairperson: Jennifer St George intercourse of writers and readers. Secretary: Russell Eldridge This reflection captures Chris Hanley’s quintessential motivation in Treasurer: Cheryl Bourne founding Byron Writers Festival - Australia’s first regional writers’ Members: Jesse Blackadder, Kate Cameron, Marele Day, festival - 20 years ago. You are warmly invited to join us and Lynda Dean, Lynda Hawryluk, Anneli Knight, Adam van Kempen discover where the 2016 Festival stories will take you. Staff Edwina Johnson, Director Director: Edwina Johnson Operations Manager: Sarah Ma FOLLOW US ONLINE Schools & Volunteer Manager: Penny Leonard Site Manager & Technical Production: Mic Deacon Partnership Manager: Emma Keenan Connect, share Festival highlights and join the conversation. Ticketing & Travel Coordinator: Cherrie Sheldrick Tag your comments, photos and highlights with #byronwf2016. Communications Manager: Anika Ebner Special Projects Co-ordinator: Coralie Tapper facebook.com/byronwritersfestival Publicist: Clare McGregor Volunteers Coordinator: Finola Wennekes @bbwritersfest And a massive army of volunteers Branding and Cover Design: Kevin Finn, TheSumOf instagram.com/byronwritersfestival Program Design: Keira Wafer Design Cover Image Credit: C Levers/Shutterstock Plastic water bottle free event. BYO bottle for free refills.
4 byronwritersfestival.com byronwritersfestival.com 5 AUGUST PROGRAM Friday 5 August 5-7 2016 Friday 5 August YELLOW GREENSTONE THE SATURDAY SCU BRICK ROAD FEROS PARTNERS PAPER BELONGIL MARQUEE PAVILION MARQUEE MARQUEE MARQUEE ROOM DON’T MISS
9.00am - 9.45am 1 9.00am - 9.30am 8 9.00am - 9.45am 15 9.00am - 10.00am 22 9.00am - 9.45am 29 8.30am - 11.00am 36 SELF-PUBLISHED Tom Keneally Poetry Readings Ageing in a Youth Imagining the Future Annabel Crabb ABC North Coast Live MARQUEE Obsessed World Broadcast with in conversation with Lynda Hawryluk, Sarah Peter Doherty, Antony Funnell, in conversation with Friday, Saturday, Mick O’Regan Holland-Batt, Anthony Melanie Joosten in Ashley Hay Chris Hanley Joanne Shoebridge Lawrence conversation with Chair: Julianne Schultz Sunday 2 30 8.30am - 9.00am 10.00am - 11.00am Mandy Nolan Supported by: Griffith Review 10.00am - 11.00am 9 Ben Knight 10.00am - 11.00am Supported by: Feros Care All day Cheryl Strayed 23 Historical Fiction 10.15am - 11.00am 9.00am - 9.30am in conversation with ABC RN: Books and Evelyn Conlon, Kate 10.00am - 10.45am 16 Rosalyn D’Mello, Caroline Baum Arts Live Broadcast The War Room Mildenhall, Dominic Smith Meet self-published Sharanya Manivannan Supported by: Helen Garner, Charlotte Wood Ross Coulthart, Tim Fischer Chair: Catherine Keenan authors, browse their Southern Cross University Magda Szubanski in conversation with Chair: Edna Carew 9.30am - 10.00am books, and gain an insight 31 Chair: Sarah Kanowski Matt Condon 11.15am - 12.15pm Lucy Clark, John Marsden into the self-publishing 11.15am - 12.15pm 3 11.15am - 12.15pm 24 process. Featuring ‘how- The Soldier’s Curse 10.00am - 10.30am 11.15am - 12.15pm 10 11.00am - 12.00pm 17 to’ sessions with Roz The State of the Reading Australia: Meg Keneally, Tom Keneally Sohila Zanjani Hopkins of innovative United States Wendy Whiteley and Writing for Kids Telling Our Own Chair: Susan Wyndham 10.30am - 11.00am publishing company Jeffery Renard Allen, the Secret Garden Anna Fienberg, Damon Young, Stories 12.30pm - 1.30pm 32 Annabel Crabb Captain Honey. William Finnegan, Wendy in conversation Claire Zorn Moya Costello, Geordie Angela Flournoy, P.J. O’Rourke with Janet Hawley Chair: Ashley Hay Williamson, Tara June Winch Literary Friendships 11.15am - 12.15pm 37 10am Friday Chair: Ben Knight Chair: Zoe Rodriguez Louise Doughty, Kathryn 11 12.15pm - 01.30pm 18 The Edible City: How to create a high 12.30pm - 1.30pm Supported by: Heyman, Charlotte Wood 12.30pm - 1.30pm 4 Grow, Cook, Share quality book Violence Against Women Justice for Refugees Reading Australia Chair: Hannie Rayson A presentation by 10am Saturday Growing Up Frank Brennan, David Manne, Supported by: Emily Maguire, Sharanya 12.30pm - 1.30pm 25 Indira Naidoo How to sell, promote David Burton, Magda Osamah Sami, Zentveld’s Coffee Manivannan, Salma, Introduction by: Pam Brook and market your book Szubanski, Rosie Waterland Rajith Savanadasa How Enid Blyton Sohila Zanjani 1.45pm - 2.30pm 33 Chair: Mandy Nolan Chair: Sarah Armstrong Chair: Chip Rolley Changed My Life: 12.30pm - 1.15pm 38 A lecture by Robert Dominic Smith In partnership with: 1.45pm - 2.45pm 5 1.45pm - 2.45pm 12 1.45pm - 2.45pm 19 Ross Coulthart Dessaix in conversation with The World of Animals A Photo is Worth True Believers Michael Brand in conversation with Introduction by: Jill Eddington Russell Eldridge Ceridwen Dovey, Briohny a Thousand Words Sarah Ferguson, Kerry O’Brien Supported by: Allen & Unwin Doyle, Michael Leunig Chair: Leigh Sales 1.45pm - 2.45pm 26 39 Ben Bohane, Rio Helmi, 2.45pm - 3.45pm 34 1.30pm - 2.30pm Chair: Jeni Caffin Anna Swain Supported by: Copyright: Fair Use, Christopher & Lynda Dean Addiction and Creativity Stories from the Road 3.00pm - 4.00pm 6 Chair: Mick O’Regan Fair for Who? Elspeth Muir, Liam Pieper, Tim Page, Hugo Race Supported by: Australia- 3.00pm - 3.45pm 20 Education: Where Indonesia Institute Tom Keneally, Melissa Luke Williams Chair: Anneli Knight Lucashenko Every Child Matters Jeffery Renard Allen Chair: Erik Jensen 40 13 Chair: Zoe Rodriguez 2.45pm - 3.45pm 3.00pm - 4.00pm in conversation with Lucy Clark, John Marsden, Supported by: 35 Sarah Kanowski 4.00pm - 5.00pm The Young and Gabrielle Stroud Indian Women Tell Copyright Agency Chair: Julia Baird Their Stories Short Form: Novellas the Reckless 4.00pm - 5.00pm 21 3.00pm - 3.45pm 27 and Short Stories Nick Couldwell, Lex Hirst 4.15pm - 5.00pm 7 Rosalyn D’Mello, Sharanya Manivannan, Salma P.J. O’Rourke Louise Doughty Evelyn Conlon, Nick Earls, Plus presentation of Susie Tim Fischer in conversation with Tara June Winch Warrick Young Writer’s Award PROGRAM Chair: Catriona Mitchell in conversation with Kerry O’Brien Chair: Jeni Caffin Chair: Alice Grundy in conversation with Supported by: Geordie Williamson Supported by: The Centre Jo Coghlan Australia-India Council 4.00pm - 5.00pm 41 for Independent Studies 4.00pm - 5.00pm 28 4.15pm - 5.15pm 14 Book Launch: Our Way Creating Opportunities: The State of our Stories edited by Philanthropy in Action Cultural Conversation Dale Roberts Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Michael Brand, Luke Carman, Launched by Melissa Catherine Keenan, Matt Noffs Lucashenko Anne Summers Chair: Chris Hanley Chair: Geordie Williamson Supported by: AUSLAN interpreters present The Byron Shire Echo
6 byronwritersfestival.com byronwritersfestival.com 7 AUGUST PROGRAM Saturday 6 August 5-7 2016 Saturday 6 August YELLOW GREENSTONE THE SATURDAY SCU BRICK ROAD FEROS PARTNERS PAPER BELONGIL MARQUEE PAVILION MARQUEE MARQUEE MARQUEE ROOM DON’T MISS
9.00am - 10.00am 42 9.00am - 10.00am 49 9.00am - 10.00am 56 9.00am - 10.00am 63 8.30am - 9.00am 70 9.15am - 10.00am 78 Our Beautiful Sculpture Walk War Dispatches: Penguin Bloom: The Bird Reading: Portals to Writing as Salvation The Saturday Paper Ceridwen Dovey Curated by local sculptor First-Hand Accounts Who Saved a Family a Thousand Worlds Tom Keneally, Matt Nable, over coffee with editor Erik in conversation with Suvira McDonald. Most Ben Bohane, Tim Page, Cameron Bloom, Jeffery Renard Allen, Liam Pieper Jensen and Charlotte Wood David Burton pieces are available for Gary Ramage Samantha Bloom Catherine Keenan, Chair: Anneli Knight sale, please see Suvira 9.15am - 10.15am 71 10.15am - 11.15am 79 Chair: Ben Knight Chair: Richard Glover Charlotte Nash, Damon Young Supported by: in the Sculpture Tent for Supported by: Chair: Geordie Williamson Greenstone Partners Bearing Witness: Peter Stutchbury any enquiries. 10.15am - 11.15am 43 Yellow Brick Road The Power of Story in conversation with 10.15am - 11.15am 57 10.15am - 11.00am 64 Canberra Uncut Michael Brand 10.15am - 11.15am 50 Anna Funder Richard Fidler, Angela Sarah Ferguson, Paddy The Lure of Elsewhere Flournoy, Debra Oswald 80 Manning, Niki Savva Food Security: Sarah Holland-Batt, in conversation with Chair: Moya Sayer-Jones 11.30am - 12.15pm Indigenous Literacy Chair: Matthew Condon Seeding the Future Hugo Race, Dominic Smith David Leser Supported by: TheSumOf Drusilla Modjeska Foundation (ILF) Supported by: Peter Doherty, Tim Fischer, Chair: Jeni Caffin in conversation with Byron Writers Festival 11.15am - 12.15pm 65 10.30am - 11.30am 72 Mary Ryan’s Byron Bay Indira Naidoo Supported by: Alice Grundy 2016 is fundraising for Chair: Ashley Hay Ballina Byron Gateway Airport Affairs to Remember the important work 44 Feminism Now 11.30am - 12.30pm Supported by: Brookfarm 12.30pm - 1.30pm 81 undertaken by the 58 Rosalyn D’Mello, Craig Yassmin Abdel-Magied, 11.30am - 12.30pm Indigenous Literacy Indigenous Lives McGregor, Victoria Thompson Melanie Joosten, Emily Maguire Five Writers, Five 11.30am - 12.30pm 51 Foundation. The ILF works Through Women’s Eyes Family Memoir Chair: Susanna Freymark Chair: Anne Summers Towns, Five Days to bridge the literacy gap Delta Kay, Tara June Winch Magda Szubanski Richard Glover, Elspeth Muir, 66 73 Jesse Blackadder, Luke through children’s literacy Liam Pieper 12.30pm - 1.30pm 11.45am - 12.30pm Chair: Melissa Lucashenko in conversation with Carman, Kate Forsyth, programs in remote Chair: Mandy Nolan Multicultural Influences Supported by: ILF Rosemarie Milsom Robert Dessaix Miles Merrill, Gabbie Stroud indigenous communities. Supported by: Sharanya Manivannan, Rajith in conversation with Chair: Zacharey Jane 12.45pm - 1.45pm 45 12.45pm - 1.30pm 59 Donations are greatly The Byron at Byron Resort Savanadasa, Beth Yahp, Caroline Baum Supported by: Australia appreciated and can be Life is Short But Art Thea Astley Lecture Sohila Zanjani Council for the Arts made in the orange boxes 52 is Long: Paul Kelly 12.45pm - 1.45pm presented by Chair: Chris Hanley 12.45pm - 1.30pm 74 as you leave the Festival Stan Grant 1.45pm - 2.45pm 82 site or at the ILF Tent in conversation with Election Stories: The 1.45pm - 2.30pm 67 The Way Stories Sarah Kanowski Privileges of Democracy Introduction by: Marele Day are Shaped Lifting the Brow near the Box Office. William Finnegan Tim Fischer, Paddy Manning, Briohny Doyle, Kate 46 60 Debra Adelaide, Anna Funder 2.00pm - 3.00pm 1.45pm - 2.30pm in conversation with Mildenhall, Elspeth Muir Tony Windsor Chair: Moya Sayer-Jones Phil Brown Chair: Alice Grundy Ice Nation: Australia Chair: Anne Tiernan Kerry O’Brien Supported by: Howard Park Supported by: Rochdale Supported by: & Madfish wines in Crisis in conversation with 83 Accounting & Business First National Real Estate 3.00pm - 3.45pm Matt Noffs, Gary Ramage, Julia Baird on the Book of Paul Advisory 1.45pm - 2.45pm 75 Luke Williams 2.45pm - 3.45pm 68 Angela Flournoy 2.45pm - 3.45pm 61 Uneasy Nations Chair: Sean Doherty 2.00pm - 3.00pm 53 That Book Would in conversation with Supported by: The Art of Walking Chip Rolley Make a Great Film Ben Bohane, Rio Helmi, The Walkley Foundation Archibald Prize David Manne John Faulkner, Cheryl Strayed, 4.00pm - 5.00pm 84 Unwrapped Damon Young Matt Nable, Debra Oswald, Chair: Ben Knight 3.15pm - 4.15pm 47 Nigel Milsom, Chair: Ashley Hay Osamah Sami Debut Fiction Chair: Jesse Blackadder 3.00pm - 4.00pm 76 Indigenous Recognition Charles Waterstreet Briohny Doyle, Kate 62 Supported by: and the Australian Chair: Rosemarie Milsom 4.00pm - 5.00pm Pitch Perfect Mildenhall, Rajith Savanadasa Greenstone Partners Kids and Creative Chair: Zacharey Jane PROGRAM Constitution 3.15pm - 4.15pm 54 Judges: Jacinta di Mase, Frank Brennan, Stan Grant, Writing 4.00pm - 5.00pm 69 Jane Palfreyman, Women of Fiction 5.15pm - 7.15pm 85 Tom Keneally Tristan Bancks, Catherine The Pacific is Sinking Aviva Tuffield Chair: Melissa Lucashenko Debra Adelaide, Sarah MC: Susanna Freymark Screening: Keenan, John Marsden Ben Bohane, Peter Doherty, Armstrong, Peggy Frew Chair: Jesse Blackadder Salma the Documentary 4.30pm - 5.15pm 48 David Manne 4.15pm - 5.00pm 77 Chair: Lynda Hawryluk A Tamil Muslim Poet’s Journey Chair: Antony Funnell Charles Waterstreet To Create is to Defy 4.30pm - 5.15pm 55 to Freedom. Followed by Q&A Emptiness Live profile with Erik Jensen Salma, Sharanya Manivannan Richard Glover Supported by: Chair: Catriona Mitchell Emily Maguire, Matt Nable, The Saturday Paper Charlotte Wood in conversation with Chair: Geordie Williamson Rosemarie Milsom
8 byronwritersfestival.com byronwritersfestival.com 9 AUGUST PROGRAM Sunday 7 August 5-7 2016 Sunday 7 August YELLOW GREENSTONE THE SATURDAY SCU BRICK ROAD FEROS PARTNERS PAPER BELONGIL MARQUEE PAVILION MARQUEE MARQUEE MARQUEE ROOM DON’T MISS
Kids Big Day Out 9.00am - 10.00am 86 9.00am - 9.30am 93 9.00am - 10.00am 98 9.20am - 1.20pm 105 9.15am - 10.00am 109 9.00am - 9.45am 116 Poetry Readings Featuring a huge line-up Green Nomads: Fixing the System Kids Big Day Out: Richard Fidler The Beach of children’s authors and Across Australia’s Jeffery Renard Allen, John Faulkner, Welcome in conversation with Robert Drewe in conversation illustrators! Bring your Sharanya Manivannan Wild Heritage Gabbie Stroud MC: Philip Wilcox Rosemarie Milsom with Russell Eldridge kids along to meet their Chair: Anne Tiernan Supported by: literary heroes. Join in Bob Brown, Paul Thomas 10.00am - 12.00pm 94 110 117 The Farm Byron Bay 10.15am - 11.00am 10.00am - 10.45am the fun with educational Chair: Ashley Hay ABC Local Radio NSW 10.15am - 11.00am 99 Supported by: Georgia Blain Frank Brennan activities provided by Broadcast with 9.30am - 10.00am The Farm Byron Bay. Jan Barham MLC The Greens Michael Leunig Meet Anna Fienberg in conversation with in conversation with Simon Marnie in conversation with Charlotte Wood Chris Hanley 87 10.10am - 10.40am 10.15am - 11.15am 10.00am - 10.30am David Leser Meet Pat Davern 11.15am - 12.15pm 111 11.00am - 11.45am 118 No Absolute Truths History or Histrionics Supported by: Feros Care In partnership with: Ross Coulthart, Drusilla Anna Funder, Meg Keneally, 10.50am - 11.20am Art and Music in Romance Tom Keneally 11.15am - 12.15pm 100 Modjeska, Gary Ramage Meet Peter Canarvas Literature Charlotte Nash in conversation Getting Your Life Write and Damon Young Chair: Anneli Knight 10.30am - 11.00am Jeffery Renard Allen, with Jennifer St George Supported by: The Americans Richard Glover, Magda 11.30am - 12.00pm Rosalyn D’Mello, 119 Southern Cross University William Finnegan, Angela Szubanski, Rosie Waterland Meet Kate Forsyth Dominic Smith 12.00pm - 12.45pm Flournoy, Cheryl Strayed Chair: Mandy Nolan Chair: Erik Jensen 11.30am - 12.30pm 88 12.10pm - 12.40pm Debra Adelaide Supported by: Aesop 11.00am - 11.30am 12.30pm - 1.30pm 101 Meet Tristan Bancks in conversation with Tony Windsor Kids Rool Susan Wyndham 12.30pm - 1.30pm 112 in conversation with Tristan Bancks, Anna Fienburg, Literary Thrillers 12.50pm - 1.20pm Chris Hanley John Marsden Victor del Arbol, Louise Meet Nick Falk and A Surfing Life 1.00pm - 1.45pm 120 Tony Flowers Doughty, Emily Maguire Cameron Bloom, Sean Doherty, 12.45pm - 1.45pm 89 11.30am - 12.00pm Good Muslim Kids Chair: Luke Stegemann Mark Occhilupo Teaching Writing 1.45pm - 2.30pm 106 Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Environmental Chair: Phil Brown Louise Doughty, 1.45pm - 2.45pm 102 Osamah Sami Rights: A Human Kathryn Heyman Feeding the Craft: Jobs Chair: Joanne Shoebridge 1.45pm - 2.45pm 113 Rights Issue Helen Garner of Spoken Word Artists 12.15pm - 1.30pm 95 2.00pm - 2.45pm 121 Bob Brown, Peter Doherty, in conversation with Miles Merrill, Philip Wilcox Our Favourite Books David Manne Documentary Caroline Baum Chair: Zacharey Jane are a Kind of Confession What the Frack? Photography: Societies Chair: Anne Summers Chris Hanley, Simon Marnie, Paddy Manning in 3.00pm - 4.00pm 103 2.45pm - 3.30pm 107 Supported by: in Transition Mick O’Regan conversation with Tamara Smith MP The Greens Ben Bohane, Rio Helmi, Creating Sacred Spaces John Marsden Chair: Jill Eddington Hans Lovejoy Tim Page, Gary Ramage Peter Stutchbury, Wendy in conversation with 2.00pm - 2.45pm 90 3.00pm - 4.00pm 114 122 Chair: Antony Funnell Whiteley, Damon Young Phil Brown 3.00pm - 3.45pm Niki Savva Chair: Janet Hawley Rome Victor del Arbol 1.45pm - 2.45pm 96 Supported by: 3.45pm - 4.45pm 108 in conversation with Frank Brennan, Tim Fischer, in conversation with Books Change Lives: Elements of Byron Chip Rolley Memoir: Creative Sarah Holland-Batt Luke Stegemann An Escape Hatch Chair: Edna Carew Supported by: 3.00pm - 3.45pm 91 04.15pm - 05.00pm 104 Non-Fiction to Everywhere Accion Cultural Espanola Moya Costello, Drusilla 4.15pm - 5.00pm 115 Anne Summers Ceridwen Dovey, Kate Forsyth, Words and Music Modjeska, Beth Yahp 4.00pm - 5.00pm 123 in conversation with Drusilla Modjeska Pat Davern, Peggy Frew, Chair: Lynda Hawryluk Lucy Clark Julia Baird Chair: Richard Glover Hugo Race in conversation with Book Launch: PROGRAM Supported by: Room to Read Chair: Amanda Brown Jennifer St George Headwaters by 4.00pm - 4.45pm 92 Supported by: 3.00pm - 4.00pm 97 Anthony Lawrence Fatherhood Yellow Brick Road Books to Screen: Launched by Robert Drewe Richard Fidler, David Leser Pitching Adaptations Chair: Mick O’Regan to Screen Executives Anita Sheehan, Jude Troy, Penny Win, Sophia Zachariou Chair: Jesse Blackadder Co-presented by: Northern Rivers Screenworks
10 byronwritersfestival.com byronwritersfestival.com 11 AUGUST FEATURE EVENTS 5-7 2016
For full event details & bookings: byronwritersfestival.com/tickets. Bookings essential. All tickets are subject to booking fees. DON’T MISS
Sat 6 August 7.00pm - 8.15pm
Magda Szubanski Stan Grant A Surfing Life: Michael Leunig Photo: Konrad Winkler Wendy Whiteley Paul Kelly Photo: Kathy Luu Hannie Rayson William Finnegan Leigh Sales Annabel Crabb William Finnegan and Mark Occhilupo Fri 5 August Fri 5 August Sat 6 August Sat 6 August Sat 6 August Sat 6 August Sun 7 August 6.00pm - 7.00pm 7.00pm - 9.30pm 12.30pm - 1.30pm 5.00pm - 6.00pm 6.00pm - 7.00pm 8.00pm - 9.00pm 2.00pm - 3.00pm Venue: Lennox Head Cultural & Community Centre Michael Leunig in Literary Dinner: Wendy Whiteley and Dangerously Poetic - Stan Grant in Hello, Beautiful! The Artist, the Barrister Event Partner: conversation with Political Persuasions the Secret Garden a national poetry prize conversation with Hannie Rayson’s and the Director Lennox Arts Board Susan Wyndham Paddy Manning and Niki Savva with readings David Leser one-woman show Cost: $30 in conversation with Venue: Byron Bay Library Introduced by Mandy Nolan Venue and Event Partner: Simon Marnie Venue: Byron Theatre Cost: Gold coin donation, Venue: Lone Goat Gallery Venue: Byron Theatre Tweed Regional Gallery & Join Pulitzer Prize-winning Margaret Olley Art Centre Cost: $30 bookings essential Cost: Free, no bookings Cost: $30 Venue: Byron Theatre author of Barbarian Days: Venue: Beach Restaurant, Cost: Free, no bookings A Surfing Life, William Cost: $30 Byron Bay Finnegan, and former Much-loved artist Michael For 20-plus years Wendy Featuring poet Anthony Wiradjuri man Stan Grant’s Cost: $99 including wine Whiteley has worked to create Archibald Prize 2015 winner world champion surfer Leunig has delighted Lawrence. celebrated speech on racism Hello, Beautiful! is a funny, a public garden and sanctuary Nigel Milsom and his subject Mark Occhilupo as they Australians with his incisive went viral. Now he has written big-hearted one-woman show, near her harbourside home in Charles Waterstreet in discuss their lives in the cartoons for the past five Join acclaimed journalists Talking to My Country. written and performed by Sydney’s Lavender Bay. Share conversation with AGNSW surf with Sean Doherty. decades. He joins The Sydney Paddy Manning and Niki He joins David Leser to urge all one of Australia’s best-loved her passion and extraordinary Director Dr Michael Brand. Morning Herald Literary Editor Savva for a discussion about Australians to think how we playwrights. In Hello, Beautiful! story - and be inspired. Welcome: Susi Muddiman, Susan Wyndham to discuss his politicians, party loyalties, can do better. Hannie Rayson shares intimate Join Wendy for a conversation Gallery Director. life’s work. the Election and the state of and hilarious stories of her life. politics in Australia today. with Janet Hawley. Wine generously supplied by Howard Park & Madfish wines Fri 5 August Fri 5 August Sat 6 August Sat 6 August Sat 6 August Sun 7 August Sun 7 August 6.30pm - 7.45pm 8.00pm - 9.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm - 7.30pm 7.00pm - 9.30pm 2.00pm 6.00pm FEATURE EVENTS FEATURE Magda Szubanski in Seven Sonnets & A Song: Book Launch: Vancouver Australian Slam - Literary Dinner: When Writers at the Rails Art in the Pub: AGNSW conversation with Paul Kelly in Concert by Nick Earls Champions on Heat I Get a Minute… Director Dr Michael Hannie Rayson launched by Matthew Annabel Crabb and Leigh Sales Venue: Railway Friendly Bar Brand in conversation Venue: Byron Theatre Condon Venue: Byron Bay Library discuss just about anything Cost: Free, no bookings with Tweed Gallery Venue: Lismore City Hall Cost: $40 Event Partner: Word Travels Director Susi Muddiman Event Partner: NORPA Venue: Sun Bistro, Cost: Gold coin donation, Venue: Elements of Byron Featuring David Hallett and bookings essential Cost: $30 Paul Kelly released Seven Bayshore Drive Cost: $99 Philip Wilcox. Venue: Courthouse Hotel, Sonnets & A Song on 23 April, Cost: Free, no bookings Mullumbimby Magda Szubanski is one of the 400th anniversary of Two minutes that could Join ABC TV’s political Event Partner: Byron School of Art and c.a.s.e inc. Australia’s best known and William Shakespeare’s death. With readings by Nick Earls, change your life: it’s the journalist and Kitchen Cabinet most loved performers. Join him as he performs songs Liam Pieper and Matthew Australian Poetry Slam, queen Annabel Crabb and Cost: Free, no bookings She talks to popular from this record and others. Condon. Byron Heat. Further details: 7.30 host Leigh Sales as they playwright Hannie Rayson australianpoetryslam.com discuss books, movies, about her award-winning MC: Miles Merrill with TV shows, cooking and memoir, Reckoning. Philip Wilcox. other cultural obsessions. Wine generously supplied by Howard Park & Madfish wines Supported by: Brookfarm
12 byronwritersfestival.com byronwritersfestival.com 13 AUGUST WORKSHOPS 5-7 2016 Thu 4 August Thu 4 August For full workshop details & bookings: byronwritersfestival.com/tickets. Bookings essential. 9.30am - 12.30pm 10.00am - 4.00pm
Damon Young: David Roach: Everyday Philosophy Screenwriting for the Novelist Venue: Byron Community College - Room 1 Venue: Belongil Room, Elements Cost: $60/$50* Cost: $120/$100*
Join Damon Young for a hands- In this interactive masterclass, Miles Merrill Kathryn Heyman Liam Pieper Damon Young Claire Zorn Anna Fienburg on philosophy workshop, with award-winning screenwriter, lively readings, discussion David Roach, will reveal the and writing exercises. Writers and aspiring writers are invited to attend the wide-ranging suite of professional secrets of creating compelling Wed 3 August Be introduced to thinkers ‘story worlds’, offering ideas skills development workshops. including Hume, Nietzsche and for developing characters 10.00am - 4.00pm Seneca, reflect on challenging and exploring the structure All tickets are subject to booking fees. *Byron Writers Festival member’s price. essays and poetry. of movies. Faber Writing Academy Mon 1 August Tue 2 August Tue 2 August Wed 3 August Getting Published Thu 4 August Thu 4 August Insiders reveal how to get 10.00am - 4.00pm 9.30am - 12.30pm 10.00am - 4.00pm 9.30am - 12.30pm your foot in the door, with 9.30am - 12.30pm 1.30pm - 4.30pm Annette Barlow, publisher, Laurel Cohn: Using Natasha Reddrop: Roz Hopkins: The Self- Miles Merrill: Allen & Unwin. Anna Fienberg: Getting Liam Pieper: Writing Point of View to Tools of the Trade publishing Map Write to Speak Started - Writing for Memoir - Everybody Reveal Character Venue: Lone Goat Gallery Children Has a Story Venue: Lone Goat Gallery Venue: Byron Community Venue: Byron Community Cost: $120/$100* Venue: Lone Goat Gallery Cost: $60/$50* College - Room 1 College - Room 2 Venue: Byron Community Venue: Byron Community Cost: $100/$85* Cost: $100/$85* Cost: $60/$50* This course offers aspiring College - Room 2 College - Room 1 Punctuation and sentence writers the opportunity to Cost: $60/$50* Cost: $60/$50* learn what really goes on Not only how we see the structure are crucial tools for In this workshop, you will Performance and speaking inside a publishing house, how world, but what we see, writers, needed to achieve learn from a publishing your words is essential to Explore ideas that most Find “The Story” within your publishers make their choices depends on who we are. grammatical correctness expert how to put together professional development and inspire you, and discover story, and build a narrative and how to improve one’s This workshop explores how enhancing expression and a comprehensive and usable confidence. In this hands- how to transform them arc. You will learn to craft chances of publication. description and narrative personal style. Discover self-publishing map for your on workshop Miles Merrill into characters. Learn how narrative from anecdote and can reveal character and common uses for all kinds book, whether it’s an e-book, will show you how to use developing those characters make your story relatable by backstory in engaging ways. of punctuation, and analyse print book or print-on-demand. stories and poetry to get your will grow your story and build finding the universal in your some great examples. message across. a compelling structure. individual experience. Mon 1 August Tue 2 August Tue 2 August Wed 3 August Wed 3 August Thu 4 August Thu 4 August 1.30pm - 4.30pm 10.00am - 4.00pm 1.30pm - 4.30pm 10.00am - 4.00pm 1.30pm - 4.30pm 9.30am - 12.30pm 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Roz Hopkins: Sales and Hilton Koppe: Finding Anthony Lawrence: Evelyn Conlon: Lex Hirst: Editing Like a Louise Doughty & Claire Zorn: ‘Character
Marketing for Self- Your Write Direction The Art of Seeing After the Boots Go On Pro: Tricks of the Trade Kathryn Heyman: CPR: Bringing Imaginary WORKSHOPS Published Authors Writing Fiction People to Life’ Venue: Byron Community Venue: Lone Goat Gallery Venue: Byron Community Venue: Byron Community Venue: Byron Community College - Room 2 Cost: $60/$50* College - Room 1 College - Room 2 Venue: Lone Goat Gallery Venue: Byron Community College - Room 2 Cost: $100/$85* Cost: $100/$85* Cost: $60/$50* Cost: $70/$60* College - Room 2 Cost: $60/$50* Poet Anthony Lawrence’s Cost: $60/$50* Hilton Koppe is an workshop will change your Evelyn Conlon will help Ever wondered what happens For new and emerging writers Creating your self-published internationally acclaimed ideas of how we see the world participants believe that once you sign that book deal? ready to leap into fiction. A story is only as strong as book is the easy part! This educator, coach and workshop through a close reading of writing is an adventure, best Editing can be one of the most Whether you’re working on a its characters - but how do short course covers the hard facilitator. His fun short poetry, and given exercises lived by creating one page at rewarding creative processes novel or just beginning, this authors create compelling part: how to promote, market, writing exercises will leave that demand both critical and a time, as long as the writer and Penguin Random House workshop will give you the characters that feel real to publicise and sell it. Suitable you feeling rejuvenated, emotional attention. knows what the next page editor Lex Hirst will show inspiration and tools to the reader? Claire Zorn gives for authors of e-books, print refreshed and ready to put should be. you how. keep going. insight to the process of and print-on-demand books. pen to paper. building believable characters.
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16 byronwritersfestival.com byronwritersfestival.com 17 AUGUST Director of the Australian BIOGRAPHIES 5-7 2016 Get to Byron Writers’ Network IRINA DUNN Writers Festival has guided hundreds of manuscripts, both fiction and quicker. non-fiction, from rough draft to final polished work and on to publication. Debra Adelaide Jeffery Renard Allen Michael Brand Yassmin Abdel-Magied Photo: Gregory Ferris Photo: Mark Hillringhouse Julia Baird Photo: Ross Coffey Ben Bohane Irina is constructive, efficient and immensely knowledgeable Yassmin Abdel-Magied Caroline Baum Michael Brand about the writing industry. Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a Caroline Baum is a journalist, Canberra born, Harvard She provided a Manuscript mechanical engineer, social writer and broadcaster and educated, Sydney based global advocate, writer and petrol in 2015 was awarded the cultural leader and art scholar, Assessment Report, and a page-by-page analysis, head. She champions the Hazel Rowley Fellowship. Her Michael Brand wants access to and then did a copy edit. Finally, she helped me secure empowerment of youth, memoir will appear in 2017. the arts for everyone. He lives a two-book contract with a commercial publisher. women and those from Sessions: 2 73 102 and breathes greater cultural I completely trust her judgement and my only regret CALD backgrounds. investment; innovation and Jesse Blackadder infrastructure. is that I didn’t consult Irina sooner. Sessions: 28 72 120 Sessions: 14 33 79 Lesley Truffle, The Hotel Du Barry (HarperCollins 2015), Dr Jesse Blackadder is the Sacha Torte (HarperCollins 2016) Debra Adelaide author of contemporary, The closest airport to Byron Bay, Ballina Byron Debra Adelaide is the author historical and junior fiction. Frank Brennan Gateway Airport offers up to 58 flights per week or editor of over a dozen She was the 2011/12 Professor Frank Brennan Join 12,000 subscribers who receive (gratis) Irina’s e-newsletter including direct flights from Sydney, Newcastle books, including four novels, Australian Antarctic is a Jesuit priest. His books Network News. Subscribe at www.irinadunn.com.au. and Melbourne so you can start your the latest of which is Arts Fellow. on Aboriginal issues include festival experience sooner. The Women’s Pages. Sessions: 62 68 81 97 No Small Change, The Wik Sessions: 54 74 119 Debate, and Land Rights Irina Dunn Editing and Publishing Services Georgia Blain Queensland Style. ballinabyronairport.com.au Gateway Airport Email: [email protected] Mobile: 0403 48 63 63 Jeffery Renard Allen Georgia Blain has published Sessions: 18 47 114 117 Jeffery Renard Allen is an novels for adults and young award-winning author and adults, essays, short stories Amanda Brown judge for the National Book and a memoir. Her most Amanda Brown was a member Award. His novel Song of the recent novels are Between of The Go Betweens, she now Shank was a finalist for the A Wolf And A Dog and Special. works as a screen composer PEN/Faulkner Award. Sessions: 110 and is a writer director on Sessions: 3 20 56 93 111 the APRA board. Cameron Bloom Sessions: 104 Sarah Armstrong A professional photographer Sarah Armstrong’s first novel of 20 years. Cameron’s Bob Brown Salt Rain was shortlisted for images have been published Bob Brown, former Greens the Miles Franklin Award. Her in magazines and newspapers Senator, led the Franklin River most recent novel is Promise. around the world and are campaign, was jailed for the held in many private environment, and has written Sessions: 11 54 art collections. eight books including Optimism Julia Baird and Green Nomads. Sessions: 49 112 Julia Baird is a journalist, Sessions: 86 89 broadcaster and author based Sam Bloom in Sydney. Her biography of Sam Bloom - a surfer, Phil Brown
Queen Victoria is coming out adventure traveller, nurse Phil is Arts Editor at The Courier- BIOGRAPHIES this November. and mother of three - was Mail and a weekly columnist Sessions: 6 60 91 paralysed in an accident in whose commentary appears Thailand. She is the subject in QWeekend and lifestyle Tristan Bancks of Penguin Bloom. magazine Brisbane News. Tristan Bancks is a children’s Sessions: 49 Sessions: 67 107 112 and teen author of the My Lifebooks of weird and Ben Bohane David Burton funny short stories and Ben Bohane is a Vanuatu-based David Burton is a writer from Two Wolves, an award-winning photojournalist, writer and Brisbane, living in Sydney. His crime-mystery novel. film maker who has worked memoir, How to Be Happy, won Sessions: 62 94 105 through Asia and the Pacific the Text Prize for Young Adult islands for 25 years, with a and Children’s Writing. focus on religion and conflict. Sessions: 4 78 Sessions: 12 42 69 75 95
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Nick Falk Angela Flournoy Helen Garner Rio Helmi Nick Falk has four series of Angela Flournoy is the author Helen Garner was recently Rio Helmi’s work has appeared in books on the shelves. Saurus of The Turner House, which was awarded the prestigious leading international magazines, Street, Billy is a Dragon, shortlisted for the National Windham-Campbell Prize for documentaries and more than Samurai vs Ninja, and the Book Award. She is a graduate Non-Fiction. Her most recent 20 photography books including, How To series. of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop book is the essay collection Memories of the Sacred and Angela Flournoy Nick Couldwell Ross Coulthart Victor del Arbol Robert Dessaix Louise Doughty John Faulkner Photo: LaToya T. Duncan Helen Garner Sessions: 105 and lives in New York. Everywhere I Look. Travels on Two Wheels. Sessions: 3 71 83 94 Sessions: 9 102 Sessions: 12 75 95 John Faulkner Jeni Caffin Matthew Condon Pat Davern Louise Doughty John Faulkner is a former Tony Flowers Richard Glover Kathyrn Heyman Jeni Caffin is a former Director Matthew Condon is the prize- Pat Davern spent the last 20 Louise Doughty is the author politician. During his Tony is an international Richard Glover has written a Kathryn Heyman is the author of Byron Writers Festival and winning Australian journalist years recording and touring of eight novels, most recently parliamentary career he award-winning illustrator number of best-selling books, of five novels, including International Program Director and author of several novels, with his band Grinspoon. Black Water and the best- served as Labor’s Senate of over 25 titles. In between his most recent book, the Floodline, and is fiction of the Ubud Writers & Readers short fiction collections and Alexander The Elephant is his selling Apple Tree Yard. Leader, a Cabinet Minister drawing dinosaurs and acclaimed memoir Flesh Wounds. program director for Faber Festival. She is currently non-fiction works. All Fall first book for children. Her work has been translated and ALP National President. flatulent ninjas Tony is Sessions: 49 55 58 96 100 Writing Academy in Australia. curating a program of ideas Down is his latest true Sessions: 104 105 into 26 languages. Sessions: 61 98 working towards his PhD. Sessions: 32 94 events at NORPA. crime non-fiction book. Sessions: 27 32 94 101 Stan Grant Victor del Arbol Sessions: 105 Sessions: 5 35 57 Sessions: 16 43 Sarah Ferguson Stan Grant is a Wiradjuri man Lex Hirst Víctor del Árbol, winner of Ceridwen Dovey Kate Forsyth Edna Carew Evelyn Conlon Sarah Ferguson is a Nigerian- and a renowned journalist. Lex Hirst is an editor and the Grand Prix de Littérature Ceridwen Dovey studied at born Australian journalist Kate Forsyth wrote her first His memoir, Talking to festival programmer who works Edna Carew has been a Evelyn Conlon is an Irish Policière 2015 for his novel Harvard and lives in Sydney. currently working as a reporter novel aged seven and has My Country, is a powerful across romance, memoir, true teacher, journalist and novelist and short story A Million Drops. His latest She is the author of Blood Kin and presenter on ABC’s Four now sold more than a million meditation on race. crime and literary fiction for commentator. Her many writer. Her novel, Not the Same novel, The Eve of Almost and Only the Animals. Corners. Her latest book is copies worldwide. Her books Sessions: 47 59 Penguin Random House. books include best-sellers Sky, was shortlisted for Irish Everything, was awarded 5 78 96 Sessions: The Killing Season Uncut. weave together history, Sessions: 40 Paul Keating, Prime Minister Novel of the Year. the Nadal Prize 2016. romance and fairytales. Alice Grundy Sessions: 19 43 and Westpac: the bank that Sessions: 30 35 Sessions: 101 122 Briohny Doyle Sarah Holland-Batt Sessions: 81 96 105 Alice Grundy is co-founder broke the bank. Briohny Doyle is a writer and Richard Fidler Moya Costello Robert Dessaix and Editor-in-Chief of Seizure, Sarah Holland-Batt is an Sessions: 23 114 academic. Her first novel The Richard Fidler presents Peggy Frew a launchpad for Australian award-winning poet, editor Moya Costello has two Robert Dessaix’s best-known Island Will Sink is the first to be Luke Carman Conversations, an in-depth Peggy Frew, author of the writing, and Associate and critic. Her most recent collections of short prose, and books are his autobiography published by The Lifted Brow. personal interview program novels House of Sticks and Publisher at Xoum. collection is The Hazards. Luke Carman is the author of two novellas, most recently A Mother’s Disgrace, the novel Sessions: 5 82 84 broadcast across Australia Hope Farm, was shortlisted for Sessions: 40 80 82 Sessions: 8 57 114 An Elegant Young Man, which Harriet Chandler, which Night Letter, the travel memoir on ABC Radio. His book, Ghost the 2016 Stella Prize and is was awarded the NSW Nicholas Jose described as a Arabesques. His latest memoir Robert Drewe Empire is published by ABC shortlisted for the 2016 Miles Chris Hanley Zacharey Jane Premier’s Literary Award ‘brilliant, beautiful book’. is What Days Are For. Robert Drewe’s novels, short Books this August. Franklin Literary Award. Chris Hanley is the founder Zacharey Jane’s novel The Life for New Writing. Sessions: 24 108 Sessions: 25 73 stories and memoirs have won Sessions: 71 92 109 Sessions: 54 104 and Chair of Byron Writers Boat was shortlisted for the Sessions: 14 81 national and international prizes, Nick Couldwell Rosalyn D’Mello Festival. He is the Principal Barbara Jefferis Award. Her been widely translated, and Anna Fienberg Susanna Freymark of Byron Bay First National. picture book Tobias Blow is on Peter Carnarvas Nick Couldwell is a 24-year- Rosalyn D’Mello is an arts adapted for film, television, radio Anna Fienberg is the author of Susanna Freymark is author of Sessions: 28 29 66 88 113 117 the NSW Premier’s Reading List. Peter creates picture books old writer from Byron Bay. writer based in New Delhi. and theatre around the world. many popular and award- Losing February and editor of Sessions: 81 84 106 about worrisome whales, ninja Nick won the 2015 Joanne Her essay ‘Black’ is published Sessions: 116 123 winning books for children of the Northern Rivers Richmond Janet Hawley nannas, pirate pops and the Burns Award for his in Walking Towards Ourselves: all ages, including the Tashi River Express Examiner. She runs Janet Hawley is a Gold Walkley Erik Jensen meaning of life. His latest book story Dancing. Indian women tell their stories. Nick Earls series, Figaro and Rumba. the Federal Writers’ Group. Award winning journalist, Erik Jensen is the author of is My Sister is a Superhero. Sessions: 40 Sessions: 13 36 65 111 Nick Earls’ novels have won Sessions: 17 94 105 Sessions: 65 76 renowned for her feature Acute Misfortune: The Life and Sessions: 105 awards in the UK and Australia, Ross Coulthart Peter Doherty writing skills, and her books Death of Adam Cullen. He is and appeared on best-seller William Finnegan Anna Funder of artists’ profiles. editor of The Saturday Paper. Lucy Clark Ross Coulthart, an Peter Doherty shared a Nobel lists in both those countries William Finnegan is a staff Anna Funder is one of Sessions: 10 103 Sessions: 34 70 77 111 Lucy Clark is a journalist of investigative journalist for Prize 20 years back. His passion and the Amazon Kindle Store. writer at The New Yorker and Australia’s most acclaimed 32 years experience and over 30 years. He has won five is to promote an evidence- Sessions: 35 well-known author of works writers. Her books Stasiland Lynda Hawryluk Melanie Joosten author of the book Beautiful Walkley journalism awards, based view and his latest book of international journalism and All That I Am have been Dr Lynda Hawryluk is a writer Melanie Joosten is the author of Failures. She is senior editor including the top Gold is The Knowledge Wars. Jill Eddington and a Pulitzer Prize-winning best-sellers, won many and academic who coordinates the novel Berlin Syndrome, and at The Guardian. Walkley accolade. Sessions: 22 50 69 89 Jill Eddington is the Director surfing memoir. prestigious prizes, and are the Associate Degree of the essay collection A Long Time 6 36 115 23 38 87 Sessions: Sessions: of Literature at the Australia Sessions: 3 67 94 published in over 20 countries. Creative Writing at Southern Coming: Essays on Old Age. Sean Doherty Council for the Arts. Jo Coghlan Annabel Crabb Sessions: 64 74 94 Cross University. Sessions: 15 72 Sean Doherty is the author of Sessions: 25 113 Tim Fischer Sessions: 8 54 108 Dr Jo Coghlan is a Lecturer Annabel Crabb is one of MP Untold: The Lost Stories of Tim Fischer served in the Antony Funnell Sarah Kanowski at Southern Cross University, Australia’s most popular an Australian Surfing Legend. Russell Eldridge Vietnam War, became Deputy Antony Funnell is a Walkley Ashley Hay Sarah Kanowski is a presenter Coolangatta. She has written political commentators, a He was editor of Tracks Russell Eldridge is a journalist, Prime Minister in 1996, Award winning journalist and Ashley Hay’s novel, of the Books and Arts program or contributed to four books Walkley-awarded writer and magazine from 2000-2008. novelist and media trainer and Ambassador to the Holy broadcaster. He presents the The Railwayman’s Wife, won on ABC RN. Her essays have on politics and human rights. host of Kitchen Cabinet. The Wife Sessions: 46 112 founding member of Byron See in 2008 and is now weekly program Future Tense. the 2014 Colin Roderick Award appeared in Griffith Review, Drought was released in 2014. Sessions: 7 Writers Festival. a successful author. Antony is author of The Future and the NSW Premier’s Prize The Monthly and Australian Sessions: 29 36 Sessions: 38 116 Sessions: 7 23 50 52 114 and Related Nonsense. People’s Choice Award. Book Review. 22 69 95 Sessions: Sessions: 17 22 50 61 86 Sessions: 9 20 45
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Drusilla Modjeska Kerry O’Brien Hugo Race Osamah Sami Drusilla Modjeska’s books Kerry O’Brien is one of Hugo Race is an Australian rock Osamah Sami is an Australian include Poppy, The Orchard, Australia’s most respected musician. He was a member of actor and screenwriter of Iraqi Stravinsky’s Lunch and The journalists, with six Walkley Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and Persian origin. His memoir Mountain. Second Half First, awards including the Gold and The Wreckery, and has just Good Muslim Boy won the 2016
Matt Nable Indira Naidoo a memoir, was published in Walkley and the Walkley returned from a European tour NSW Premier’s Literary Award Tom & Meg Keneally Photo: Mikey Pozarik Sharanya Manivannan Photo: Alan Benson Hugo Race Osamah Sami Rajith Savanadasa Niki Savva October 2015. for Outstanding Leadership with his band, True Spirit. multicultural prize. Sessions: 80 87 96 108 in journalism. Sessions: 39 57 104 Sessions: 18 68 120 Sessions: 19 21 60 Delta Kay Ben Knight Emily Maguire Craig McGregor Elspeth Muir Gary Ramage Rajith Savanadasa An Arakwal Bumberbin From the front lines of the Emily Maguire is the author Craig McGregor has won two Elspeth Muir is an author Mark Occhilupo Gary Ramage is a Walkley Rajith Savanadasa was Bundjalung woman and proud Arab Spring revolutions, to the of five novels and two non- Walkley Awards for Journalism whose writing has appeared in Mark Occhilupo is a surfing Award winning photojournalist shortlisted for the Asia-Europe mother and grandmother, Delta circus of American politics, ABC fiction books, and was twice and has many books to his The Lifted Brow, Griffith Review, legend, a world champion, the with more than 24 years’ Foundation short story prize, is passionate about sharing her correspondent Ben Knight has named The Sydney Morning name, including novels and Voiceworks and Bumf. eternal grommet and the star experience. He’s currently News and received a Wheeler Centre culture and protecting Country. covered the world up close. Herald Young Novelist of commentary on Australian Sessions: 34 58 82 of one of sport’s greatest ever Corp’s chief photographer at Hotdesk Fellowship in 2014. Sessions: 44 Sessions: 3 36 42 75 the Year. politics, society and culture. comeback stories. Parliament House in Canberra. Ruins is his debut novel. Sessions: 11 48 72 101 Sessions: 65 Matt Nable Catherine Keenan Anthony Lawrence Sessions: 112 Sessions: 42 46 87 95 Sessions: 18 66 84 Sharanya Manivannan Miles Merrill Matt Nable is a writer and actor Catherine Keenan is executive Anthony Lawrence has who has starred in television Mick O’Regan Hannie Rayson Niki Savva director of the Sydney Story published 15 books of poems. Sharanya Manivannan was Performing writer Miles and film. The author of three Mick O’Regan is a journalist and Hannie Rayson is an award- Niki Savva is a Canberra Factory, a creative writing He teaches Writing Poetry at born in Madras, India. She is Merrill brought poetry slams novels, his most recent, Guilt broadcaster with more than winning playwright and Press Gallery correspondent. centre for young people. Griffith University, Gold Coast, currently working on a book of to Australia from his home- was published in 2015. two decades experience with screenwriter. She recently She was twice political She is also the 2016 Australian and lives and lives on the NSW stories, a novel, as well as two town Chicago. He is now the Sessions: 48 63 68 the ABC and the Seven Network. adapted her acclaimed correspondent on The of the Year Local Hero. far north coast. poem manuscripts. driving force for spoken-word Sessions: 1 12 92 113 memoir, Hello Beautiful! Australian, and Canberra Sessions: 28 30 56 62 Sessions: 8 123 Sessions: 11 13 36 66 85 93 programs, events and projects Indira Naidoo for the stage. bureau chief of both The Age in Australia. Indira Naidoo’s best-selling P.J. O’Rourke Sessions: 32 and the Herald Sun. Paul Kelly David Leser David Manne Sessions: 81 106 book The Edible Balcony American political satirist Sessions: 43 90 Paul Kelly has recorded over David Leser is a multi-award David Manne is a leading Zoë Rodriguez Kate Mildenhall documented her adventures P.J. O’Rourke has authored 16 twenty albums in his career winning journalist who has human rights lawyer and growing fruit and vegetables best-selling books on subjects For over a decade Zoë has Moya Sayer-Jones spanning over thirty years. worked in Australia and Executive Director of Refugee Kate Mildenhall is the author of on her inner-city balcony as diverse as politics, cars, worked at Copyright Agency - as Moya Sayer-Jones is a novelist, His book, How To Make Gravy, internationally for the past Legal who is also a prominent Skylarking, her debut novel. She and then making them into etiquette and economics. a lawyer focusing on copyright, columnist and screenwriter. was published in 2010. His 37 years. He is the author contributor to the public is a writer and education project delicious recipes. He contributes regularly to and now running the Cultural As Chief Story Activist for prose has appeared in Meanjin, of six books. debate on refugee policy. officer who currently works at Sessions: 37 50 The Atlantic Monthly. Fund and Reading Australia. onlyhuman.com.au she works The Monthly and Rolling Stone. Sessions: 64 92 99 Sessions: 18 69 75 89 the State Library Victoria. Sessions: 3 21 Sessions: 24 26 with government, NFP’s, Sessions: 45 Sessions: 30 82 84 Charlotte Nash business and restless creatives. Michael Leunig Paddy Manning Debra Oswald Chip Rolley Meg Keneally Nigel Milsom Charlotte Nash is an Australian Sessions: 71 74 Michael Leunig’s work spans Paddy Manning, author of the writer with degrees in Debra Oswald’s novel Useful Chip Rolley is a journalist at Meg Keneally has worked in more than 40 years and often Turnbull biography Born To Nigel Milsom is an Australian engineering and medicine. She is was published in 2015. She is the ABC and former artistic Julianne Schultz journalism and public affairs explores politics, human folly, Rule, is an awarded journalist painter. His painting Judo the author of four contemporary a playwright, co-creator of director of Sydney Writers’ Julianne Schultz is the in Australia and overseas. spirituality and the innocent who has worked for The house pt 6, a portrait of Australian love stories, including TV series Offspring and Festival. He is a life member founding editor of Griffith The Soldier’s Curse, and sacred personal world Australian, Australian Financial barrister Charles Waterstreet, The Horseman. two-time winner of the of Sydney PEN. Review and chair of the co-authored with her father in all of us. Review, The Sydney Morning won the 2015 Archibald Prize. Sessions: 56 118 NSW Premier’s Award. Sessions: 18 83 90 Australian Film TV and Tom, is her first book. 5 99 Herald, Crikey and the ABC. 53 Sessions: Sessions: Sessions: 68 71 Radio School. 31 94 43 52 121 Sessions: Sessions: Matt Noffs Leigh Sales Sessions: 22 Hans Lovejoy Rosemarie Milsom Tim Page Tom Keneally Simon Marnie Matt Noffs is the co-founder of Leigh Sales anchors the Hans Lovejoy is the editor Rosemarie Milsom is the the Street Universities and CEO Tim Page photographed his first ABC’s flagship current affairs Joanne Shoebridge Tom Keneally, is an Australian of The Echo newspaper, the Simon Marnie presents director and founder of the of Noffs Foundation, Australia’s war at age 19 in Vietnam and his program 7:30. She has Joanne Shoebridge is an novelist, playwright and locally owned independent Weekends on 702 ABC Sydney, Newcastle Writers Festival. largest drug and alcohol last one in Afghanistan at age written two books and hosts award-winning reporter and author of non-fiction. weekly. Now in its 30th year, it a diverse program that combines She is also a feature writer at treatment service provider 65. He is never seen without his a podcast with Annabel Crabb broadcaster in television news He is best known for writing still remains a family business. news, arts and lifestyle. the Newcastle Herald. for young people under 25. camera and has also found time called Chat 10, Looks33. and current affairs, presenting Schindler’s Ark, the Booker 121 94 113 51 53 55 109 Sessions: Sessions: Sessions: Sessions: 28 46 to write 10 books. Sessions: 19 on ABC North Coast Mornings Prize-winning novel. Sessions: 39 42 95 and Breakfast. Sessions: 1 26 31 47 63 94 Melissa Lucashenko John Marsden Catriona Mitchell Mandy Nolan Salma Sessions: 36 120 Melissa Lucashenko is a multi- John Marsden has been a Catriona Mitchell is the editor Liam Pieper Anneli Knight Mandy Nolan is as an Salma is an Indian Muslim award winning Aboriginal hospital clerk, truck driver, of Walking Towards Ourselves: outrageously entertaining Liam Pieper’s books include poet, novelist, social worker Dominic Smith Anneli Knight is a writer, novelist and essayist. telephone switchboard operator, Indian Women Tell Their Stories. stand-up comedian who has The Feel-Good Hit of the Year, and political activist. Her piece Dominic Smith grew up in journalist, and business She writes about ordinary abattoir worker and teacher. She publishes online interviews leapt into print with three shortlisted for the National Beyond Memories is published Sydney and now lives in Austin, writing trainer and consultant. people and the extraordinary He’s currently an author, and with remarkable women. humorous memoirs, the latest Biography Award; Mistakes in Walking Towards Ourselves: Texas. His fourth novel is She has a PhD in creative lives they lead. principal of two schools. Sessions: 13 85 of which is Home Truths. Were Made, a collection of Indian women tell their stories. The Last Painting of Sara de Vos. writing and is a Byron Writers Sessions: 26 41 44 47 Sessions: 6 36 62 94 107 Sessions: 4 15 58 100 essays; and The Toymaker, Sessions: 11 13 85 Sessions: 30 33 57 111 Festival board member. his debut novel. Sessions: 39 63 87 Sessions: 34 58 63
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Jennifer St George Anna Swain Charles Waterstreet Tony Windsor Jennifer St George is an Anna Swain is a self-published Charles Waterstreet is a Tony Windsor is a primary internationally best-selling Byron local. Her first book Burma: barrister, author, theatre and producer who spent a total of PROUD TO BE author of eight romance Tiffins, Nuns and Tumeric is a film producer. He has written 22 years as an MP for Tamworth Inviting ladies to novels and is the Deputy Chair photographic journey celebrating two memoirs, produced two and New England in the NSW of Byron Writers Festival. Burma and its people. films and is a columnist for and federal parliaments. THE OFFICIAL Sessions: 115 118 Sessions: 12 The Sydney Morning Herald. Sessions: 52 88 Sessions: 53 77 BOOKSELLER FOR Luke Stegemann Magda Szubanski Charlotte Wood Luke Stegemann is the Magda Szubanski is one of Wendy Whiteley Charlotte Wood’s latest novel, Associate Publisher at Griffith Australia’s best known and most Wendy Susan Whiteley OAM is The Natural Way of Things, won BYRON WRITERS Review. He is the author of loved performers. Reckoning: best known as “goddess muse” the 2016 Indie Book of the the forthcoming The Beautiful A Memoir, her first book, has and wife of artist Brett Whiteley, Year and the Stella Prize and Obscure: Australian Pathways won numerous awards including and as mother of their daughter, has been shortlisted for the FESTIVAL 2016 through the Cultural History Book of the Year, ABIA 2016. actress Arkie Whiteley. Miles Franklin Literary Award. For a unique and enjoyable shopping experience. of Spain. Sessions: 4 9 51 100 Sessions: 10 103 Sessions: 16 32 48 70 110 Sessions: 101 122 TRADING 7 DAYS 10–5 Paul Thomas Philip Wilcox Susan Wyndham Mary Ryan’s 6685 8183 27 Fletcher Street 8 till 5 - Mon to Sat 7b Byron St, Byron Bay 6685 5055 Cheryl Strayed A 6th generation Tasmanian. Philip Wilcox is the current Susan Wyndham is literary editor Byron Bay NSW 2481 9 till 5 - Sun Cheryl Strayed is an American He was Tasmania’s first Greens Australian Poetry Slam of The Sydney Morning Herald. author of four books, including local government councillor Champion and a two-time NSW Sessions: 31 119 the internationally best-selling and has been Bob Brown’s Poetry Slam Champion. A writer Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things. partner for over 20 years. of rights, donger of gongs and Beth Yahp She is beloved as ‘Dear Sugar’ for Sessions: 86 karate-chopper of styrofoam. Beth Yahp’s books include her advice columns and podcast. Sessions: 105 106 a fictional memoir Eat First, Victoria Thompson Sessions: 21 61 94 Talk Later, and a short story Victoria Thompson’s memoir, Luke Williams collection, The Red Pearl. Gabbie Stroud Losing Alexandria, was a literary Luke Williams is an Australian Sessions: 66 108 Gabbie Stroud is a freelance success, appearing on The Age journalist. The Ice Age: a writer, novelist and recovering best-seller list. City of Longing, journey into crystal-meth Damon Young August 9 is Census night. teacher. Her critical commentary was launched at Melbourne addiction is his first book. Damon Young is a philosopher Our mOment tO pause of Australia’s education system Writers Festival. Sessions: 34 46 and author. His nonfiction was published in Griffith Review’s Sessions: 65 works include The Art of And mAke A differenCe. Fixing The System. Geordie Williamson Reading. He also writes Anne Tiernan Sessions: 6 81 98 Geordie Williamson is children’s books, like The Australian Census will be held on August 9. Anne Tiernan is a Professor of publisher of Picador Australia My Sister is a Superhero. It’s important that every household completes Peter Stutchbury Politics at Griffith University. and former chief literary critic Sessions: 17 56 61 103 105 it to get an accurate snapshot of Australia today, Peter is the principal of Peter She authored and co-authored of The Australian. He’s also to help shape our nation’s education, health, Stutchbury Architecture, several books, including Fixing Editor of Best Australian Sohila Zanjani transport and infrastructure tomorrow. celebrated in Australia and the System, a recent edition of Essays 2016. Sohila Zanjani grew up in internationally for their Griffith Review, co-edited with Sessions: 14 24 27 48 56 Tehran, Iran before moving to If you have any questions, like how to complete innovative approach to Julianne Schultz. Melbourne, where she owns a the Census, what to do if you’re not at home on sustainability and design. Sessions: 52 98 Tara June Winch law broking firm helping people Census night, or the privacy of your information, Sessions: 79 103 Tara June Winch is an award- to find legal representation. Rosie Waterland please search Census. winning Australian writer Sessions: 11 36 66 Anne Summers Rosie Waterland is an author, based in France. Her latest Anne Summers is an author, columnist, host, sort-of collection is After the Carnage. Claire Zorn get Online On August 9 journalist, political adviser and comedian and screenwriter. Sessions: 24 35 44 Claire Zorn is the award- Census Australia @ABSCensus pioneering feminist. In 2016, Her memoir, The Anti Cool Girl winning author of The Sky Anne published an updated quickly became a best-seller So Heavy and The Protected. @ABSCensus CensusAustralia edition of Australian classic and has been shortlisted for One Would Think the Deep is Damned Whores and God’s Police. a bevy of awards. her third YA novel. Festival partner of the Byron Writers Festival Sessions: 14 72 89 91 Sessions: 4 100 Sessions: 17
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WITH THANKS TO Y RYA AR N JAN ’S M BARHAM Adelaide Writers’ Week Brisbane Writers Festival Melbourne Writers Festival Tim Hays Garden Design BOOKS, MUSIC & COFFEE Atlantic Books Brunswick River Inn National Library of Australia Tom & Sibylle Vidal MLC EST. 1975 Australian Decorative & Fine Byron Bay Chocolate Company Newcastle Writers Festival Transit Lounge Arts Societies Common Ground Northern Rivers Plant Hire University of Queensland Press Bangalow Lions Griffith Review Rob Doolan Bay FM Hachette Australia Ross Nobel Bayshore Bungalows Hardie Grant Russell Eldridge & Bendigo Writers Festival Jane Adams Brenda Shero Bob and Patti Lowry John & Melissa Hertzberg Softly Softly Festival Software Brian Warrick John Bennett & Jennifer Regan Stone & Wood
Plus all the publishers who assisted in creating the 2016 Byron Writers Festival program
26 byronwritersfestival.com byronwritersfestival.com 27 AUGUST FESTIVAL INFORMATION TICKETS 5-7 2016
A Festival site (Elements of Byron)
Bayshore drive
Ewingsdale road
Pacific Highway B ‘BYRON WRITERS FESTIVAL IS BY FAR ONE OF Shirley street C THE BEST LITERARY FESTIVALS IN THE WORLD.’
Byron Bay CBD D Jennifer Clement, President of PEN International F Credit: Craig Gascoigne Sand Artist / Photo by Evan Malcolm G To Byron at Byron Resort E
HOW TO GET TO THE FESTIVAL TO PURCHASE FESTIVAL TICKETS
The Festival site is located at Elements of Byron, 144 Bayshore Drive Byron Bay (approximately 5km from Byron town centre). Visit byronwritersfestival.com/tickets or call (02) 6685 5115. All tickets are subject to booking fees.
Shuttle Bus Car Full Members/ A regular shuttle bus service to and from the Festival site A There is a $5 daily charge for parking on site. Please ensure that Pass Options Days Price Students will run Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 8am and 5.30pm. you obey Council parking signs. 3 day pass Excludes workshops and separately ticketed Friday, Saturday, Sunday $285 $250 Cost is $5 each way paid directly to the driver. Pickup points From Byron Bay town travel approximately 2km along Ewingsdale events. No reserved seating. for the Festival shuttle are: Road from the town centre towards the Pacific Highway then turn Includes entry on your selected day. Excludes right at Bayshore Drive (at the BP Ozigo on the corner of Bayshore 1 day pass Friday, Saturday, or Sunday $130 $109 B C Shirley Street workshops and separately ticketed events. Drive and Ewingsdale Road). No reserved seating. D Apartments Inn (Fletcher Street) From the Pacific Highway turn left at the BP Ozigo petrol station E The Atlantic (Marvel Street) Youth pass For 6-12 year olds. Includes entry to designated Sunday only $40 N/A after 2km. Greenstone Partners Marquee only F Byron Bay Bus Terminal Please note that Feature Events and Workshops take place at on Sunday 7 August from 9.20am to 2.00pm. (Jonson Street, outside the Byron Visitors’ Centre) various locations around Byron Shire. Venue details and locations No reserved seating. Each Youth Pass accommodates one accompanying adult allowing G Byron at Byron Resort, (77-97 Broken Head Road) are listed on our website. access to the Greenstone Partners Marquee only.
OTHER INFORMATION TERMS & CONDITIONS OF TICKET SALES & ENTRY
Books Food & Coffee Byron Writers Festival is a AUSLAN interpreters will be Byron Writers Festival (ABN 94 163 348 616) (The Festival) is responsible for the Event. 6. No photograph or audio or video recording may be taken at the Festival site, other than plastic water bottle free event. present for sessions marked The following conditions are for the sale, entry and attendance at the Event. for private non-commercial purposes, without the express permission of the Festival. Mary Ryan’s will have a Food and coffee will be Please BYO bottle for free refills. with this icon. 1. The Festival may amend the program of the Festival at any time without notice. 7. The Festival may refuse admission to the Festival site, and eject from the Festival site, bookstore on site and all available for purchase on site Unavoidable program changes will be advised on site. any person whose behaviour is inappropriate or a threat to public safety. author signings will take place from an array of popular and Accessibility 2. Once purchased, tickets will not be refunded or exchanged, and lost or stolen tickets 8. You must bring your ticket for entry to the Festival site and you must wear your pass adjacent to the Mary Ryan’s delicious local Byron Shire will not be replaced. throughout the period you are at the Festival site. Tent after each session. restaurants and cafes. The Festival site is wheelchair 3. If, due to circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Festival, such as an act 9. You must bring proof of eligibility for concession tickets to the Festival site and accessible and has designated Festival Updates of God (including adverse weather conditions), an act of terrorism, or other security the Festival may refuse entry if this is not provided upon request. Children must be Merchandise Drinks disabled access parking areas. For Festival updates and issue, it is necessary to cancel some or all of the Festival program, the Festival may do supervised at all times by a responsible adult while on the Festival site (waterways on so and, unfortunately, no refund will be given. site and ocean in close proximity). Byron Writers Festival 2016 There will be a licensed bar Byron Writers Festival 2016 is a more detailed sitemap, please check the website: 4. Participation in the Festival and entry to the Festival site and the Festival Car Park is 10.The Festival reserves the right to examine and search all bags (including handbags), Festival merchandise will where beer and wine will supported by devolved funding at your own risk. To the maximum extent at law, you release the Festival, its Directors, parcels and packages which are brought, or proposed to be brought, onto the Festival be for sale from the be available for purchase administered by Accessible byronwritersfestival.com/ employees, subcontractors and agents from any liability whatsoever arising, however site, and to effect such other security measures as are reasonably necessary to merchandise tent. and consumption within the Arts (AARTS) on behalf of the festival-2016 caused, by your attendance at the Festival. protect the Festival site. designated area. Lifetime Care and Support 5. No commercial activity may be conducted, and no written material or goods of any 11.The Festival may amend or vary these terms and conditions at any time and that Authority (LTCSA). description handed out or otherwise distributed, at the Festival site without the amendment will take effect from the time the amended terms and conditions are express permission of the Festival. placed on the Festival website (byronwritersfestival.com).
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