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Image Kate Holmes Image Kate Partners 32 Site Map & Directory 34 Welcome to the 22nd Byron Writers Festival program! Travel 37 It is a thrill to showcase this year’s line-up of 140 writers and thinkers who help shape our national conversation with their Tickets 38 engaging stories and ideas. We are honoured to host them in Byron Bay, recently named Australia’s most creative regional centre by the Regional Australia Institute. FOLLOW US Writers do not merely reflect and interpret life, they inform Connect, share Festival highlights and join the conversation. and shape life. The role of the writer is to lift people up, not Tag your comments, photos and highlights with #byronwf2018 lower them down. E.B. White @byronwritersfestival @bbwritersfest This year the stories in our program will take us from the @byronwritersfestival wilds of New Zealand to North Korea, Tuscany and back home to near-by Goonengerry. We traverse much territory KITCHEN AND BATHROOM SHOWROOM including anxiety, crime, the Frontier Wars, the SUPPORT US Anthropocene, science, comedy, immigration, the wellness Byron Writers Festival is Australia’s largest and leading annual industry and poetry. We explore music, whales, romance and regional literary gathering made possible by the generosity of ITALIAN QUALITY IN BYRON BAY debate whether reading can make you happier. Writers will patrons, sponsors and supporters. Any donations you contribute nominate the books that changed them, and will explore how over $2 are tax deductible and graciously accepted. To make a to shape life into story. donation please contact [email protected] The Festival is an examination of how we live both on a BOARD personal level and as a society. It offers writers and patrons Chairperson Jennifer St George alike an opportunity to reflect our world back to each other in Vice Chairperson Adam van Kempen story. It examines everything from how we communicate, Secretary Russell Eldridge how we migrate, how we farm, how we cope with grief, how Treasurer Cheryl Bourne we process change – how we live now resonates throughout Members Jesse Blackadder, Kate Cameron, Marele Day, Festival sessions. The Festival offers us space to enjoy ‘the Lynda Dean, Hilarie Dunn, Lynda Hawryluk & Anneli Knight art of listening’ and seeing where conversations and stories can take us. STAFF Director Edwina Johnson On behalf of the Festival Board, my heartfelt thanks to the Program & Operations Manager Sarah Ma staff and many sponsors, patrons and volunteers who make Acting General Manager Hilarie Dunn this much-loved Festival possible. We look forward to Site Manager & Technical Production Mic Deacon welcoming you to our iconic coastal town in August. Partnership Manager Emma Keenan Travel Manager Cherrie Sheldrick Edwina Johnson Communications Manager Anika Ebner Director Schools and StoryBoard Coordinator Gabby Le Brun Festival Administrator Emily Brugman Publicist Clare McGregor • Italian interior design • Free measure and quote • Free virtual reality 360 imaging • Customer centred service Volunteers Coordinator Shien Chee And a massive army of volunteers 2018 Festival creative & program design 4/64 Centennial Circuit, Byron Bay • 02 6680 8542 Megan Louis, Everywhen

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Gates open from 8.30am. Beat the rush — enjoy coffee, breakfast, market stalls & entertainment 8.30—11.00 32 9.30am Welcome to Country with Delta Kay and the Bunyarra Dancers ABC North Coast Live Broadcast with am 10.00—10.45 1 10.00—11.00 7 10.00—11.00 13 10.00—11.00 19 10.00—10.45 25 Joanne Shoebridge 1O Jane Harper Living Wild Comedy: The Most This Book Changed Sarah Wilson 8:35 Gareth Evans in conversation with Jessie Cole, Miriam Lancewood, Addictive Thing You'll My Life in conversation with 8:50 Sarah Wilson Marele Day Gregory Smith Ever Do Gareth Evans, Josephine Wilson, Rosemarie Milsom 9:10 Jane Harper 9:25 Josephine Wilson Chair Nathan Scolaro Kitty Flanagan, Andrew Hansen Chris Womersley Supported by Velvet Cafe 9:45 Michael Ableman Supported by Dumbo Feather Chair Mandy Nolan Chair Adam Suckling Supported by the Copyright 10:10 Hyeonseo Lee Agency's Cultural Fund 11.00—11.45 26 10:25 Ben Hobson am 11.00—12.00 2 11.15—12.15 8 11.15—12.15 14 Hyeonseo Lee 10:45 Bri Lee 11 Bernhard Schlink Matt Haig Resilience, Hope 11.15—12.00 20 in conversation with in conversation with in conversation with and Love Jane Hutcheon 11.15—12.00 33 Gold from the Stone: Steven Carroll William MacNeil Sarah Kanowski Barney & Kada Miller Spoken Word Artists Chair Alan Close in conversation with Supported by Southern Cross Courtney Sina Meredith, 12.00—12.45 27 University School of Law & Justice Michael Williams Supported by Feros Care Lemn Sissay Eddie Ayres pm Chair Zacharey Jane in conversation with 12.15—1.00 34 12 12.15—1.15 3 12.30—1.30 9 12.30—1.30 15 Supported by Chris Hanley & Bernard Zuel Foreign Correspondents Tracey Moffatt, Visual Gareth Evans Dawn Standfield Bri Lee Peter Greste, Chris Hammer, Artist: Dismantling in conversation with in conversation with 1.00—1.45 Ailsa Piper Debbie Whitmont the Conventions of Kerry O'Brien 12.15—1.15 21 28 Tom Keneally pm Chair Karen Middleton Storytelling Supported by Rochdale How Immigration 1 Supported by The Byron Shire Echo Introduced by Jill Eddington Accounting & Advisory Influences Our Culture in conversation with 1.15—2.00 35 Anne Aly, Future D. Fidel, Steven Gale Lloyd Jones 1.30—2.30 4 1.45—2.45 10 1.45—2.45 16 Kon Karapanagiotidis, in conversation with Dervla McTiernan Michael Williams Kitty Flanagan How to Get Boys Reading From the Good Earth: 2.00—2.45 29 Chair Sunil Badami pm in conversation with Ben Hobson, Selina Tusitala Marsh, Sustainable Living Kon Karapanagiotidis 2.15—3.00 36 2 Mandy Nolan Tim Rogers Michael Ableman, Carey Gillam, 1.30—2.30 22 in conversation with Chair Tristan Bancks The Secret Life of Whales Charles Massy Revelations Melissa Lucashenko Supported by Yellow Brick Road Chair Elizabeth Finkel Micheline Jenner in conversation Michelle de Kretser, Ceridwen Dovey Supported by The Saturday Paper Wealth Management Supported by Brookfarm with Mick O'Regan Chair Caroline Baum 2.45—3.45 5 pm 3.00—3.45 Tanya Plibersek 3.00—3.45 11 3.00—4.00 17 30 3.15—4.00 37 2.45—3.45 23 3 in conversation with Sarah Sentilles in How to Buy Less Stuff Clive Hamilton Charles Massy Meet the Crime Writers Matthew Condon conversation with and Save the World in conversation with in conversation with Margaret Throsby Mark Brandi, Chris Hammer, Jane Hutcheon Ashley Hay Richard Denniss, Miriam Jane Harper Lancewood, Christine Milne Chair Alex Adsett pm Chair Sarah Armstrong 31 4.15—5.00 11738 Supported by Greenstone Partners 4.00—5.00 4 4.00—5.00 6 4.00—5.00 12 Supported by Byron Shire Council Should Children's Stories Anne Aly Making the Beast First Things First: 4.00—5.00 Always Have a Happy in conversation with 24 Chris Hanley Beautiful Indigenous Australia 4.15—5.15 18 Poetry: Gateway to Ending? Jessie Cole, Dervla McTiernan, Tony Birch, Melissa Lucashenko, Women Like Us the Human Experience Oliver Phommavanh, Matt Stanton, 5.15—6.15 39 Sarah Wilson Henry Reynolds Ellen Briggs, Mandy Nolan Ali Alizadeh, Shastra Deo, Lian Tanner Book Launch Chair Sarah Krasnostein Chair Brigid Delaney Chair Michael Williams Chair Jill Eddington Selina Tusitala Marsh, Courtney The True Colour of the Sea Sina Meredith by Robert Drewe Chair Lynda Hawryluk Launched by Margaret Throsby

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am 9.00—10.00 40 9.00—10.00 47 9.00—10.00 54 9.00—10.00 61 9.00—9.45 68 9.00—9.45 75 9 Abuse of Power How Fiction Can Foster The Wellness Industry Kia Ora: New Zealand David Ritter Ceridwen Dovey and Privilege Empathy Brigid Delaney, Sarah Wilson Writers in conversation with in conversation with Allan Clarke, Bri Lee, Trent Dalton, Matt Haig, Chair Bernard Zuel Lloyd Jones, Selina Tusitala Marsh, Phillip Frazer Ashley Hay Louise Milligan Elise Valmorbida Supported by Pukka Herbs Courtney Sina Meredith Chair Matthew Condon Chair Nicole Abadee Chair Laura Kroetsch Supported by Creative New Zealand 10.00—10.45 69 Supported by The Book Room Warren Mundine 10.00—10.45 76 am 10.15—11.15 10.15—11.15 41 55 10.15—11.00 in conversation with Josephine Wilson 1O Weapons of War: 10.15—11.15 48 Memoir: Making a Place 62 Henry Reynolds Paul Barclay in conversation with Jacqui Lambie for Myself No Holds Barred in conversation with Steven Gale Peter Greste, Karen Middleton, in conversation with Manal al-Sharif, Anne Aly, Anna Clark 11.00—12.00 70 Sarah Sentilles Sarah Kanowski Hyeonseo Lee Chair Debbie Whitmont Chair Rosemarie Milsom Can Reading Make You 11.00—11.45 77 am Happier? 11.30—12.15 49 11.15—12.00 63 Richard Denniss 11 11.30—12.15 Ceridwen Dovey, Lloyd Jones, 11.30—12.15 42 Miriam Lancewood 56 Robert Drewe in conversation with in conversation with Poisoning the Planet Hannah Richell Christine Milne in conversation with Chair Adam Suckling Hans Lovejoy Shep Huntly Carey Gillam, Charles Massy in conversation with Caroline Baum Supported by the Copyright Margaret Throsby Supported by The Atlantic Byron Bay Chair Mick O'Regan Agency's Cultural Fund 12.00—12.45 78 Supported by Tamara Smith MP 12.15—1.15 64 Jesse Blackadder pm 12.30—1.30 50 12.30—1.30 57 And Then He Kissed Me 12.15—1.15 71 in conversation with 12 12.30—1.15 43 Catching Thunder: The Jenny Hocking in Ailsa Piper conversation with Rachael Johns, Victoria Purman, Shaping Life into Story Tim Rogers World's Longest Sea Chase Christine Wells Jessie Cole, Bri Lee, Gregory Smith Kerry O'Brien in conversation with Eskil Engdal, Kjetil Saeter Chair Mandy Nolan Chair Zacharey Jane 1.00—1.45 Bernard Zuel Chair Debbie Whitmont 79 pm Supported by NORLA Manal al-Sharif 1.30—2.30 72 in conversation with 1 1.45—2.45 58 1.30—2.30 44 1.45—2.45 51 1.30—2.30 65 Arrivederci: Stories Mick O'Regan Anxiety: Is it Just Me? Why Readers Love Crime Family as Muse Inspired by Italian Is Privacy Dead in the Candice Fox, Dervla McTiernan, Michael Ableman, Jarrah Dundler, Steven Carroll, Ben Hobson, Migration Digital Age? Chris Womersley 2.00—2.45 Matt Haig, Sarah Wilson Melissa Lucashenko Moreno Giovannoni, 80 pm Anne Aly, Ellen Broad, Chair Chris Hanley Michelle de Kretser Chair Antony Funnell Matthew Condon Chair Jill Eddington Elise Valmorbida 2 Supported by Greenstone Partners Chair Laura Kroetsch in conversation with Chair Jennifer Rayner 2.45—3.45 45 3.00—4.00 59 Steven Gale On The Road Again 3.00—4.00 52 The Frontier Wars 2.45—3.45 66 2.45—3.45 73 Eddie Ayres, Brigid Delaney, Short Stories: Less is More Tom Keneally, Warren Mundine, Telling Stories for Finding Where We Belong 3.00—3.45 81 pm Kari Gislason Ali Alizadeh, Robert Drewe, Henry Reynolds Science Mark Brandi, Future D. Fidel, Tony Birch Chair Michael Williams 3 Courtney Sina Meredith Chair Anna Clark Elizabeth Finkel, Ashley Hay, Lisa Walker in conversation with Supported by Ballina Byron Chair Nicole Abadee Supported by First National Chair Ailsa Piper Gateway Airport Micheline Jenner Margaret Throsby Supported by Aesop Byron Bay Chair Jo Chandler Supported by The Saturday Paper pm 4.00—5.00 46 4.15—5.15 60 4.15—5.00 53 4.00—5.00 74 4.00—5.00 82 The Anthropocene: Human What if Women Ruled the 67 4.00—5.00 4 The Human Cost of the The Future of the Self-Publish Like a Pro Survival in the New Epoch World More Than a Good Story: Evolving Workplace Commonwealth Kylie Chan, Robin Cutler Joelle Gergis, Clive Hamilton, Anne Aly, Jacqui Lambie, Bri Lee Excellence in Journalism Chair Deborah Lee David Ritter Richard Denniss, Jennifer Rayner Chair Rosemarie Milsom Jenny Hocking, Melissa Trent Dalton, Louise Milligan, Chair Campbell Korff Lucashenko, Selina Tusitala Marsh Kate Wild Supported by IngramSpark Chair Adam Shoemaker Supported by Feros Care Supported by Southern Cross Supported by Yellow Brick Road Chair Jane Camens Chair Karen Middleton University Wealth Management Supported by The Walkley Foundation

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am 9.00—10.00 83 9.00—10.00 89 9.00—10.00 95 9.20 101 9.00—10.00 104 9.00—9.45 110 9 Are Western Values Fields of Plenty: The Serious Business KIDS BIG DAY OUT A Break From the Carey Gillam Under Siege? Growing Our Own of Writing Humour Kicks off with MC Shep Huntly City: Rural Crime and in conversation with Clive Hamilton, Bernhard Schlink, Michael Ableman, Emma Lane, Ellen Briggs, Brigid Delaney, Romance Jo Chandler Gillian Triggs Tom Lane Antony Funnell Mark Brandi, Jane Harper, Chair Paul Barclay Chair Phil Brown Chair Sunil Badami Rachael Johns 10.00—11.00 111 Supported by Southern Cross Supported by Byron Farmers Supported by Feros Care Chair Victoria Purman University School of Law & Justice 9.30—10.00 The First Time: Debut am Market Meet Misa Alexander 10.15—11.15 105 Fiction 1O 10.15—11.15 96 Trent Dalton, Jarrah Dundler, 84 10.15—11.15 90 & Erin Knutt Picking Up the Pieces: 10.15—11.15 Keeping The Peace The Aftermath of Moreno Giovannoni Lemn Sissay Whales: Why They Chair Lynda Hawryluk Speak to Our Psyche Future D. Fidel, Kon Trauma Karapanagiotidis, Sarah Sentilles 10.10—10.40 in conversation with Candice Fox, Sarah Krasnostein, Adam Shoemaker Ben Hobson, Micheline Jenner Chair Ailsa Piper Meet Eddie Ayres 11.15—12.15 Chair Laura Kroetsch Kate Wild 112 am Supported by Southern Cross Supported by Everywhen Historical Fiction: Supported by Elements of Byron Chair Bernard Zuel 11 University 10.50—11.20 Supported by Aesop Making the Past Present 11.30—12.30 97 Meet Andrew Hansen & Ali Alizadeh, Jesse Blackadder, 11.30—12.30 85 11.30—12.30 91 Peter Greste Jessica Roberts 11.30—12.30 106 Chris Womersley Chair Nicole Abadee The Role of Humans in Keeping the Blue in conversation with What Women Want: Planet Green the Technological Age Rosemarie Milsom 11.30—12.00 Novels by Women for pm Ellen Broad, Alan Finkel, Elizabeth Joelle Gergis, Chris Hammer, Women 12.30—1.15 113 Christine Milne, David Ritter Supported by Chris Hanley & Meet 12 Finkel, Jennifer Rayner Anita Heiss, Hannah Richell, Melissa Lucashenko Chair Jo Chandler Dawn Standfield Oliver Phommavanh Chair Antony Funnell Lisa Walker in conversation with Chair Victoria Purman Michael Williams 98 12.45—1.45 86 12.45—1.45 92 12.45—1.45 12.10—12.40 Saga Land: The Island Meet Matt Stanton pm Thea Astley Address A Genderless World? 12.45—1.45 107 1.30—2.15 114 1 Gillian Triggs: Speaking Eddie Ayres, Bri Lee, Jesse Oliver of Stories at the Edge No Stone Unturned: Michael Ableman Up in a Post-Truth World Chair Miles Merrill of the World 12.50—1.20 Investigative Reporting in conversation with Introduced by Marele Day Richard Fidler & Kari Gislason Meet Lian Tanner Allan Clarke, Eskil Engdal, Nathan Scolaro Supported by The Byron at Byron Kjetil Saeter, Kate Wild Supported by Dumbo Feather Resort & Spa Chair Matthew Condon pm 2.00—2.45 87 2.00—3.00 93 1.45—2.45 102 Louise Milligan The State of Australlan Literary Excellence: Supported by The Saturday Paper 2.30—3.15 115 2 2.00—3.00 99 in conversation with Politics MiIes Franklin Winners Candice Fox Margaret Throsby Gareth Evans, Jenny Hocking, Liane Moriarty Steven Carroll, Michelle de 2.00—3.00 108 in conversation with Warren Mundine in conversation with Kretser, Josephine Wilson Chris Hanley Chair Karen Middleton First Open a Vein: Writing 3.00—4.00 88 Jane Hutcheon Chair Laura Kroetsch Through Personal Pain pm Supported by Yellow Brick Road 3.30—4.30 Supported by the Copyright 116 3 Three Vikings Wealth Management Jessie Cole, Walter Mikac, Agency's Cultural Fund Hannah Richell Stories of Then and Now: Eskil Engdal, Kari Gislason, Anzac Project Winners Kjetil Saeter 3.15—4.15 100 Chair Jesse Blackadder 3.15—4.15 94 Hosted by Anna Clark Chair Zacharey Jane Song Writing 3.00—4.00 103 Supported by the Australian pm Short Stories: The Sting Bernard Fanning, Tim Rogers Reading in the Age of 3.15—4.15 109 in the Tail Growing Up Aboriginal Government's Anzac Centenary 4 Chair Mandy Nolan Netflix Arts and Culture Fund Emily Brugman, Moreno Supported by LAMY Australia Sunil Badami, Caroline Baum, in Australia Giovannoni, Elise Valmorbida Brigid Delaney Allan Clarke, Anita Heiss, Delta Kay 4.45—5.30 117 Chair Phil Brown Chair Paul Barclay Chair Tony Birch Book Launch Supported by Greenstone Partners Supported by the Indigenous Melissa and Kasho Literacy Foundation by Camilla Chance Launched by Zanni Louise

10 byronwritersfestival.com byronwritersfestival.com 11 FEAtURE EVENtS The Restaurant at Penned Pals The Byron at Byron THU 2 AUGUST B 2pm — 4.30pm Moller Pavilion, Bangalow Showgrounds EVENT PARTNER Friends of Libraries, Byron Shire The Coal Truth $25 Wonderbabes David Ritter in conversation by Kate McDowell Ailsa Piper and Tony Doherty, authors of with Dan Fitzgerald The Attachment, celebrate their favourite collected correspondences in this THU 2 — SAT 4 C THU 2 AUGUST A surprising, tender and sometimes hilarious AUGUST Sophisticated, elegant and relaxed. charmer of a performance. Includes 10am — 11am afternoon tea provided by Bangalow CWA. Dine overlooking the rainforest and sample the flavours from 7pm — 9pm new Executive Chef Matt Kemp. Fragrant, fresh and constantly Beach Hotel Byron Bay The Quad, Lismore evolving, the restaurant menu is a cuisine all of its own, EVENT PARTNERS Dumbo Feather & unique to the region and to the resort. EVENT PARTNERS NORPA & Proudly Supporting Beach Hotel Byron Bay Lismore City Council Byron Writers Festival Please call FREE. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL $30 02 6639 2111 for bookings David Ritter, CEO of Greenpeace Australia www.thebyronatbyron.com.au Wonderbabes is a performance poem Pacific discusses his new book The Coal underpinned by a live electronic score that Truth: The fight to stop Adani, defeat the conveys one young woman’s brutal test of big polluters and reclaim our democracy. her social and sexual capacity.

Walking Home Peter Greste Lemn Sissay within the exhibition: From in conversation with in conversation with Here to There: Australian Jane Hutcheon Richard Fidler art and walking FRI 3 AUGUST E FRI 3 AUGUST F FRI 3 AUGUST D 7pm — 8pm 7pm — 8pm 5.30pm — 6.30pm The Byron at Byron Byron Theatre Lismore Regional Gallery EVENT PARTNER The Byron at Byron $30 EVENT PARTNER Lismore Regional $25 Be inspired by Lemn Sissay: poet, Gallery Veteran correspondent Peter Greste was playwright, occasional broadcaster and FREE. NO BOOKINGS arrested in Cairo in 2013 and released consummate performer. Awarded an MBE without explanation after 400 days. Part for services to literature by the Queen of In this performance, Ailsa Piper brings to memoir, part history, The First Casualty is England he is Chancellor of the University life her 1300km walk through Spain, the about how the war on journalism has spread of Manchester and a TEDx alumnus. characters she encountered, and the from Middle East battlefields to Western poetry that sustained her along the way. governments.

Full details online. Bookings essential. byronwritersfestival.com/feature-events 13 FEAtURE EVENtS FEAtURE EVENt The Saturday Paper’s Sarah Krasnostein VENUE LOCATIONS Bedtime Stories in conversation with Richard Fidler For Feature Events FRI 3 AUGUST G and Workshops 8.30pm — 9.30pm SAT 4 AUGUST I Byron Theatre 6.30pm — 7.30pm Beach Hotel EVENT PARTNER The Saturday Paper Byron Theatre 1 Bay Street, Byron Bay $30 $30 Byron Bay Library Australian Poetry Writer and legal academic Sarah Writers at the Rails There is nothing more comforting than Cnr. Middleton Street & Krasnostein’s multi-award-winning first being read to as a child. During Bedtime Slam — Byron Heat M book The Trauma Cleaner tells the story SUN 5 AUGUST Lawson Street, Byron Bay Stories listen as Brigid Delaney, Kon of Sandra Pankhurst’s extraordinary life in Karapanagiotidis, Tom Keneally and Sarah H 2pm SAT 4 AUGUST death, decay and disaster. Fascinating to Byron Community College Krasnostein retell their books as if for the last cleansing revelation. The Rails East Point Arcade children. With music by Tim Rogers. 6pm — 8pm Byron Bay Library FREE. NO BOOKINGS (opposite Woolworths Plaza) Jonson Street, Byron Bay EVENT PARTNER Word Travels 26th Anniversary featuring Jesse Oliver, David Stavanger and David Hallett. Writers Byron Community Centre GOLD COIN DONATION. at the Rails provides a stage to feature poets, book launches and poetry slams, 69 Jonson Street, Byron Bay BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL while fostering a platform for local and visiting poets to perform new works. Byron Theatre MC Miles Merrill, featuring Jesse Oliver. 69 Jonson Street, Byron Bay Your local poets, storytellers, hip-hop artists, stand-up comedians… Whatever Courthouse Hotel, they do with words, they get two minutes to set the mic alight. More info at Mullumbimby australianpoetryslam.com 3 Burringbar Street, Mullumbimby Club Lennox Lennox Head Bowling Club 10 Stewart Street, Lennox Head Liane Moriarty Live Storytelling: Art in the Pub in conversation with Stories of Place Sarah Sentilles Elements of Byron Ashley Hay Draw Your Weapons 144 Bayshore Drive, Byron Bay SAT 4 AUGUST L SUN 5 AUGUST N Habitat Byron Bay SAT 4 AUGUST K 8pm — 9.15pm 6.30pm — 7.30pm 1 Porter Street, Byron Bay 7.30pm — 8.30pm Byron Theatre (upstairs opposite Barrio restaurant Club Lennox Courthouse Hotel Mullumbimby next to the lift in T2) $15 EVENT PARTNERS Byron School of Art EVENT PARTNER Lennox Arts Board Women Like Us: Five Byron Shire locals each tell and c.a.s.e inc Lismore Regional Gallery $30 a 10-minute tale drawn from life. 11 Rural Street, Lismore Featuring Dr Mary Gardner, Arakwal FREE. NO BOOKINGS The Show Liane Moriarty is the Australian author of woman Delta Kay, Mayor Simon In Draw Your Weapons, Sarah Sentilles Moller Pavilion, seven internationally bestselling novels Richardson, SCU VC Adam Shoemaker. SAT 4 AUGUST J including Big Little Lies and Truly Madly offers an impassioned defence of life lived Bangalow Showgrounds Curated by professional storyteller, by peace and principle. A single book might 7.30pm — 10pm Guilty. Her books have been read by more Jenni Cargill-Strong. 1 Market Street, Bangalow than 10 million people worldwide. not change the world, but this utterly (including interval) Supported by Brookfarm. original meditation on art and war might The Byron at Byron Banksia Pavilion, transform the way you see the world. 77-97 Broken Head Road, Byron Bay Elements of Byron The Rails $35 86 Johnson Street, Byron Bay Women Like Us is two hours of rapid fire stand-up comedy by Ellen Briggs and The Quad Mandy Nolan. Irreverent, outrageous and 110 Magellan Street, Lismore totally real, these girls don’t just deliver in the birth suite, they do it on stage.

14 byronwritersfestival.com/feature-events Full details online. Bookings essential. Full details online. Bookings essential. byronwritersfestival.com/feature-events 15 Skills development Director of the Australian workshops aimed at writers Writers’ Network IRINA DUNN Be Creative and aspiring writers. has guided hundreds of courses starting soon in... RK manuscripts, both fiction and WO SHOPS • Writing • Photography • Dance • Visual Arts non-fiction, from rough draft • Business • Handicrafts • Permaculture Dirty Laundry: Writing to final polished work and • Music • Cooking • Wellbeing and more... on to publication. About your Family with Mandy Nolan Limited places - don’t miss out! Irina is constructive, efficient and immensely knowledgeable TUE 31 JULY about the writing industry. 10am — 4pm She provided a Manuscript Byron Community College Assessment Report, and a page-by-page analysis, Everybody has a Story Nail your Pitch $120 / $100 members & students and then did a copy edit. Finally, she helped me secure a two-book contract with a commercial publisher. to Tell with Dr Laurel Cohn Our families are full of secrets, I completely trust her judgement and my only regret with Alan Close dysfunctions, love and betrayal. When it comes to looking for grand story plots is that I didn’t consult Irina sooner. MON 30 JULY sometimes what we’re after is right there Lesley Truffle, The Hotel Du Barry (HarperCollins 2015), in our backyard. Mandy Nolan’s workshop Sacha Torte (HarperCollins 2016) MON 30 JULY 1pm — 4pm will have you fleshing out those skeletons 10am — 4pm Byron Community College from your family closet. Join 12,000 subscribers who receive (gratis) Irina’s e-newsletter Habitat Byron Bay $65 / $55 members & students Network News. Subscribe at www.irinadunn.com.au. Enrol Now! $120 / $100 members & students The key to a successful pitch and synopsis is a clear understanding of what you are Irina Dunn Editing and Publishing Services Everybody has a story to tell. This workshop writing and where it fits in the publishing call 02 6684 3374 will help you find that story and give you world. This workshop offers tools to Email: [email protected] Mobile: 0403 48 63 63 www.byroncollege.org.au tools to write it. You can bring a project frame your work for different publishing you're already working on or come and see opportunities. where the pen takes you.

'Improv' your Writing with Hilton Koppe

TUE 31 JULY 10am — 4pm Habitat Byron Bay $120 / $100 members & students Practical Magic Finding writing too solitary or serious? The Nuts and Bolts of with Laura Bloom Looking to be inspired? This could be the Self Publishing workshop for you. A range of fun short writing exercises in a variety of styles will with IngramSpark TUE 31 JULY leave participants feeling rejuvenated, refreshed and ready to write. 10am — 4pm WED 1 AUGUST Byron Community College 11am — 1pm $120 / $100 members & students Byron Community College In this one-day workshop, acclaimed $35 / $25 members & students novelist Laura Bloom will explore the Learn about the world of print-on-demand principles of three-act-structure and and global distribution with Debbie Lee and character transformation. Participants Robin Cutler from Ingram Content Group. will learn how to apply these concepts to Why wait for that elusive publisher contract their own work in order to create more when you can do-it-yourself like a pro? satisfying, even magical, experiences for their readers.

Full details online. Bookings essential. byronwritersfestival.com/festival-workshops 17 WORKSHOPS Books to Screen: Turning Two distinct locations, a Book into a TV Series two unique experiences. with Screenworks Exclusive fashion, homewares, furniture and accessories that recreate a luxury holiday lifestyle. THU 2 AUGUST 9.30am — 4.30pm Byron Community College Activism, Community $120 / $100 members & students How to Live More and and Advocacy Observe and participate in a unique Spend Less behind-the-scenes reveal as an author, a with David Ritter TV producer and two leading screenwriters with Richard Denniss work together to adapt Tristan Bancks’ acclaimed young adult novel The Fall into a WED 1 AUGUST TV series. THU 2 AUGUST 1.30pm — 4.30pm 9.30am — 12.30pm Byron Community College Habitat Byron Bay $65/ $55 members & students $65 / $55 members & students David Ritter, Greenpeace Australia Pacific We are told that waste creates wealth. But Island Luxe Bangalow Island Luxe Tribe Byron Bay CEO, tackles Activism, Community Building wasting money on things we don’t need 02 6687 1605 02 6680 9600 and Advocacy drawing on the powerful isn’t a good way to ‘create jobs’ or ‘create 62 Byron Street, Bangalow 1/11 Marvell Street, Byron Bay StopAdani campaign, which is a focus of his happiness’. Learning why we waste is [email protected] [email protected] new book The Coal Truth. He will also speak essential to learning how to waste less. about past Greenpeace campaigns and workshop the question ‘How do we create change in the world?’

Voice in Creative Non-Fiction with Sarah Krasnostein

THU 2 AUGUST 10am — 4pm Byron Community Centre $120 / $100 members & students Uncovering Secret Living in Nature More than just tone or perspective, voice History with Miriam Lancewood is a signature. In this workshop, we will explore some of the many choices involved with Prof. Jenny Hocking in the process of turning ourselves into credible and original narrators of true THU 2 AUGUST stories. THU 2 AUGUST 1.30pm — 4.30pm 10am — 4pm Habitat Byron Bay Byron Community Centre $65 / $55 members & students $120 / $100 members & students Miriam Lancewood lived for seven years in the wilderness of New Zealand with Every history hides a secret waiting her husband. They survived by hunting to be found. Whether family history, a and gathering and slept in a tent. ‘What personal story, autobiography, biography is freedom?’ she asks herself. Come and or a moment of grand historical rupture. discover. Whatever its form, there is always another AFS Lic 342 627 call 1300 261 090 story to tell. This workshop shows you how. www.atlascurrency.com.au

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TAMARA SMITH MP DELIVERING FOR OUR COMMUNITY For email updates from Tamara sign up at tamarasmith.org.au/sign_up Michael Ableman Manal al-Sharif Sunil Badami Tony Birch Shop 1, 7 Moon Street, Ballina NSW 2478 A renowned storyteller and author, Manal al-Sharif is a women’s rights Sunil Badami is a writer and Tony Birch is the author of T: (02) 6686 7522 E: [email protected] PLAN INNOVATE GROW Michael Ableman has written and activist from Saudi Arabia who was broadcaster, who has written for Shadowboxing, Father's Day, Blood, photographed four acclaimed books. imprisoned in 2011 for driving a car most major Australian publications The Promise, Ghost River and Authorised by Tamara Smith, MP using Parliamentary entitlements. His most recent book is Street Farm: and subsequently helped start the and appears regularly on ABC Radio Common People. He was awarded the Growing Food, Jobs, and Hope on the Women2Drive movement. and TV. Patrick White Literary Prize in 2017. Urban Frontier. 55 79 21 95 103 12 81 109 16 32 44 89 114

Alex Adsett Anne Aly Tristan Bancks Jesse Blackadder Alex Adsett is a literary agent and Anne Aly was born in Egypt, is Tristan Bancks is an award-winning Jesse Blackadder is an author of publishing consultant. Her agency Australia’s first female federal author of novels for young people, novels for adults and children, a focuses on commercial and genre parliamentarian of Muslim faith and Two Wolves and The Fall, as well as freelance writer, passionate youth fiction manuscripts, with expertise in recently released her memoir Finding the Tom Weekly series. literacy ambassador, and adventurer. copyright and publishing contracts. My Place: From Cairo to Canberra. 10 Her latest novel is Sixty Seconds. 23 21 38 51 55 60 78 108 112

Misa Alexander & Erin Knutt Sarah Armstrong DESIGNER HOMEWARES Paul Barclay Mark Brandi Míša Alexander is an illustrator and Sarah Armstrong has written three Paul Barclay is a Walkley Award Mark Brandi’s bestselling novel & LIFESTYLE COLLECTIVE graphic designer. Erin Knutt is a novels. Before moving to Byron Bay to winning journalist and broadcaster Wimmera won the British Crime children’s book writer and a special write, she was a journalist at the ABC, on ABC Radio National with an Writers’ Association Debut Dagger open 7 days - 9am-5pm needs teacher. Together they have where she won a Walkley Award. appetite for ideas and in-depth and the Best Debut in the 2018 Indie created Fergus & Delilah to help all 17 analysis and discussion. Book Awards. 6687 2233 | newrybarmerchants.com | 19 Old Pacific Hwy Newrybar children belong. 69 83 103 23 73 104 101 byronwritersfestival.com 21 PS Program session

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Ellen Briggs Steven Carroll Allan Clarke Robin Cutler Brigid Delaney Robert Drewe Gareth Evans Alan Finkel Comedian and writer Ellen Briggs Steven Carroll is the author of 10 Allan Clarke is a Muruwari man and Robin Cutler is committed to helping Brigid Delaney is a senior writer for Robert Drewe’s novels, short stories Gareth Evans was a Cabinet Minister Dr Alan Finkel AO is Australia’s eighth uses her charisma and insights into novels including A World of Other an award-winning investigative independent publishers easily get Guardian Australia. She is the author and memoirs have won national throughout the Hawke and Keating Chief Scientist. He commenced in the everyday life to connect with her People, joint winner of the PM's journalist. His reporting primarily their content into the hands of of three books: This Restless Life, Wild and international prizes, and been Governments, and Foreign Minister role in January 2016, prior to which he audience. She is the co-author of Literary Award. A New England Affair is focuses on unsolved Aboriginal readers around the globe, and leads Things and Wellmania. adapted for film, television, radio and from 1988-96. He is now Chancellor of was the eighth Chancellor of Monash Women Like Us. his latest novel. deaths. the development of IngramSpark. 18 45 54 95 103 G theatre around the world. the Australian National University. University.

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Ellen Broad Kylie Chan Alan Close Trent Dalton Richard Denniss Jarrah Dundler Bernard Fanning Elizabeth Finkel Ellen Broad is an independent Kylie Chan is a writer based on Over a long career, Alan Close has Trent Dalton is a staff writer for An economist by training, Dr Richard Jarrah Dundler lives in the Northern Bernard Fanning is an Australian Elizabeth Finkel metamorphosed from consultant and expert in data Queensland’s Gold Coast. She has published fiction, memoir and poetry The Weekend Australian Magazine Denniss is known for his ability to Rivers region of NSW. Hey Brother, songwriter who performed in research biochemist to science writer sharing, open data and AI ethics. Her written the Dark Heavens fantasy and been a teacher and mentor to and two-time Walkley winner translate economics into everyday shortlisted for the Australian/Vogel Powderfinger for over 20 years and and book author to editor. Since June debut book Made By Humans is out in trilogy and Dragon Empire science many other writers. for excellence in journalism. Boy language. His latest book is Curing Literary Award, is his first novel. now enjoys a celebrated solo career. 2013 she has been Editor in Chief of fiction series. Affluenza. August 2018. 14 Swallows Universe is his first novel. 44 111 100 Cosmos Magazine.

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Phil Brown Jo Chandler Jessie Cole Marele Day Shastra Deo Jill Eddington Future D. Fidel Kitty Flanagan Author and poet Phil Brown is Arts Jo Chandler is an award-winning Jessie Cole’s new memoir Staying is Marele Day is the author of seven Shastra Deo was born in Fiji, raised in Jill Eddington has had a long and Future D. Fidel is a playwright, Kitty Flanagan is one of Australia’s Editor at The Courier-Mail and a freelance journalist, author and about the importance of home, family novels including the highly acclaimed Melbourne, and lives in Brisbane. Her varied career in arts and education. electrical engineer and Gospel artist. top comedians. Her favourite food is weekly columnist whose commentary editor, and teaches at the University and forgiveness—and finding peace in Lambs of God. first book The Agonist won the 2016 Throughout, she has been a staunch His debut novel Prize Fighter is based soup. Her dream is to write a book of appears in QWeekend and Brisbane of Melbourne’s Centre for Advancing a place of pain. 1 86 Arts Queensland Thomas Shapcott advocate for Australian writing and on his acclaimed play of the same funny soup recipes. News. Journalism. writers. 6 7 71 108 Poetry Prize. name. 4 13

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Jane Camens Anna Clark Matthew Condon Michelle de Kretser Ceridwen Dovey Eskil Engdal Richard Fidler Candice Fox Writer-journalist Jane Camens Anna Clark is a historian at the Matthew Condon is a prize-winning Michelle de Kretser is the author of Ceridwen Dovey is the author of Blood Eskil Engdal is an award-winning Richard Fidler presents Conversations, Crime writer Candice Fox is the author co-edited the 59th edition of Griffith University of Technology Sydney and Australian journalist and author of five novels, the latest of which is Kin, Only the Animals, and Norwegian investigative journalist. broadcast across Australia on ABC of the award-winning Bennett/Archer Review: New Commonwealth and the has written extensively on Australian several novels and non-fiction works. The Life To Come. Her fiction has won In the Garden of the Fugitives. She He has won the SKUP journalism Radio. He is the author of Ghost Empire and Conkaffey/Pharrell series. She 49th edition, New Asia Now. history, historiography and historical His latest book is Little Fish are numerous awards, including the contributes essays to newyorker.com award, the International Reporter’s and Saga Land (co-authored with Kári is a James Patterson co-author and consciousness. Sweet. Miles Franklin. and The Monthly. Journalism Award, and the Golden Gíslason). New York Times best-seller. 67 Pen. 59 62 116 5 40 51 107 22 80 102 22 70 75 98 F I 58 105 115 50 88 107

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Phillip Frazer Carey Gillam Matt Haig Andrew Hansen Anita Heiss Jane Hutcheon Lloyd Jones Tom Keneally Phillip Frazer has been critiquing Carey Gillam is an investigative Matt Haig is the bestselling author of Andrew Hansen of The Chaser fame is Dr Anita Heiss is an author, presenter, Jane Hutcheon hosts the ABC-TV Lloyd Jones has written novels, short Tom Keneally won the Booker Prize in politics, culture, and the environment journalist with more than 25 Reasons to Stay Alive and six novels a comedian, actor and musician. academic, commentator, creative interview show One Plus One. The stories and a memoir. He won the 1982 with Schindler's Ark. His novels in Australia and America for many years’ experience, including 17 as a for adults, including How to Stop He co-wrote Bab Sharkey and The disruptor and proud member of the former foreign correspondent has Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and Bring Larks and Heroes and Three years, for his sins. senior correspondent for Reuters Time, The Humans and The Radleys. Animal Mummies: The Weird Beard Wiradjuri nation of central NSW. authored two books: From Rice to was shortlisted for the Man Booker Cheers for the Paraclete won the international news service. Riches and China Baby Love. Prize for his novel Mister Pip. Miles Franklin Award. 68 8 44 47 with partner Jessica Roberts. 106 109

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Antony Funnell Moreno Giovannoni Clive Hamilton Jane Harper Ben Hobson Zacharey Jane Sarah Kanowski Campbell Korff Antony Funnell is an author and Moreno Giovannoni was born in San Clive Hamilton is an author and public Jane Harper is the bestselling author Ben Hobson teaches English and Zacharey Jane is a teacher and the Sarah Kanowski hosts ABC Radio’s Campbell Korff is the principal of Walkley Award-winning broadcaster. Ginese but grew up on a tobacco farm intellectual. His recent books include of The Dry and Force of Nature. Music at Bribie Island State High author of The Lifeboat and Tobias Conversations on Thursdays and Yellow Brick Road Wealth Management, His books include The Future and in north-east Victoria. The Fireflies of Defiant Earth: The fate of humans in Her new novel The Lost Man comes School. To Become a Whale is his Blow. She loves stories and the Fridays. Before joining Conversations Northern Rivers. He is passionate about Related Nonsense and the satirical Autumn is his first book. the Anthropocene and Silent Invasion: out in October 2018. first novel. people who tell them. permanently in 2018, Sarah co- helping people improve their financial novel So Far, So Good. China’s Influence in Australia. presented ABC RN’s Books and Arts. literacy and make better financial 72 94 111 1 23 32 104 10 32 65 90 20 71 88 44 85 95 30 46 83 8 48 decisions.

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Steven Gale Kári Gislason Chris Hammer Lynda Hawryluk Jenny Hocking Micheline Jenner Kon Karapanagiotidis Sarah Krasnostein Steven Gale is a cultural events Kári Gíslason is a writer and academic A new presence in Australian crime Dr Lynda Hawryluk is Course Professor Jenny Hocking is author Micheline Jenner is a marine biologist, Kon Karapanagiotidis founded the Sarah Krasnostein’s first book producer at the British Library, who lectures in Creative Writing at fiction, Chris Hammer debuts with Coordinator of the Associate Degree of the award-winning two-volume master mariner and AGS Lifetime of Asylum Seeker Resource Centre at The Trauma Cleaner, won the where he curates literary (and other) QUT. He is the author of The Promise his first novel Scrublands. He is a of Creative Writing at Southern biography of Gough Whitlam. Her Conservation awardee, conducting age 28. He was won numerous awards Victorian Prize for Literature and the programs. He has chaired over 400 of Iceland and Saga Land (co- former journalist and author of two Cross University and is published in latest book is The Dismissal Dossier - pioneering cetacean research for 30 including an OAM. His memoir is Prize for Non-Fiction in the Victorian author sessions at literary festivals. authored with Richard Fidler). non-fiction books. academic and creative publications The Palace Connection. years while raising two daughters at sea. The Power of Hope. Premier’s Literary Awards 2018. 28 76 80 45 88 98 3 23 91 24 111 57 67 93 36 66 90 21 29 96 G 6 105 G I 8

Joëlle Gergis Peter Greste Chris Hanley Ashley Hay Shep Huntly Rachael Johns Delta Kay Laura Kroetsch Dr Joëlle Gergis is an award-winning Peter Greste is an award-winning Chris Hanley OAM is the Founder of Ashley Hay’s latest novel is Master Showman. Performer, Rachael Johns is an English teacher An Arakwal Bumberbin Bundjalung Laura Kroetsch is the curator of Dark climate scientist and writer from the journalist who spent 25 years with Byron Writers Festival and was Chair A Hundred Small Lessons. Her Producer, MC, Facilitator, Teacher, by trade and a mum 24/7. She is woman and proud mother and & Dangerous Ideas which runs as University of Melbourne. She is the the BBC and Al Jazeera. He is now for 20 years until 2016. He is the previous novel was the award- Communicator, Bubbleman, Byron the bestselling ABIA-winning author grandmother, Delta is passionate part of Dark Mofo. She is the former author of Sunburnt Country. an academic and media freedom Principal of Byron Bay First National. winning The Railwayman’s Wife. Local, Father, Husband, Human. of The Patterson Girls and other about sharing her culture and Director of Adelaide Writers' Week. advocate. She is the editor of Griffith Review. bestselling books. protecting Country. 46 91 38 58 115 49 101 61 72 90 102 3 41 97 E 37 66 75 K 64 104 109 L

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Jacqui Lambie Debbie Lee William MacNeil Courtney Sina Meredith Kada & Barney Miller Tracey Moffatt Kerry O'Brien Ailsa Piper Jacqui Lambie was elected as a As Sales Manager, Ingram Content Professor William MacNeil is a Courtney Sina Meredith is the author Singer-songwriter Kada and World Tracey Moffatt is a prominent Kerry O’Brien is an Australian Ailsa Piper is a “triple threat”— writer, Senator in the 2013 federal election. Group, Debbie works with publishers prominent cultural legal scholar, as of Brown Girls in Bright Red Lipstick Adaptive Surfing Champion Barney Australian artist who primarily uses journalist and author. Over 25 years performer and director. Her books Her memoir Rebel With a Cause to make titles available anywhere in well as Dean of the School of Law and and Tail of the Taniwha. She is a Miller’s inspiring memoir The Essence photography and video. In 2017 she he anchored the iconic ABC current Sinning Across Spain and covers her story from soldier to the world in a matter of days, via print Justice, Southern Cross University. poet, playwright, fiction writer and of You and Me, proves that love and represented Australia at the 57th affairs programs – Lateline, 7.30 and The Attachment navigate life’s small senator and beyond. on demand. resilience can change everything. Venice Biennale. Four Corners. moments and big questions. 2 musician. 48 60 82 20 24 52 61 14 9 15 57 34 73 78 96 B D

Miriam Lancewood Hyeonseo Lee Selina Tusitala Marsh Miles Merrill Louise Milligan Liane Moriarty Jesse Oliver Tanya Plibersek Miriam Lancewood lived for seven Hyeonseo Lee is a North Korean Selina Tusitala Marsh is the current Performing writer, Miles Merrill Louise Milligan is an investigative Liane Moriarty is the Australian Spoken word artist Jesse Oliver is Tanya Plibersek is the Deputy Leader years with her husband in the New defector who now lives in Seoul. New Zealand Poet Laureate, and directs the literary arts organisation reporter for ABC TV's 7.3 0 and Four author of seven internationally the 2017 Australian Poetry Slam of the Opposition, Shadow Minister Zealand wilderness. Her life is about Her TedTalk has had 13 million views. has three collections of poetry. She Word Travels and is founder of the Corners. She has covered the Royal bestselling novels. Her most recent Co-Champion and a co-director of for Education and Training, Shadow embracing insecurity and stepping The Girl with Seven Names is her recently, poetically MC-ed ‘An Evening international spoken-word program: Commission into Institutional books include New York Times #1 the National Young Writers Festival. Minister for Women, and the Federal into the unknown. bestselling memoir. with Barack Obama’. Responses to Child Abuse. Milligan is bestsellers Big Little Lies and Truly Australian Poetry Slam. 92 H M Member for Sydney. Irish-born and was raised a Catholic. Madly Guilty. 7 17 49 26 32 55 10 24 61 67 92 H 5 40 74 87 99 K

Emma & Tom Lane Hans Lovejoy Charles Massy Karen Middleton Christine Milne Warren Mundine Mick O'Regen Victoria Purman Emma and Tom moved their young Hans Lovejoy is The Echo’s editor, Best-selling author, long-time farmer Karen Middleton is The Saturday Christine Milne was leader of the Warren Mundine is an adviser to Mick O'Regan is a journalist and Victoria Purman is an Amazon Kindle family to the Byron Bay hinterland Byron Bay’s independent weekly plus PhD in social change, Charles Paper’s chief political correspondent Australian Greens from 2012 to 2015 Prime Ministers, opinion writer, public broadcaster with more than two bestselling, award-nominated in search of a simpler life. It newspaper. For 32 years it has Massy’s fourth book reveals how and author of Albanese - Telling it with a focus on global warming, speaker and one of Australia's most decades experience with the ABC and romance and women's fiction author unexpectedly led them to create a fearlessly “comforted the afflicted regenerative agriculture can save our Straight and An Unwinnable War - advocacy for human rights and the significant indigenous politicians. Seven Network. whose next book is The Last of the and afflicted the comfortable”. health and planet. Australia in Afghanistan. Bonegilla Girls. shared community called The Farm. restoration of democracy. 59 69 93 35 56 79 89 77 16 37 56 3 41 74 93 17 42 91 64 104 106

Bri Lee Melissa Lucashenko Dervla McTiernan Walter Mikac Rosemarie Milsom Mandy Nolan Oliver Phommavanh Jennifer Rayner Bri Lee is a writer and editor whose Melissa Lucashenko is a multi-award Dervla McTiernan was born in Ireland Pharmacist Walter Mikac AM Rosemarie Milsom is the founding Comedian and writer Mandy Nolan’s Oliver Phommavanh is a Thai-Australian Jennifer Rayner has worked as an work has been published in winning Goorie novelist, essayist and and now lives in Western Australia champions gun control and children’s director of the Newcastle Writers work is sharp, honest, self- children's writer and comedian. His economic policy adviser and holds The Guardian, Griffith Review and VICE poet who lives between Brisbane and where she works for the Mental rights. His three books after the Festival and an award-winning deprecating, somewhat outrageous, books include Thai-riffic!, Con-nerd and a PhD from the Australian National network. Her memoir Eggshell Skull the Bundjalung nation. Health Commission. The Ruin is her Port Arthur massacre in 1996 have journalist. but never cruel or pretentious. The Other Christy. His latest book is University. Her latest book is Blue was published in 2018. first novel. captured wide acclaim. Irreverent but on point, it’s life Super Con-nerd. Collar Frayed: Working Men in 12 29 65 67 113 25 55 60 97 without filters. Tomorrow's Economy. 34 40 60 71 92 6 21 58 108 31 101 4 13 18 64 100 J 51 53 85

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Proud to support the Henry Reynolds Tim Rogers Sarah Sentilles Matt Stanton Henry Reynolds is one of Australia’s Tim Rogers is best known as the Sarah Sentilles was a college Matt Stanton is a bestselling Byron Writers best-known historians. His pioneering songwriter and front man of the professor before becoming a full- children's author and illustrator. work has changed understandings of popular rock band You Am I. He has time writer and is now a passionate His eagerly anticipated middle-grade the Australian frontier and given the also written a memoir, Detours. advocate for life lived by peace and book Funny Kid for President rocketed cause of Reconciliation an historical principle. to #1 Australian kids’ book in 2017. Festival underpinning. 10 43 100 G 11 41 96 N 31 101 12 59 62 ON YOUR SIDE Justine Elliot MP Federal Member for Richmond Hannah Richell Kjetil Saeter Adam Shoemaker Adam Suckling Hannah Richell is the author of the Kjetil Saeter is an award-winning Adam Shoemaker is Vice Chancellor Adam Suckling has been CEO of the (07) 5523 4371 bestselling novels Secrets of the Norwegian journalist. He has won two of Southern Cross University. He is Copyright Agency since 2015. He has [email protected] Tides and The Shadow Year. Her SKUP diplomas, the SKUP award, and one of Australia’s leading researchers held senior leadership roles at News @JElliotMP (Instagram, Twitter) newest book is The Peacock Summer. the Schibsted Journalism Award. in indigenous literature and has Corp, Foxtel, Singtel and Optus. Authorised by J Elliot, ALP, 107 Minjungbal Drive Tweed Heads South authored and edited eight books in 76 106 108 50 88 107 19 70 that field. 46 84 L

David Ritter Bernhard Schlink Lemn Sissay Lian Tanner David Ritter is the CEO of Greenpeace Bernhard Schlink is the author of the Lemn Sissay MBE is a poet, playwright Lian Tanner is the bestselling author Australia Pacific. He is the author of internationally bestselling novel The and occasional broadcaster. He has of the children's fantasy adventure Contesting Native Title; The Native Reader, the short story collections performed all over the world and is trilogy, The Keepers. Her latest novel Title Market, and The Coal Truth. Flights of Love and Summer Lies, and currently Chancellor of The University is Accidental Heroes (The Rogues #1). several prize-winning crime novels. of Manchester. 46 68 91 A 31 101 2 83 20 84 F

Jessica Roberts Nathan Scolaro Gregory Smith Margaret Throsby Jessica Roberts writes, draws and Nathan Scolaro is editor of Dumbo Gregory Smith lived in near-total Margaret Throsby has been an films stories. Her first book Bab Feather magazine, a Melbourne- isolation in northern NSW for 10 years. ABC broadcaster all her adult life Sharkey and The Animal Mummies: based media company that His book Out of the Forest tells the and has loved every minute. She The Weird Beard is co-written with tells stories of extraordinary story of his journey back into society. has interviewed literally tens of partner Andrew Hansen. people to create a more resilient, thousands of people. 7 71 compassionate world. 101 11 39 42 81 87 7 114

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Gillian Triggs Debbie Whitmont Sarah Wilson Professor Gillian Triggs served as Debbie Whitmont is an investigative Sarah Wilson is the author of First, We President of the Australian Human journalist, author, former Middle East Make The Beast Beautiful as well as Rights Commission from 2012 to correspondent and lawyer. She has won the international bestsellers Please help close the literacy gap and make a donation at the 2017. Her book Speaking Up will be two Walkleys and three Human Rights I Quit Sugar, I Quit Sugar For Life and published in September 2018. Commission Awards for TV journalism. Simplicious. festival. Your support will help gift new books to remote 83 86 3 41 50 communities, support early literacy, and publish stories written by 6 25 32 44 54 children in community, many in first language.

Elise Valmorbida Kate Wild Chris Womersley Elise Valmorbida grew up Italian in Kate Wild is an independent Chris Womersley is the award-winning Australia. She is a designer, writer investigative journalist who lives and author of The Low Road and Bereft. and teacher of creative writing. Her works in Sydney. She has won, as His short fiction has appeared in latest book is The Madonna of the part of a distinguished team, three various publications and has won Mountains. Walkleys and a Logie. numerous prizes. 47 72 94 74 105 107 19 58 112

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Lisa Walker Michael Williams Bernard Zuel Lisa’s debut young adult novel Paris Michael Williams is the Director of the Bernard is an arts writer and Some of the Foundation’s literary ambassadors Syndrome and a climate change Wheeler Centre for Books, Writing and interviewer with more than 30 years’ comedy Melt came out this year. She Ideas in Melbourne. experience, 25 of them at the Sydney Andy Kate Anita Alison David Richard Jared Morning Herald where he was senior has published three other novels. 31 33 35 45 113 Griffiths Grenville Heiss Lester Malouf Flanagan Thomas music writer. 73 106 27 43 54 105

“We know that literacy is the key to choice, to income security, to developing potential – and it is the key to an enriching and Christine Wells Josephine Wilson rewarding life. That is why the work of the Christine Wells is the award-winning Josephine Wilson is a Perth-based author of 10 historical romances author. Her second novel Extinctions Indigenous Literacy Foundation is so important.” for New York publishers and three won the 2017 Miles Franklin Literary The Honourable Quentin Bryce, AD CVO, Patron historical novels for Penguin Award and the Colin Roderick Award. Australia. 19 32 76 102 64 www.ilf.org.au P: (02) 9280 0644 E: [email protected]

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32 byronwritersfestival.com byronwritersfestival.com 33 E SItE MAP DIRECTORY DON'T MISS Southern Cross University 1 The Book Room Artisan Markets Kids Big Day Out Marquee Come and explore the pop-up The Festival’s onsite marketplace, Sunday 5 August Festival bookshop. Our populated by a select group of local Kids Big Day Out returns with a stellar bookseller, The Book Room, artisans. Browse the amazing creations line-up of authors and performers making stocks books by all Festival on offer and take home a momento. for a full day of stories, comedy and authors,with plenty of room to Food storytelling. A perfect day out for the whole browse and shop. family. The StoryBoard Bus will be onsite Food will be available for purchase on hosting our new interactive workshop space Book Signing Tent site from an array of popular and where kids can create their own stories 2 delicious local Byron Shire restaurants Sponsored by Feros Care alongside acclaimed authors and and cafes. Bring your bookshop purchases storytellers. Greenstone LAKE to be signed by your favourite Zentveld's Coffee Partners authors. Signings are held after Brookfarm Snack Bar Marquee every Festival session. Serving the best local coffee, leaf teas, Offering healthy, delicious breakfast hot choccies and chai, as well as locally options plus nutritious snacks made with 3 Sculpture Info Tent made sweet treats. Yum! top notch ingredients, throughout each E day of the Festival. Located opposite the Cup wash station 4 Volunteers Rego Festival entry gates. This year we will have an onsite 3 2 cup-wash station. BYO coffee cup and Sculptures 5 Box Office help us in our mission to be a zero waste Our beautiful sculpture walk is curated by festival. local sculptor Suvira McDonald. Most pieces Feros Indigenous Literacy are for sale. Please see Suvira at the 6 Water refill station Care Foundation (ILF) Sculpture Info Tent (3) for any enquiries. Marquee Byron Writers Festival is a plastic water Byron Writers Festival 2018 is bottle free event. Please BYO bottle for Spaghetti Circus E fundraising for the important free refills. Aluminium water bottles will On Friday and Sunday, long-legged work undertaken by ILF. Please also be for sale at the Information Tent. help close the literacy gap and members of the Spaghetti Circus 4 make a donation in the orange Performance Troupe will delight Byron The Information and AUSLAN Writers Festival guests. ENTRYEXIT Saturday boxes that roam the Festival site or at the ILF tent. registration tent Paper Visit our information tent for site maps, PEN Empty Chair 5 Marquee 7 Volunteers HQ program updates, to purchase a The Empty Chair symbolises a writer who refillable water bottle or to ask one of could not be present on stage because CARPARK our friendly volunteers a question. they have been imprisoned, detained, 8 Media Tent Information tent volunteers can also 8 The assist patrons who require an AUSLAN Green 7 Room interpreter. Pedestrian 6 Artists only Toilets entry to Festival from carpark Belongil ATM Room Bus Stop Yellow Brick Road Pavillion Disabled Parking

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Train Car The new Byron Bay Solar Train runs from Byron Bay to The Festival car park opens at 7.45am*. Please ensure that North Beach Station at Elements of Byron Resort, where you obey Council parking signs. the Festival takes placeplace. The cost is $3 per one-way From Byron Bay town travel approximately 2km along journey. The Byron Bay platform 1 is located on Shirley PROVENCE 240 Table + 8 SUSSEX Chairs HARROGATE 2 Seat Sofa Ewingsdale Road from the town centre towards the Pacific Table Available in Other Sizes 100% Italian Raw Hide Leather Street in Byron Bay CBD between the First Sun Caravan Available in 3 Seat Sofa Highway then turn right at Bayshore Drive (at the BP Ozigo, Park and Simmos Caltex Service Station. The drop-off corner of Bayshore Drive and Ewingsdale Road). platform 2 is approx. 300 metres from the festival site. From the Pacific Highway turn left at the BP Ozigo petrol $979 $449 $839 A one-way trip takes approximately 15min. Train services station after 2km. commence from Byron Bay 1 at 8.15am each day, with a train every half hour thereafter until 8.15pm. Trains return Feature Events and Workshops take place at various from Elements 2 on the half hour, from 8.30am until locations around the Byron Shire. Venue details and 8.00pm. locations are listed on page 15. Shuttle Bus IMPORTANT NOTE TO ALL DRIVERS: Traffic conditions will be heavily effected due to the construction of the Bayshore A regular Go Byron shuttle bus service to and from the Drive / Ewingsdale Road roundabout. Please follow all Festival site A will run Friday, Saturday and Sunday traffic detour signage and remember, be patient, be kind between 8am and 5.30pm. Cost is $5 each way, paid and merge like a zipper! FARO Butterfly Kisses Chair + Ottoman 50HARLEY LINCOLN Single Recliner directly to the driver. Available in Other Colours/Patterns HARLEY 220 Table RANGE Available in 2 and 3 Seat Pick-up points for the Festival shuttle are: Bike B C Shirley Street If you are planning to ride a bike, please ride safely and be Ballina Store Tweed Heads Store particularly mindful of merging traffic, parked cars and Shop A, Harvey Norman Centre, 46 Greenway Drive, Tweed D The Atlantic (Marvel Street) pedestrians. Bikes can be parked and locked to the safety Boeing Centre, Ballina 2478 Heads South, 2486 E Byron Bay Bus Terminal fencing at the Festival entrance where signposted. Ph: 02-6686-6518 Ph: 07-5523-3753 (Jonson Street, outside the Byron Visitors’ Centre) *Note: Festival gates don’t open until 8.30am

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Terms and Conditions - ALL discounts are based on normal RRP. All prices shown in this advertisement are at the discounted rate of 30% unless otherwise stated, excludes prints and accessories. 2nd and 3rd item must be of equal or lesser value. All packages do not include accessories, prints or manchester. For all 50% off RRP sale items there are no holds, laybys or finance offers available. Offer available ONLY while stocks last. There may be some colour variation between the advert and in store. All floor stock is sold as is, ONLY on NEW orders. We reserve the right to correct errors in pricing. byronwritersfestival.com 37 tICKEtS TO PURCHASE FESTIVAL TICKETS Visit byronwritersfestival.com/tickets or call (02) 6685 5115. All ticket sales are subject to booking fees.

Full Members/ Pass Options Days Price Students simply better results 3-Day Pass Includes Festival entry on all three days. Friday, Saturday, Sunday $299 $254 Excludes workshops and separately ticketed events. 1-Day Pass Includes Festival entry on your selected day. Friday, Saturday, or Sunday $132 $111 Excludes workshops and separately ticketed events. Kids Big Day For 6-12 year olds. Includes entry to designated Sunday only 1 child $40 N/A marquee only on Sunday 5 August. Each pass 2 children $60 Out Pass includes one accompanying adult. 3 children $80

Sunday Includes Festival entry on Sunday 5 August. Sunday Locals' Pass only $80 N/A BYRON BAY | LISMORE | BALLINA Locals’ Pass Available to residents of the Byron, Ballina, Kyogle, Lismore, Richmond Valley and Tweed Call 0467 001 122 | view kbrealestate.com.au council areas. Tickets are only available for purchase from the festival office (Level 1, 28 selling property in the northern rivers since 2006 Jonson Street Byron Bay). Please present proof of address upon purchase (maximum two tickets per person). OUR TICKETS AND PRICING EXPLAINED

Byron Writers Festival is a non-profit organisation, and 80% of our funding is self-generated – with a majority coming from Festival ticket sales. So each year we think carefully about how to make the Festival accessible to our audience, while also covering our costs. We know that not everybody can afford (or wants) a 3-Day Festival pass. For this reason we offer separately ticketed Feature Events (some of them free), 1-Day Festival passes and for the first time we have introduced a new discounted Sunday Locals’ Pass — so people from all walks of life can enjoy the stories, discussion and debate that make up the Festival program. Last year some 12,000 people attended events over the festival period, including 3,000 school children — many from regional communities who have limited access to arts events. We passionately believe we do something very special in our community. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation, please visit byronwritersfestival.com/get-involved/donate/

TERMS & CONDITIONS OF TICKET SALES & ENTRY

Tickets are sold by Byron Writers Festival (ABN 94 163 348 616) (The Festival) 7.  No photograph or audio or video recording may be taken at the Festival that is responsible for the Event. The following conditions are both of sale, entry site, other than for private non-commercial purposes, without the express and attendance at the Event. permission of the Festival. 1.  The Festival may amend the program of the Festival at any time without notice, 8.  The Festival may refuse admission to the Festival site, and remove from the unavoidable program changes will be advised on site. Festival site, any person whose behaviour is inappropriate or a threat to public 2.  Once purchased, tickets will not be refunded or exchanged, and lost or stolen safety. tickets will not be replaced. 9.  You must bring your ticket for entry to the Festival site and you must wear your 3.  If, due to circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the Festival, such pass throughout the period you are at the Festival site. Please note that your as an act of God (including adverse weather conditions), an act of terrorism, or 3-Day wristband is non removable /non-transferable once issued. other security issue, it may be necessary to cancel some or all of the Festival 10. You must bring proof of eligibility for concession tickets to the Festival site and program, the Festival may do so and, unfortunately, no refund will be given. the Festival may refuse entry if this is not provided upon request. Children must 4.  No bottled water is sold on site. A complimentary water refilling station is be supervised at all times by a responsible adult while on the Festival site. available. Please BYO bottle or buy one at the Festival. 11. The Festival reserves the right to examine and search all bags (including The closest airport to Byron Bay, Ballina Byron Gateway Airport offers 5.  Participation in the Festival and entry to the Festival site and the Festival handbags), parcels and packages which are brought, or proposed to be brought, Car Park is at your own risk. To the maximum extent at law, you release the onto the Festival site, and to effect such other security measures as are up to 58 fl ights per week including direct fl ights from Sydney, Newcastle Festival its directors, employees, sub-contractors and agents from any liability reasonably necessary to protect the Festival site. and Melbourne so you can start your festival experience sooner. whatsoever arising, however caused by your attendance at the Festival. 12. The Festival may amend or vary these terms and conditions at any time and that 6.  No commercial activity may be conducted, and no written material or goods amendment will take effect from the time the amended terms and conditions ballinabyronairport.com.au of any description handed out or otherwise distributed, at the Festival site are placed on the Festival website (www.byronwritersfestival.com). without the express permission of the Festival.

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