BYRO RITERS FESTIVL 2019 BANGALOW BYRON BAY Saturdays 7-11am Thursdays 7-11am In the carpark Butler St Reserve behind the (Cavanbah Centre Bangalow Hotel from July 11) Our shared vision is achieving your property goals. Ocean Shores / Brunswick Heads Covering the Northern Rivers and Tweed Coast. Thinking of selling, buying or leasing… call us today. 02 6680 5000 rh.com.au/oceanshores Ecoliv - press ad - Byron Bay Writers Festival Program - May2019 FA.indd 1 9/5/19 8:00 pm 2019 Where FESTIVAL PROGRAM Friday 6 Where Saturday 8 Sunday 10 couldcould DELVE A LITTLE DEEPER Satellite Events 13 you go? Workshops 17 Welcome to the 23rd Byron Writers Festival Writers 22 Program! Partners 32 Takeyou your next step and study go Now more than ever our world needs writers, Creative Writing with one environmentalists, poets, commentators, GOING TO THE FESTIVAL Find out more today: politicians and artists who together can shape of Australia’sTake your leading next step young and study Creative stories of hope, courage and change. In this Venue locations 21 scu.edu.au/study/creative-writing universities,Writing with nestled one in of the Australia’s leading Festival we proudly bring more than 140 writers Site map 34 evocativeyoung creativeUniversities, hub that nestled in the evocative together to create a program brimming with Or call: diverse voices. Travel 37 SCU7613b is thecreative Northern hub Rivers. that is the Northern Rivers. 1800 626 481 Late last year we were fortunate to spend the Tickets 38 day with internationally acclaimed poet and regular Byron visitor, David Whyte. In his book Find out more today: scu.edu.au/study/creative-writing or call 1800 626 481 Consolations, he reminds us of the power and Byron Writers Festival acknowledges the solace of everyday words. He describes beauty Arakwal Bumberbin People of the Byron Shire as “the conversation between what we think is as the traditional custodians of this land. happening outside in the world and what is just about to occur far inside us” – a seminal thought that captures the alchemy that often takes place Share your moments at #byronwf2019 between our storytellers and our Festival audience. @byronwritersfestival This year the program takes us across challenging terrain: from intergenerational trauma and @byronwritersfestival domestic violence to the crisis of democracy and trolling. It explores the beautiful and the curious as @bbwritersfest we contemplate jellyfish, the eastern curlew, trees, mathematics, teaching, our high tech lives and how we’re shaped by elsewhere. BOARD We examine how to live better, die better; the Chairperson Adam van Kempen force of global infernal fires, to growing up queer Secretary Russell Eldridge in Australia. We honour fathers, contemplate the Treasurer Cheryl Bourne balance between motherhood and creativity and Members Jesse Blackadder, Marele Day, Lynda Dean, we sing or are sung to! Hilarie Dunn, Lynda Hawryluk & Anneli Knight Enjoy morning music before sessions start with STAFF piano performances in The Saturday Paper marquee. End your Saturday with the sublime Director Edwina Johnson Head of Operations Sarah Ma sound of the Dynasty8 Chamber Choir and warm Head of Development Emma Keenan your vocal chords with Shire Choir at Sunday’s Site Manager & Technical Production Mic Deacon Festival close. All welcome. And be sure to bring Travel Manager Cherrie Sheldrick your children to the stellar line-up for Kids Big Day Communications Manager Anika Ebner Out – more accessible than ever with our new StoryBoard Project Manager Gabby Le Brun Sunday Family Pass. Partnerships Coordinator Aarna Hudson On behalf of the Festival Board, my sincere thanks Festival Administrator Emily Brugman to the generous sponsors and staff, patrons and Publicist Clare McGregor volunteers who all make this much-loved Festival Tour Manager Zacharey Jane Volunteers Coordinator Shien Chee possible. We look forward to welcoming you. Event Coordinator Eleanor Blackstock And a massive army of volunteers — Edwina Johnson, Festival Director 2019 Festival creative Megan Louis, Everywhen PROGRAM FRIDAY 2 AUGUST SOUTHERN CROSS BANKSIA PAVILION FEROS CARE GREENSTONE THE SATURDAY BELONGIL UNIVERSITY MARQUEE MARQUEE PARTNERS PAPER MARQUEE ROOM MARQUEE 9.15 — Welcome to Country with Delta Kay and the Bunyarra Dancers 9.45—10.45 1 9.30—10.1� 7 9.45—10.45 14 9.30—10.30 20 8.45—9.15 27 8.30—11.00 34 Writing Process: The Boys will be Boys Humour in Fiction: How to Writers on the Road Morning Music ABC North Coast Agony and the Ecstasy Clementine Ford talks with Hit the Funny Bone Kristina Olsson, Michael Robotham, Musician Evelyn Ida Morris Live Broadcast with Isobelle Carmody, Karen Foxlee, John Rosemarie Milsom Toni Jordan, Barbara Toner Omar Sakr, Jock Serong plays piano Joanne Shoebridge Marsden, Chair Nicole Abadee Chair Zacharey Jane 8.35 Eddie Woo Supported by The Atlantic Byron Bay Chair Mandy Nolan 10.00—11.00 28 Supported by LAMY Writing Instruments Supported by Feros Care 8.50 Tara June Winch 10.30—11.30 8 10.4�—11.4� 21 Why are Voters so 9.10 Markus Zusak 15 9.25 Bruce Pascoe The People Behind the 11.00—12.00 Growing Up Queer Disaffected 9.40 Damon Gameau 2 11.00—12.00 Internet Creativity and Motherhood in Australia Paul Bongiorno, Gabrielle Chan, 10.10 Behrouz Boochani, Jeff Sparrow, Chair Antony Funnell Omid Tofighian Environmental Solutions Claire L. Evans, Ginger Gorman Phillipa McGuinness, Megan K. Stack, S.L. Lim, Evelyn Ida Morris, Nevo Zisin Chair Julianne Schultz 10.25 David Gillespie Damon Gameau, Alice Gorman, Tara June Winch, Chair Margot Saville Chair Benjamin Law 10.45 Alison Lester Bruce Pascoe, Chair Sarah Armstrong Supported by Pukka Herbs 11.15—12.15 29 Supported by Byron Shire Council 11.45—12.45 9 12.00—1.00 22 Writing Spoken Word 11.15—12.00 35 The Craft of Illustrating 16 Memoir: Running in the 12.15—1.15 3 12.15—1.15 Tishani Doshi, Omar Sakr, Anne-Marie Michael Veitch Books Te Whiu, Chair David Stavanger Family in conversation with Kate Veitch Bronwyn Bancroft, Tony Flowers, The Fine Art of Teaching Kevin Rudd Vicki Laveau-Harvie, Rick Morton, Alison Lester, Georgia Norton Lodge in conversation with David Gillespie, John Marsden, Andrew Stafford, Chair Caro Llewellyn Chair Zacharey Jane Gabbie Stroud, Eddie Woo 12.30—1.15 30 12.15—1.00 36 Karen Middleton Supported by Zentfeld’s Roastery Chair Paul Barclay Intergenerational Trauma Jock Serong Supported by Aegeus The Horne Prize winner Daniel James in conversation with Chris Hanley 10 1.30—2.30 4 1.00—2.00 1.15—2.00 23 talks with Erik Jensen 1.30—2.30 17 Lambs of God: The Journey Supported by Aesop A.C. Grayling on How Power, Control and 1.15—2.00 37 from Page to Screen Exploring Evil Domestic Violence Philosophy has Changed Ash Grunwald History Marele Day, Sarah Lambert, Gianrico Carofiglio, Matthew Condon, Jess Hill talks with Margot Saville Jason Stephens, Chair Benjamin Law Julia Shaw, Chair Antony Funnell 1.30—2.15 31 in conversation with Mick O’Regan Introduced by Anneli Knight Supported by Screenworks Tara June Winch 24 2.15—3.00 in conversation with 2.15—3.00 38 2.1�—3.1� 11 2.45—3.4� 5 Markus Zusak Melissa Lucashenko 2.45—3.45 18 Lisa-ann Gershwin Landscape as Muse in conversation with What’s Happened to Our in conversation with Jill Eddington Gail Jones, Di Morrissey, Peter Watt #MeToo: Where To? Angela Ledgerwood 2.30—3.30 32 Politics? Chair Nicole Abadee Amal Awad, Ginger Gorman, David Supported by Greenstone Partners Writers and Music Scott Ludlam, Natasha Stott Despoja, Supported by Elements of Byron Leser, Chair Tracey Spicer 3.15—4.00 39 Don Watson, Chair Karen Middleton Claire L. Evans, Hung Le, Andrew 3.1�—4.00 25 Stafford, Chair Adam Spencer 3.30—4.30 12 The Eastern Curlew Opera House Harry Saddler talks with Ailsa Piper Reporting from the Middle 4.00—5.00 6 4.00—5.00 19 3.45—4.4� 33 East Kristina Olsson, Helen Pitt Chair Jeff Sparrow The Stories Embedded in Jess Hill, Megan K. Stack The State of Regional Crime Fiction Supported by The Walkley Foundation 40 Landscape Chair Debbie Whitmont Australia Gianrico Carofiglio, Marele Day, 4.15—5.00 Michael Robotham Gabrielle Chan, Melissa Lucashenko, Chloe Hooper Bronwyn Bancroft, Karla Dickens, 4.15—5.00 26 Chair Phillipa McGuinness Stan Grant, Bruce Pascoe 4.45—5.45 13 Rick Morton, Chair Paul Barclay in conversation with Michael Williams Chair Adam Shoemaker The Story of Our Past Supported by Brookfarm Teen Brains Supported by Southern Cross University David Gillespie talks with Mandy Nolan Tim Flannery, Patrick Nunn Chair Clare Wright 6 Auslan interpreted session 7 PROGRAM SATURDAY 3 AUGUST SOUTHERN CROSS BANKSIA PAVILION FEROS CARE GREENSTONE THE SATURDAY BELONGIL UNIVERSITY MARQUEE PARTNERS PAPER MARQUEE ROOM MARQUEE MARQUEE 9.00—10.00 41 9.00—10.00 48 9.00—9.45 56 9.00—10.00 63 8.30—9.00 70 9.00—9.45 78 Shaping Young Minds Tim Flannery Writing Comedy for TV The Power of Poetry Morning Music The Resurrection of Musician Evelyn Ida Morris plays piano Morris Gleitzman, Gabbie Stroud in conversation with Sarah Kanowski Zoë Norton Lodge , Michael Veitch Tony Birch, Jennifer Clement, Winnie Mandela Chair Chris Hanley Supported by The Byron at Byron Chair Benjamin Law Tishani Doshi, Omar Sakr, 9.00—9.4� 71 Sisonke Msimang Resort & Spa Supported by LAMY Writing Instruments Chair Lynda Hawryluk talks with Russell Eldridge 10.15—11.15 42 10.1�—11.1� 49 Megan K. Stack 10.1�—11.00 64 in conversation with Debbie Whitmont 10.00—10.45 79 Preserving Indigenous Crimes and Punishments 10.00—11.00 57 David Leser My Stella Year Languages Matthew Condon,