A big congratulations to our winners, runners-up and everyone who submitted their stories to our annual Student Writing Prizes. We received 138 submissions across the three categories for the Southern Cross University Writing Prize, the Susie Warrick Young Writers Award and the Jesse Blackadder Prize.  The post Congratulations to our Student Writing Prize Winners. first appeared on Byron Writers Festival ..read more

Byron Writers Festival 2024 was a great success, with Arakwal woman Delta Kay welcoming eager crowds to the festival’s beautiful location at Bangalow Showground on Bundjalung Country. Themed ‘From the ground up’, and in one its biggest programs to date, more than 160 writers and speakers featured across 6 stages. Close to 10,000 patrons attended […] The post Byron Writers Festival 2024 wraps up huge success! first appeared on Byron Writers Festival ..read more

Australia’s largest regional writers festival explores the theme ‘From the ground up’ Featuring 160 writers including Trent Dalton, Richard Flanagan, Jane Harper, Melissa Lucashenko, Charlotte Wood, Bruce Pascoe, Bob Brown, Julia Baird, Nam Le, Ali Cobby Eckermann, Lynette Noni, Bryan Brown, Tony Birch, William McInnes, Chigozie Obioma, Caoilinn Hughes, Tayi Tibble, Meena Kandasamy, Louise Milligan, Kim Williams, Kerry O’Brien, and many more. The post Byron Writers Festival reveals full program. All tickets now on sale. first appeared on Byron Writers Festival ..read more

Byron Writers Festival is thrilled to announce the first wave of authors set to grace its stages at the 2024 festival 9th-11th August, plus a limited number of Earlybird tickets are on sale, now! The post Byron Writers Festival reveals first guests, plus Earlybird tickets now on sale first appeared on Byron Writers Festival ..read more

Byron Writers Festival is thrilled to announce the winners and runner up for the year 10-12 category of the Susie Warwick Young Writers Award Writing Prize. The post Susie Warwick Young Writers Award Prize Winners (Year 10 to 12 Students) first appeared on Byron Writers Festival ..read more

Byron Writers Festival is thrilled to announce the winner and runner up for the year 7-9 category of the Susie Warwick Young Writers Award Writing Prize. The post Susie Warwick Young Writers Award Prize Winners (Year 7 to 9 Students) first appeared on Byron Writers Festival ..read more

Byron Writers Festival is thrilled to announce the winner and runners up for the Jesse Blackadder Student Writing Prize. The post Jesse Blackadder Student Prize Winners first appeared on Byron Writers Festival ..read more

Byron Writers Festival, in partnership with Southern Cross University, is thrilled to announce the winner and runners up for the Greener Futures Writing Prize. The post Greener Futures Writing Prize Winners first appeared on Byron Writers Festival ..read more

Our official wrap-up gallery tells the story of the 2017 Byron Writers Festival in pictures The post 2023 Byron Writers Festival in pictures first appeared on Byron Writers Festival ..read more

Byron Writers Festival is delighted to announce it has received a pledge of $1M from the Vasudhara Fund. The post Byron Writers Festival receives $1M gift first appeared on Byron Writers Festival ..read more