Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge that Byron Writers Festival takes place on the traditional lands of the Arakwal Bumberbin Peoples of the Bundjalung Nation. We pay respects to Elders past and present, and acknowledge them as the original storytellers of the lands and waterways of this Country.

Festival

Beyond the Lines

Get ready for a night of rhythm, rhyme and radical truth-telling as poetry and music collide in an exhilarating live event!

Featuring powerhouse performer Ziggy Ramo, writer  and singer Nardi Simpson, poetic provocateur  David Stavanger, acclaimed Indian poet  Akhil Katyal as well as Laurie May, Bebe Oliver, Kirli Saunders and Sarah Temporal. Plus winners from the Poets Out Loud Slam and Australian Poetry Slam heat.

Expect big energy, bold voices and a celebration of language that sings and stings. One stage. Many stars.  Don’t miss it. Presented with Red Room Poetry as part of Poetry Month 2025

Supported by Kassa-Miller Giving

Cost
General:
$
30
Friends (Members):
$
25
Free
TBC
When
August 9, 2025 7:30 PM
TBC
Byron Writers Festival '25 tickets

Join us from 8—10 August at Bangalow Showground on Bundjalung Country

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