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 2026

Get ready for a spectacular night of spoken word and music with best-of-the-fest poets.

Featuring the award-winning Evelyn Araluen, Chilean musician and poet Julio Carrasco, Australian Poetry Slam champ Arantza Garcia with festival guests Ender Başkan, Fiona Wright and Damien Becker.

Hosted by Luke Patterson, expect radical truth-telling, beauty and wit as these wonderful wordsmiths guide you through the night.

*Please note: The last shuttle from the Byron Bay Interchange bus terminal to the Cavanbah Centre car park will depart at 10pm.

Presented with Red Room Poetry as part of Poetry Month 2026.


Supported by Kassa-Miller Giving.

Cost
General:
$
35
Friends (Members):
$
30
Free
TBC
When
August 15, 2026 7:30 PM
TBC
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Byron Writers Festival is Australia's largest regional literature festival and the beating heart of the Northern Rivers' intellectual and cultural life.

Byron Writers Festival is a registered charity with DGR status. All donations over $2 are tax deductible.

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