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 '26

Byron Writers Festival '26 Program

Join us in the Northern Rivers, and gather with writers from around the world for three days of joyous and powerful storytelling, poetry, conversation and performance.

Let these bright stars take you deeper into passion and purpose, and be immersed in the art of living.

Festival Day

Friday, 14 August
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