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.

Writer

Andrew Denton

Andrew Denton is a writer, performer and television producer. He was formerly a celebrity, but is now in remission. He counts Rupert Murdoch, Paul Keating and Germaine Greer amongst his favourite detractors and is the founding director of Go Gentle Australia, a charity dedicated to offering Australians better end-of-life choices.

Byron Writers Festival '25

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

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