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

Ben Hughes

Ben Hughes is the Senior Manager for Sales & Business Development at IngramSpark. Responsible for teams in both the UK and Australia, as well as extensive leadership experience across a wide range of international markets, Ben is responsible for the continued growth of the international portion of this global business, which is a part of the wider Ingram Content Group,  providing best-in-class sales, marketing, print and distribution services to authors and publishers around the world.

Prior to working at Ingram, Ben spent half a decade at Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade publisher, developing sales and market expertise alongside world-renowned author brands and retailers such as Amazon and Waterstones in the UK, as well as others across Europe and in international markets including Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

Byron Writers Festival '25

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

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