
Byron Writers Festival '25
Join us from 8—10 August at Bangalow Showground on Bundjalung Country
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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.
Jane Caro AM is a Walkley award winning Australian columnist, author, novelist, feminist, public education activist and social commentator. She was awarded the B&T Women in Media Lifetime Achievement Award in 2023.
Once upon a time, she was also a multi-award winning advertising copywriter and an academic. These days, she is a full time writer, novelist, speaker, MC and TV, radio and media pundit. She has published 14 books. Her 2023 book The Mother, is a best seller. Her latest novel Lyrebird was released in April 2025.
In 2024 she interviewed Miriam Margolyes at The Sydney Opera House and Newcastle’s Civic Theatre, Bryan Brown at Cremorne Orpheum and Jodi Piccoult at 4 Seasons, in between writing her columns for Nine Media and The Big Smoke, articles for The Saturday Paper and The Monthly, appearing on Nine’s Today and Today Extra and ABC’s The Gruen.
She intends to continue saying yes to any other interesting work that comes her way including writer’s festivals, speaking engagements and developing a TV series with co-creators Julian Morrow and Jennifer Robinson.
In her spare time, she is a beef producer and a timber grower.
Join us from 8—10 August at Bangalow Showground on Bundjalung Country
Stay in the know with the latest updates on Byron Writers Festival, year-round events, workshops, competitions and news.