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.

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Kate Evans

Kate Evans is the co-host (with Cassie McCullagh) of ABC Radio National's weekly broadcast and podcast review program, The Bookshelf, and is one of the presenters of the ABC's Top 100 Books countdown. She also regularly interviews authors at writers festivals, and has a PhD in cultural history.

The Woman in the Watchtower

ABC Radio National Top 100 Australian Books

Jonson St Stage

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