Nell Schofield

Nell is well-known for her work as a performer, writer, broadcaster, climate activist and producer. She travels the world and writes about it for publications including The Australian. She recently returned from the Himalayas where she ventured into Ladakh and Zanskar.

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Nell has been an active participant in the Byron Shire co-curating TEDx Byron Bay 2021 and serving as President of Bay FM 99.9. Nell memorably starred in Puberty Blues and wrote a monograph about her experience for Australian Screen Classics (Currency Press). She also wrote First Kiss (Allen and Unwin) and with fellow NIDA students, created the original work Strictly Ballroom.

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She worked as Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of the Lord Mayor of Sydney, and with environmental organisations Lock The Gate, Solar Citizens and The Sunrise Project. She has hosted programs with ABC TV, Radio National, CNN International, Channel 9, and Showtime. This is her fourth year chairing sessions for the Byron Writers Festival.