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

P.A.Thomas

P.A. Thomas is a crime fiction author who lives and writes in Byron Bay. His first novel, The Beacon, is set in Byron Bay. It was short listed for a Ned Kelly award for best debut crime fiction novel in 2024. His current novel, The Sunbaker, is the second in the series and is set in Brunswick Heads. Paul has recently retired as a nuclear medicine specialist to spend more time writing. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Queensland’s School of Medicine. In both these roles he has been involved in in research and teaching. Paul is an avid landscaper photographer and has had many joint and sole exhibitions and his images have been published in Australian Geographic.

Byron Writers Festival '25

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

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