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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Rhianna Patrick

Rhianna Patrick is a Torres Strait Islander journalist, writer and broadcaster. Her work has appeared in Meanjin, The Guardian, IndigenousX, Torres News, NME Australia, Rotten Tomatoes, Liquid Architecture, The Conversation and Kill Your Darlings. Rhianna’s latest work is part of the essay collection, Shapeshifting: First Nations Lyric Nonfiction.

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