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

Sarah Kanowksi

Sarah Kanowksi has been the co-host of Conversations on ABC Radio and podcast since 2018. Conversations is one of Australia's most popular podcasts, with each episode and hour-long deep-dive with a guest who has a unique story to tell.


Sarah previously presented the Books and Arts program on ABC Radio National and studied literature at the University of Oxford on a Commonwealth Scholarship. She is currently writing a book about Zen practice (which her children find ironic).

Byron Writers Festival '25

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

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