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

Stacey McEwan

Stacey McEwan is the best-selling author of the Glacian Trilogy and the Alchemy series. Her books have been translated into multiple languages. Her high school English teacher once called her writing "above year level standard." Stacey received a bachelor's degree in education in 2012 and worked as a classroom teacher for eleven years.

She is a content creator on multiple platforms, including Tiktok and Instagram. Stacey first published after book lovers of the internet encouraged her to share her story ideas. She was born and raised on the Gold Coast, Australia, and still resides in her hometown with her husband, two children and one questionable dog.

Byron Writers Festival '25

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

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