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

Sunil Badami

Sunil Badami is a writer, academic and broadcaster. His work has appeared in publications, anthologies and media outlets across Australia and overseas. He's taught creative writing and reading at UTS and Faber Academy, and been a manuscript assessor and mentor for the Australian Society of Authors. He's produced and presented programs on ABC and commercial radio and television, and continues to make documentaries for Radio National.

Sunil sits on a number of boards, including the Canberra Writers Festival, Sydney Festival and CreateNSW Literature Board. He lives on the unceded lands of the Wongal Clan of the Eora/Sydney.

Byron Writers Festival '25

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

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