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

Zoë Foster Blake

Zoë Foster Blake is the author of seventeen books, spanning novels, beauty, relationship advice and children's picture books. Her novel, The Wrong Girl, was created into a network TV series, and her first picture book, No One Likes a Fart, won the ABIA picture book of the year. In 2014, after a decade spent as a beauty journalist, Zoë created a skincare line, Go-To. She lives in Sydney with her husband, two children and a lot of SPF.

Byron Writers Festival '25

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

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