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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Festival '26

Writers
14—16 Aug

Meet the writers and thinkers that make up our powerful and inspiring line-up of over 150 Australian and international speakers spanning fiction, memoir, crime, environment, society, politics, poetry, art, comedy and music.

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Lisa Walker
Lisa is the author of eight novels. The Pact, her first psychological thriller, was inspired by walking the Camino pilgrimage in Spain.
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Maggie Walters
Maggie Walters is an award-winning author, mental health advocate, and mother of three adopted children from the Philippines.
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Tasma Walton
Tasma Walton is a proud Boonwurrung woman and award-winning actor, screen writer and novelist. Her latest book is I Am Nannertgarrook.
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Debbie Whitmont
Debbie Whitmont is a former lawyer and an award-winning journalist. She is author of The Man Who Couldn't Wait.
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Marian Wilkinson
Marian Wilkinson is a multi-award winning journalist. Her latest book is The Carbon Club. Her Quarterly Essay is Woodside vs The Planet.
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Peri Wilson
Peri Wilson is Publicity & Marketing Director at Allen & Unwin and is a senior publishing and communications leader with over two decades of experience.
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Michael Winkler
Michael Winkler's latest novel is Griefdogg. His previous novel, Grimmish, was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award.
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Mindy Woods
Mindy Woods is a proud Bundjalung Native food chef, cultural ambassador and winner of World 50 Best Restaurant Awards Champion of Change 2025.
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Fiona Wright
Fiona Wright is the author of the novel Kill Your Boomers, two essay collections and two books of poetry.
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Susan Wyndham
Susan Wyndham is a writer and journalist. Her biography Elizabeth Harrower: The Woman in the Watch Tower was published in 2025.
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Karena Wynn-Moylan
Karena Wynn-Moylan is a multi-disciplinary artist and founder of the award-winning multi-platform program The Narratives Library.
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